Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA, Harvill received her BFA cum laude in painting from SMU, Dallas, Texas, including a semester
of study in Paris. She received an MA in art therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an AA in illustration from
Ray College, Chicago. In 1990, she formed Harvill Ross Studios Ltd., a commercial art firm in Little Rock, Arkansas. She served as
president until 2002 and worked in both design and illustration. She has illustrated several children's books, numerous book covers
and magazine articles, painted portrait commissions and still lifes.
Now with permanent residency in Brazil, she has dedicated herself to nature and wildlife art since 2006. In 2009 she was invited to
Signature membership in Artists for Conservation, and in 2010 had two artworks accepted for the AFC international exhibit "The Art
of Conservation". She is a member of APAP, Professional Association of Painters of Parana in Curitiba, Brazil. Her first solo
exhibit of her nature and wildlife art, including 36 works, is on exhibit March 11 - April 9, 2011 at Cantrell Gallery, Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Harvill's goal is to raise awareness through her artwork of beautiful and yet severely threatened areas of the planet such as the
Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Visit Kitty Harvills's website www.kharvillarte.com.br


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