Judi Harvest, born in Miami, lives and works in New York and Venice. In 1973 she attended the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Rome and the following year she graduated with honours from Barry University in Miami. From 1982 to 1984 she attended the Art Student’s League in New York and from 1985 to 1987 the New York Studio School. In 1987 she received his master’s degree (MFA) from the School of Visual Arts in Urbino, Italy. From 1987 to 1992 she lived and worked in Venice, Italy.