REBECCA HARVEY

Rebecca Harvey was born in Columbus, Ohio. She received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and her BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Past positions include Professor and Chair, Department of Art at Ohio State University and Professor and Head of Programme; Ceramics, Glass Metal and Jewellery at the Royal College of Art in London, UK., and the Executive Director of The Archie Bray. 

Her work is based in the residue, both physical and intangible, of objects. Project-based sculptural work reflects the implications of place on process and materials, on weight and heft, and the expectations of material. Ceramic work often focuses on both shape and the shape contained, on surfaces that scratch at the air and push against assumptions of domesticity.

Numerous awards include international residencies in countries from Sweden to China, Canada to Italy and Iceland to Germany. She regularly writes and lectures about the intertwined histories of the decorative arts, and articles featuring her work have appeared in Studio Potter and American Craft.