Xiomara De Oliver (born 1967)[1] is a Canadian-born Black artist. She is known for her paintings, which explore the concerns of Black women.[2][3] She is based in Marina del Rey, California.
Biography
Xiomara De Oliver was born in 1967 in Grand Forks, British Columbia in Canada.[4][5] She attended California State University, Sacramento, and graduated in 1988 with a degree in criminal law.[2] In 1997, De Oliver graduated with a degree in studio art and environmental art from New York University (NYU).[2][4] In 2006 De Oliver was the recipient of a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant.[6]
De Oliver's artwork explores the physical and political condition of Black and African American women.[5][7] She often paints in an abstract expressionist-style.[8] Her work is included in public museum collections including Museum of Modern Art,[1] and the Studio Museum in Harlem.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Xiomara De Oliver". The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ a b c "De Oliver, Xiomara". Le Delarge -Le dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Xiomara De Oliver". 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ a b Kotik, Charlotta; Mosaka, Tumelo (2004). Open House: Working in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Museum of Art. Brooklyn Museum. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-87273-150-9.
- ^ a b "Peter AERSCHMANN, Xiomara DE OLIVER, Eduardo SARABIA at Anne de Villepoix Paris". Artmap.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Xiomara De Oliver". Joan Mitchell Foundation. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Lebeaupin, Jean Marc (2021-05-18). "Face to Face avec Xiomara De Oliver, Atsoupé, Marielle Plaisir, Uman et Tuli Mekonjo - artsixMic" (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ Kalm, James (2004-06-01). "Xiomara De Oliver: Scarlets in Ghent". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Collection". The Studio Museum in Harlem. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
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