Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward was a finalist in the Harold and Agnes Richardson Drawing Price 2025 hosted by Royal Queensland Art Society.
The concept of distorted perspective is explored in this drawing to challenge traditional views of the human body, highlighting the ways in which perspective can alter our perception of strength, vulnerability, and balance. The work invites reflection on our own physicality and the spaces we occupy, suggesting that sometimes, our internal worlds can feel as distorted and multifaceted as our external forms.

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Peta Harvey is a Brisbane-based scientist with a not-so-secret life as an artist. After studying Ceramics at the Australian National University’s School of Art, her creative energy is now focused on developing drawing skills and exploring the freshness and spontaneity of ink and watercolour painting, often in combination with pen or pencil.

Peta exhibits frequently in group shows and has been selected for a variety of curated exhibitions. Most notably, she has been a finalist with her portraits and figurative works in the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize 2022, Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award (2020-2023, 2026) with a Highly Commended award in 2021, Bluethumb Art Prize 2022, and Revival Art & Design Emerging Artist Prize 2023-2024.