About

Based in Worcester, MA, where she works with the Worcester Art Museum, Olivia J. Kiers holds an MA in the History of Art and Architecture from Boston University, and a BA in French (distinguished) and Studio Arts from the University of Virginia. Formerly the assistant editor of Art New England magazine, she was also poetry co-editor of Crack the Spine Literary Magazine from 2018-2020. Her poetry has appeared in several litmags and reviews. Her art criticism has appeared in Big, Red & Shiny, The Boston Art Review, The Rib, and others. She is a regular catalogue essayist for the Art Center Gallery at Anna Maria College in Paxton, MA.

In her art, she works mainly with linoleum block prints, gouache, oils, and occasionally in egg tempera.  Olivia has also been known to paint murals in coffee shops and carve decorations for pipe organs.  She was one of dozens of local artists who participated in the Celebrity Series’ Street Pianos Boston 2016 public art project.