Earlier Works

At Winchester Galleries on Broad Street

October 1 - 24, 2009

Opening:
 Thursday, October 1, 2009
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Don Harvey’s work looks variously at humanly instigated and naturally occurring order within nature. The human influence is apparent in his managed garden themes where, for instance, a stabilizing rectangle or grid lends an Arcadian aspect. The nature- or wilderness- derived order is reflected in Carmanah, the Stein and other series.

Harvey’s formative years were in Sussex and mid-Wales.  He attended the West Sussex College of Art in 1946-1950 and the Brighton College of Art in 1950-1951.  From 1952 to 1956 he taught in Wales.  A stay in Sicily and Spain followed and in 1958 he immigrated to Canada.  After four months of teaching in Winnipeg he became Executive-Director of the Saskatchewan Arts Board. In 1961 Harvey joined Victoria College. A few years later, once The University of Victoria started, he taught there and for about 15 years was its Chairman. He retired in 1993. Don Harvey’s work is represented in The National Gallery of Canada, The Seattle Art Museum, The Albright Knox Museum, The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, The University of Victoria and many other collections.