Rosemary Feit Covey

Rosemary Feit Covey (Born 1954) is an American printmaker, whose work focuses on wood engraving. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and studied at Cornell University and the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Her work deals with the themes of death, disease and the effects of illness [citation | title= Artist Biography | url=http://rosemaryfeitcovey.com/about.php | accessdate=2008-07-01 ] . In 2007, she was commissioned by blogger David Welch who was suffering from a brain tumor to create a series of works depicting his treatment [citation | title= Patient and Portraitist | author=Karen Sosnoski | publisher=Studio 360 | year=2008 | url=http://www.studio360.org/episodes/2008/06/27#segment102202/ | accessdate=2008-08-07 ] [citation | title= Brain Tumor Series | url=http://www.rosemaryfeitcovey.com/dcw/ | accessdate=2008-07-01 ] . In 2007-2008, she worked as a fellow at Georgetown University Hospital exploring her interest in these subjects. In November 2007, a large retrospective of her science-related work was displayed at the International Museum of Surgical Science [citation | title= Anatomy In The Gallery | url=https://imss.org/anatgall/coveykendrick.htm | accessdate=2008-08-07 ] in Chicago.

She created The 0 Project, a large scale interactive installation that debuted at the Arlington Arts Center in Arlington, VA in October, 2007 [citation | title= The 0 Project at Arlington | url=http://www.rosemaryfeitcovey.com/0/uses/arlington/ | accessdate=2008-07-01 ] . The 0 Project also includes public participation in the forms of dance, music and related artworks [Mahoney, J.W., "To a Different Drum", Art in America, May 21, 2008, Page 97.] .

She is represented in permanent collections in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the New York Public Library Print Collection, the National Museum of American History, Harvard University and the Papyrus Institute in Cairo, Egypt.

She currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia. and has a studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.

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External Links

*http://www.rosemaryfeitcovey.com
*http://www.the0project.com