ARTIST BIO
Olivia V. Faulkner is a contemporary American artist based in Massachusetts. She is a self-trained mixed media painter and digital artist. Exposed to contemporary art from a young age, Olivia was inherently drawn to modern art. Olivia is recognized for her use of non-traditional techniques and materials in her work, which actively inform both the physicality and conceptual framework of her approach. Her practice is rooted in an action-based approach, where layers, structure, spontaneity, and movement dictate her process. Her compositional signature approach is defined in her work where chaos meets control— where contrasted, monochromatic elements are a common theme. Each artwork reflects an intuitive yet intentional negotiation between structure and spontaneity. Within the studio, her external world recedes, and she lets the action of painting become both the method and the subject. A hallmark of her style is deliberate tension using structure to contrast fluidity. Tension, depth, and conflict is a consistent theme explored in Faulkner’s art process, collections, and various writings.
Faulkner received her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and studied at the University of Leeds in England. She has exhibited her works in Milan, Italy, Madrid, under representation by the Monat Gallery, she was presented at the Contemporary Art Expo, the Art3f Convention, in Brussels, Belgium. She was featured in the Contemporary Art Curator Magazine in 2021. Her first solo exhibition was held in Massachusetts in 2023. Since 2022, her artworks have been licensed through the California-based company Lumaprints, with current placements in Pier 1 online shops, HomeGoods, Marshalls, and Lumagallerie.
In addition to her studio practice, Faulkner is dedicated to mentoring emerging young artists seeking to develop and expand their skill sets through hands-on experience. She supports young artists pursuing roles within the fine arts, particularly those learning the role of a studio assistant as interns to gain practical studio work experience. Faulkner has experience and a strong passion for teaching painting classes for elderly populations— fostering creativity across generations.
Commissions are open.
Contact livi.gigi.art@gmail.com for inquiries.
ARTIST STATEMENT
For me, to be a creator is to exist— and my calling to become an artist is an attempt to explore the absurd and disorderly ways of the world and to create in a non-conventional, freeing, and dynamic way. Rooted in a high-contrast contemporary style, my art uses the dualities of existence to convey both presence and absence, certainty and ambiguity, chaos, and order. I explore themes of impermanence, perception, and tension between the known and unknowable. Contemporary art, for me, is the epitome of art that knows no bounds, has no finite limits, and is not dictated by anyone, anything, or any concept but free thinking illuminated through abstraction. My goal is to entice my viewers, to expand their reflections on modernity, the human condition, and the existential nature of life on earth. Through my work, I seek to visually express myself far beyond the mundane and conformist thinking we are so often inundated with. I feel the beauty of abstract art resides in my viewers ability to see, feel, and think in abstract terms, which I believe the world needs more of.