Thank you for visiting oliviapeach.com! For Artist Bio please read past the Summer 2010 updates. Have a great day, and may beauty and creativity be with you.

Summer 2010 Updates:
Please note my old e-mail has changed, and to now send all inquiries to: art@oliviapeach.com. Prints are now available for selective paintings. Please e-mail me about prices as they vary by size, and type of print. I now have limited prints available for “One” Image of One Image of Step Inside Love and Positions in Retrospect (Roses) Image of Roses painting

My jewelry has taken off, and is available in my online shop: www.etsy.com/shop/oliviapeach

I show and sell my work outside of the online shop, and will be participating in the First Friday events in downtown Augusta GA this summer, selling prints and jewelry. I advise if you see something you love on the etsy site (for jewelry sales) to please be quick about your order because someone else might snatch it up. Most of my jewelry is one of a kind and cannot be reproduced. I only use the best materials and supplies for my work. Sterling silver and rose gold wire, with an assortment of glass, pearl and semi-precious stones, which are all natural never dyed or heated. And please note that new hand made jewelry is updated weekly, so check back frequently.


BIO:
Born and raised in Atlanta Georgia, Olivia pursued her career early on; receiving multiple awards and honorable mentions in a variety of regional contests and competitions; including placement among the top ten artists chosen for the Atlanta College of Arts yearly high school juried exhibition for two consecutive years. Olivia attended the Maryland Institute College of Art her foundation year where she received a Presidential Scholarship. However after excelling in a variety of media, Olivia chose to take a year away from scholarly training in order to to travel. “I moved around a lot during my journey as an artist, because I felt I needed to learn more in order to gain invaluable experience, and reassess what area of art I wanted to major in. I learned that choosing to be an artist is challenging, to create with pure love and enjoyment is impossible, it takes research, time, and energy to create successful artwork.”

After one year away from the fundamentals of art, Olivia returned to school at the University of Georgia majoring in Fine Art, but decided to transfer one last time to The School of Visual Arts in New York, where she received her BFA in Fine Art and Illustration. She lived and exhibited her work in New York for seven years.

Spiritual beliefs, humanity, and love of music have been an ongoing inspiration which has greatly encouraged her work. “The messages I want to convey are commentaries on human life, where you have been or where one may be going. I use objects as metaphor in many of my painting, and music often serves as an aid in my creative visions.” Olivia intertwines lush colors, rendered objects and flat figurative line-work, all delicately and meticulously painted. “Ultimately I hope my art expresses that anything is possible if you put your heart into it. However, I also want it to help people see that even when things don’t go the way you think they should, that change can be a beautiful thing, maybe the greatest of things, and to always relish in it.”

Olivia currently resides in Georgia where she continues to create, sell and display her work to the public.