Artist Statement:

Now residing in Berkeley, California, Olivia was born in Taiwan and moved to Toronto, Canada at the age of fourteen.  She received her first BFA in Architecture from Ryerson University and her 2nd BFA in Fine Art Painting and Drawing in 2012 at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. She has been in group shows with Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, STUDIO Gallery in San Francisco and Garden Gallery in Half Moon Bay.  She also received a “Specialty Award” from the Academy of Art University and will be featured in North Light Book’s competition Strokes of Genius 5 : Best of Drawing / Composition, 2013.

Resume:

Education

2012    2nd BFA Fine Art Painting & Drawing, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

2005    BFA Architectural Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario

2004    Summer Europe Study Abroad, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario

Exhibitions

2015    Affordable Original Art, The Collector, Berkeley, CA

Playful, 518 Valencia, San Francisco, CA

2014    Collect! Exhibition and Silent Auction Fundraiser, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

Still Life, Awaken Cafe, Oakland, CA

1641 Pacific: Debut Exhibit, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Garden, The Gardener, Berkeley, CA

4 Year Anniversary, Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA

Universe – The Art Of Existence, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

The Figure – A Bay Area Legacy, Gary Francis Fine Art, Alameda, CA

2013    Winter Open Studios, Norton Factory Studios, Oakland, CA

Kick Cancer! Art Auction Benefiting Brandi Lee and St. Jude’s Hospital, Runway, San Francisco, CA

Chillin’ Productions Annual Holiday Show, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Tiny, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Duodecad, Warehouse 416, Oakland, CA

Classroom Benefit Art Auction, Norton Factory Studios, Oakland, CA

Water Front: Urban & Rural Views Of The Bay Area, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA

Group Exhibition: Body Electric, The Emerald Tablet, San Francisco, CA

Gallery Crawl NightLife, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA

Olivia Chen & Joevic Yeban – New Paintings, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Love and Addiction, Wonderland SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Breaking Open, Blankspace, Oslo, Norway

Tarot: Art of Fortune Invitational Show, curated by Michael Cuffe, Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA

Delicious, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Imprints and Impressions, The Drop, San Francisco, CA

CLIQUE – Individual Works, Flax Art & Design, San Francisco, CA

Creative Collaborations, Flax Art & Design, San Francisco, CA

2012    Drip Drop Fractal, The Drop, San Francisco, CA

CLIQUE – Lisa Bradburry Skincare Salon, San Francisco, CA

Tiny, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA

CLIQUE – Not Your Average Art Show, San Francisco Design Center, San Francisco, CA

Affordable Original Art, The Collector, Berkeley, CA

Delicious, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2011    Small Works Show, AAU Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Art For The 99%, Lotte Arts, San Francisco, CA

402 Collective Group Show, The Garden Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA

Tiny, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Juried Shows

2013    Mayhem, juror: Alan Bamberger, ARC Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA

2012    Figures & Faces, juror: Hung Liu, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

AAU Annual Spring Show, The Cannery, San Francisco, CA

Awards/Residencies

2013    Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, VT

2012    2012 AAU Annual Spring Show, Specialty Award, San Francisco, CA

Publications

2013    Creative Quarterly, issue 32

2013    North Light books, “Strokes of Genious 5: Best of Drawing | Composition”