Harvey was born in Bad Lippspringe, Germany on September 16, the son of a gunnery officer in the British Army. He grew up in Jamaica, the country of his English ancestors who immigrated there in 1664, making him a 10th generation Jamaican of English heritage.

As a child, Harvey spent much of his time fishing and exploring nature with his family in the Caribbean. He distinctly recalls his mother hooking a blue marlin and was enchanted by its beauty. His love of depicting nature surfaced during boarding school, where he often sketched birds and fish.

Harvey’s passion for marine life grew after reading “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway for a school project in 1971. Harvey claims to have read the novel “at least 100 times” since. Two years later, Harvey has his own adventure paralleling Hemingway’s story, when he caught his first blue marlin.

In 1984, Harvey met his future wife, Gillian, who encouraged him to exhibit his works of art in local shows. Nature lovers and anglers flocked to his artwork, many of whom requested commissioned works. A year later, a successful solo exhibition featuring 44 original drawings based on “The Old Man and the Sea” catapulted Harvey into the world of art.

By 1988, Harvey became one of the world’s top saltwater game fish artists. He uses his education and his experiences to create marine wildlife art with unparalleled authenticity and appeal.

In addition to his paintings and graphic works, Guy Harvey Murals can be found at the Fort Lauderdale Airport and at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, and is seen all over the world thanks to his game fish clothing and accessory designs.

Harvey continues to blend his passions, working not only as an artist, but also as a scientist, conservationist, diver, and an angler in support of “catch and release” fishing ethics. He and his family live in Grand Cayman where he maintains his art studio.