Bernie Harfleet is an artist interested in examining the social and political through his art.
Predominately self-taught, Bernie’s subjects include Agoraphobia, Terminal and debilitating illness, Terrorism, Colonisation, Commensalism, and Religion. He is currently working on a group of paintings that look at ‘Scars’ and in particular the scars that the birth experience can leave.
Bernie generally paints in oils, but also makes sculptural works. In 2008 he, with three other artists, formed the ‘Habeas Corpus’ art collective. They had their first show ‘T[error]’ at Corban Estate Arts Centre.
Bernie has also had work in other Corban’s exhibitions including; ‘Works on paper’, ‘Material Concerns’, and ‘Western Gothic’.
Bernie won second prize in the Waitakere Trust Art Awards in 2008. His work is held in private collections both in New Zealand and overseas, and in the Waitakere City Council Collection.
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