A FASCINATION WITH THE UNSEEN, THE LIMINAL SPACE BETWEEN REALITY, THE MIND’S EYE, AND IMAGINATION
Earlier in my career, I was captivated by the reflectiveness and translucency of water – how its beauty and
serenity is both inviting and unknowable. Light has a similar kind of mystery to it, being both invisible and visible. There is magic in these natural elements, where one senses the universe in an associative rather than a literal way.

Artist Statement
For over 35 years, I have been fascinated by the phenomenology of colour and light. My paintings, installations, and public artworks organically inform one another as I shift between creative processes. Conceptually, I am intrigued by the imperceptible shift that happens when art transports us to another place. A painting or object can captivate the viewer as it hits their retina, but this initial attraction may soon give way to something more ambiguous and cerebral.
Harvey recently completed two major public art commissions: a window element and mosaics for the Toronto Transit Commission’s Chester Subway Station, fabricated by Mosaika (Montreal) and Pulp Studio PIX Imaging (Los Angeles); and hand-painted glass wall features, LED illuminated, for a Toronto residential development by Great Gulf, made by glass studio Franz Mayer of Munich.
The artist is represented by Galerie Borchardt in Hamburg, Germany.
RECENT NEWS
“Florae” mosaics are a CODAawards Top 100 finalist
This year, 406 entrants from around the world submitted
Doors Open Toronto features “Shea’s Victoria” as a virtual experience
Doors Open Toronto features the 6-minute film, “Shea’s Victoria”, as a virtual experience (scroll down the page to “Shea’s Victoria”). Sarah Keenlyside created the
Charity

Phoenix Place Apartments – 171 Dunn Avenue (at King and Dufferin Street), Toronto
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN TORONTO
Harvey has been on the Board of Directors of Parkdale United Church Foundation (PUCF) since 2007. The Foundation has 35 years of experience running a successful non-profit affordable housing apartment tower. Phoenix Place Apartments has never received rent subsidies for its residents, yet offers 146 bachelor and one-bedroom units priced well below the local market rate.
Toronto is in desperate need of more low-income housing. Our waiting list of 150 persons (four to six years long) mainly consists of new immigrants as well as “hard to house” individuals. Our organization provides supportive housing services and resources to its residents, including counselling, referral to other agencies, and a food bank.