Michelle Harvey Art

I am a landscape painter whose work is deeply informed by the wonder and awe of a vast, ever-changing landscape. My practice is rooted in memory and intuition, painting atmospheric scenes of light, movement, and feelings of a place. I rarely paint the likeness of a place but rather the essence of the place so you will feel like you've been there too. An avid traveller, I am easily stopped in my tracks with the wonder of nature being fabulous. Sitting on a beach to watch a sunset until the very last hint of light disappears. Always dreaming. Always looking out for awe and the sublime.

I primarily work with acrylics, using delicate glazes and layers to achieve depth and luminosity, evoking the feeling of being within the landscape rather than observing it.

My sense of drama and wild romanticism was nurtured by youthful ballet training and a childhood in country NSW where time spent in the scrubby bushland, cooling off on river banks on forty degree days and the cicada soundtrack cemented a love and nostalgia for big skies and ever changing landscape.

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BIO

Michelle Harvey is a Melbourne-based artist whose work captures the breathtaking drama of expansive skies and soaring clouds. Her paintings bring to life the ever-changing moods of the atmosphere, drawing viewers into sweeping landscapes filled with movement and light. Working with acrylics on canvas, Michelle carefully layers colours and textures to reflect the awe and wonder of nature in all its vastness.

Her art aims to evoke a deep emotional connection to the natural world, from the brilliance of a fiery sunset to the brooding drama of a storm. Michelle’s work has been featured in exhibitions across Australia where she shares her love for the beauty and wonder of our surroundings.

EDUCATION 

2003       Diploma of Fine Art, Latrobe Street College of Art and New Media, Melbourne, Vic


PRIZES

DUO EXHIBITIONS 

2024       In All Weather, Arts Inc Gallery, Apollo Bay, Vic 
2023       Stories Of Land And Sea, Arts Inc Gallery, Apollo Bay, Vic
2022       Coasting, Arts Inc Gallery, Apollo Bay, Vic
2003       a sense of calm, Artholes Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025       
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

2024       
Linden Postcard Show, Linden New Art, St Kilda, Vic
Biblio Art Prize, Port Fairy, Vic
Moonee Valley Art Show, Essendon, Vic
Mornington Peninsula Contemporary Art Prize, Flinders, Vic
The Scotch College Foundation Art Show, Hawthorn, Vic                     
Fifty Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic
Omnia Art Prize and Exhibition, Toorak, Vic
Apollo Bay Art Show, Apollo Bay, NSW
Tumut Art Show, Tumut, NSW
Open Air, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

2023        
Birregurra Art Show, Birregurra, Vic
CUPS, Apollo Bay Arts Inc, Vic
Bayside Art Show, Brighton, Vic
Mt View Art Show, Glen Waverley, Vic
Fifty Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic
ART Red Hill, Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula, Vic
Apollo Bay Art Show, Apollo Bay, Vic
Bendigo Art Show, Bendigo, Vic
Tumut Art Show, Tumut, NSW
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

2022        
Linden Postcard Show, Linden New Art, St Kilda, Vic
Inverell Art Prize, Inverell, NSW
Fifty Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic
Incognito Art Show, Verona, Paddington, NSW
ART Red Hill, Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula, Vic
Clare Valley Art Show, Clare Valley, SA
Hastings Art Show, Hastings, Vic
Tumut Art Show, Tumut, NSW
Bendigo Art Show, Bendigo, Vic
Apollo Bay Art Show, Apollo Bay, Vic
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

2021        
Linden Postcard Show, Linden New Art, St Kilda, Vic
Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic
Squares, Strathnairn Arts Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Fifty Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic
Bendigo Art Show, Bendigo, Vic
Apollo Bay Art Show, Apollo Bay, Vic

2020        
Linden Postcard Show, Linden New Art, St Kilda, Vic

2005        
Linden Postcard Show, Linden New Art, St Kilda, Vic
Group show, Artholes Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

2004        
Linden Postcard Show, Linden New Art, St Kilda, Vic
Women's Salon, Artholes Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

2002        Studio shows, Latrobe Street Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2001        Studio shows, Latrobe Street Gallery, Melbourne, Vic

 

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