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.
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Thanks!
Thank you for dropping by my blog for a visit. You and I seem to have similar tastes though we have not followed the same paths. I love linoprints and all the other various forms of printing. Do you know of the Züber woodblocked, hand printed wallpapers ? they’re magnificent. You should look them up 🙂
Thank you, Julie! Your work is beautiful; I’m glad you think our tastes are similar as I agree. Just looked up the Züber wallpaper–it’s incredible! Thanks for the recommendation.
Hi Olivia,
I’ve recently filmed a video playing the Play Me I’m Yours Boston pianos, including a piano decorated with your beautiful art.
Here is a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJl31U2Gmro
All best and thank you for your art!
Florie
Hi Florie, thank you for sharing this with me. What a great video (and fun song)! I was so honored to be a part of the 2016 Street Pianos, and it has been wonderful to see people’s responses to the art and hear musicians adding their voices (literally) to the project. Thanks, too, for crediting me at the end of the video 🙂 Wishing you the best–Olivia K.