Mark Harvey is an Aotearoa/New Zealand-based artist (Matawaka iwi / Māori/Pākehā)) mostly working in performance, video and installation, drawing on political, psychological and social approaches and physical endurance. His projects range in their focus, including social justice, environmental and climate change concerns and colonisation.

Some of the galleries related events he has presented in, include: The 55th Venice Biennale for Visual Arts (2013), the New Zealand Festival of the Arts (2012), Umeå Art Museum, (Sweden, 2016), the Trendheim Kunstmuseum (2012), Live Works with Performance Space (Sydney, 2017), Artspace Aotearoa (Auckland, 2019), ANTI Contemporary Art Festival (Koupio, 2018), the New Performance Turku Festival (Finland, 2014 and 2016), Body Landscapes festival (Copenhagen, 2019), Te Uru gallery (Auckland, 2016), Laznia Contemporary Art centre (Gdansk, Poland, 2015), Prague Quadrennial (2015), Hitparaden (Copenhagen, 2014), Te Tuhi Gallery (Auckland, 2012, 2014 and 2016), Window (Auckland, 2008), the Govett Brewster Art Gallery (Taranaki, NZ, 2006), Gallery ZET (Amsterdam, 2011), Blue Oyster (Dunedin, 2009), Auckland Festival of the Arts (2005 and 2015), Physicsroom Contemporary Artspace (Christchurch, 2002, 2006, 2017- 2018), City Gallery (Wellington, 2005), Canary (Auckland, 2005) and Enjoy Gallery (Wellington, 2003).

His writing has also been published in a range of publications such as the UK Performance Research Journal (2006 and 2013) and the South Project (2013). Harvey is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries at The University of Auckland and has a PhD from AUT University related practice. He has recently published a book on a sample of some of his practice titled Play Book (Index Design and Publishing).

Links

• Political Climate Wrestle - by Mark Harvey (2013)

• CIRCUIT Artist Film and Video Aotearoa NZ: Mark Harvey

• Letting Space: Productive Bodies

• Mark Harvey Vimeo Channel