HARVEY WEISS is a New York based artist, graphic designer, photographer, decorative painter, teacher, and blogger whose works have been exhibited nationally ,in Canada, and in Europe. He is the graphic designer and artist of a recently published art and poetry book, "This Is Where We Are Spending The Afternoon", (available on Blurb# 410109), and was a member of Visual AIDS' artists' activist caucus who collectively conceived and produced the Red Ribbon as a global icon for HIV/AIDS visibility as well as a co-producer and designer of numerous other AIDS related projects. He holds an M.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago, a Computer Arts Certificate from the State University of New York, and a B.F.A. from Florida State University. Born in New York City, he grew up in Miami, Florida and currently lives in New York City and the Hudson Valley.