b. 1998, Echuca, Australia.
Currently lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. ‍ ‍

Working across painting, fibre and mixed media, Olivia’s practice is rooted in the landscapes and creatures of her childhood; the owls, butterflies, kingfishers, wrens and eucalypts while exploring the interests of her inner world; magic, mythology and spiritual practice.

Olivia’s chosen mediums and background in textile design remain central to how she creates. Painting, drawing and writing are means of expression, while working with textiles is an important connection to what is historically feminine work. Each act of creation is intentionally slow. Artworks evolving stroke by stroke, stitch by stitch, meditation like, allowing Olivia to attend the moment and world long enough to find the beauty in its mystery.

Olivia’s work asks questions rather than provides answers, about the strangeness of consciousness and where the human world ends and the spiritual begins. Her intention is for viewers to encounter that quality of awe one feels when the ordinary suddenly feels ancient and alive.

CV

  • 2017 - 2019

    Bachelor of Arts (Textile Design), RMIT, Melbourne.

  • 2026
    ‘Messengers’ The Foundry Arts Space, Echuca.

    2025
    ‘Where do all the owls go to dream?’ The Foundry Arts Space, Echuca.

    2023 ‍ ‍
    ‘What could be more than a bird in a tree…’ The Foundry Arts Space, Echuca. *Dual Exhibition with Marion Gould (1927-2016), Olivia’s Grandmother.

    2021
    ‘Sensation Thought’ Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne. 

    2020‍ ‍
    ‘Cut Ties, Make Bows’ The Carringbush Hotel, Melbourne.

  • 2025 ‍ ‍
    Winter Days Off The Kerb, Melbourne.
    Fifty Squared Art Prize Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne.

    2023 ‍ ‍
    60BYSIXTY: End of year showcase Red Gallery, Melbourne.
    Members Summer Salon The Foundry Arts Space, Echuca.

    2022 ‍ ‍
    OOPS Curating: Launch Exhibition LowKey, Melbourne.
    Ascent: 30 under 30 The Kelvin Club, Melbourne.
    The Motley Gallery: Launch Exhibition The Motley Bauhaus, Melbourne.

    2021 ‍ ‍
    Your Place   Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne. 
    This Must Be The Place Lentil As Anything, Melbourne.

    2020
    Growing Pains Fluff Casual Cosmetics, @itsallfluff - Virtual Artist Series with @lilyrazuki

    2019‍ ‍
    InSitu: Graduate Exhibition  The Hangar, RMIT Brunswick, Melbourne.

  • 2025
    Workshop & Exhibition: Still Life for Everyone, Food for Everyone and Julie Restaurant, Melbourne.

    2024 ‍ ‍
    Mural: Fantasy Kingfisher Horakuan Temple, Suzaka, Japan.
    Mural: 14ft Dairy Small Batch Cheese Factory Bankin Park, Shepparton, Australia.

    2023 ‍ ‍
    Guest Speaker: Painting Colour & Birds, Moama Anglican Grammar School, Moama.
    Youth Workshop: Soft Sculpture, The Foundry Arts Space, Echuca.

    2020
    Artist interview: Good Material Magazine, Issue 3 'Home'.

    2019 ‍ ‍
    Takeaway Art Fair: The old fish & chip shop Kensington, Melbourne.

  • 2021 - Present
    Studio & Installation Assistant: Beci Orpin, Melbourne.

    2021 ‍ ‍
    Weaving Teacher: Hume Weaving Project, Melbourne.