NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio:
Bunny Harvey lives and paints in studios in Providence, Tunbridge VT, and NYC. A graduate of RISD (BFA’67 and MFA ’72) she is also a recipient of the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome. She taught Painting at Wellesley College for 39 years during which time she had exclusive gallery affiliations in NYC. She retired from teaching and is painting full time now.
Original NetWorks Catalogue Bio:
Born in 1946, Bunny Harvey came to the Rhode Island School of Design where she obtained a BFA, MFA and MAT. In 1974, she won the Rome Prize in Painting from the American Academy in Rome. She soon launched herself on a series of career successes, including many solo exhibitions, thirty years of exclusive gallery representation in New York City, and a long teaching career at Wellesley College. Today, Harvey’s work has evolved from concerns with “the archaeology of lost civilizations and the fragile and durable surfaces of the past” to the multi-layered, changing aspects of landscape around her Vermont studio. Harvey recently had a solo exhibition at the Newport Art Museum.
Source: NetWorks 2011-2012 Catalogue
Oil on canvas, 54 x 66 x 2.5 in.
Credits:
Video: Richard Goulis
Music: Nico Muhly
Photography: Stan Chong
Executive Producer: Joseph A. Chazan, M.D.
Additional resources:
Artist’s website: bunnyharvey.com
Highlighting the work of selected artists who have played vital roles in shaping the contemporary visual arts community in Rhode Island. This collection of brief video portraits provides a window into the lives, practices, and cultural contributions of professional artists.
