Harriet Korman (b. 1947) is a New York City-based American abstract painter who first garnered attention in the early 1970s. Her work is characterized by improvisation and experimentation within a set of self-imposed constraints, including simplicity of technique, purity of color, and a firm rejection of illusion, naturalistic light, and space. Korman was born in Bridgeport, CT and pursued her education in art at Queens College and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. From her early career, she concentrated on abstract painting, specifically the possibilities of the picture plane.

Throughout her career, Korman has been recognized with numerous grants and awards, including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (2013), the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (2008), the American Academy of Arts & Letters (2003), the Edward Albee Foundation (1997), Yaddo Residency (1996), the National Endowment for the Arts (1974, 1987, and 1993), and from the Guggenheim Museum (1971).