Artist and florist, Olivia Williams, specializes in hyperrealistic portraiture using colored pencil. Her work entangles the female form with elements of florals and nature, highlighting the innate beauty found in the natural world. Olivia is deeply influenced by color and strives to create vibrant and captivating images, establishing form through intricate color relationships. Her work exhibits beauty through a surrealistic lens that accentuates the relationship between humanity and nature. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of New Hampshire in 2023 and was a four-year recipient of the Edwin and Mary Scheier Scholarship.
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EDUCATION:
2023 University of New Hampshire: Durham, New Hampshire
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Drawing
EXHIBITIONS:
2025 Legacy, Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, Portsmouth NH
2023 BA & BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition, Museum of Art, Durham NH
2023 The Nest, Art Store Gallery, Durham NH
2022 The Zoo, Art Store Gallery, Durham NH
AWARDS:
Edwin and Mary Scheier Art Award Scholarship, UNH
Grant Carlson Scholarship, UNH
Ernest Clarke ‘59 Art Fund Scholarship, UNH
Theresa Funke Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship
PUBLIC LECTURES:
URC: The Nature of Portraiture, Durham NH