Olive Ayhens

Olive Madora Ayhens (born 1943) is an American artist, active since the 1970s.[1] She is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

Olive Ayhens
Born1943 (age 76–77)
Oakland, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesOlive Madora Ayhens
OccupationArtist

Biography

Olive Madora Ayhens was born 1943 in Oakland, California.[2] She attended San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) and graduated with a BFA degree in 1968 and a MFA degree in 1969.[2] In 1971, she joined a group of female Bay Area artists that often exhibited work together.[3][4]

She moved to New York City in 1996. In 1999, Ayhens received the World Views residency with studio space on the 91st and 92nd floors of the North Tower at the World Trade Center (WTC) through the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC).[5] She attributed this residency to inspiring her love of painting New York and other urban landscapes, as if they were living creatures.[5]

Her work is neo-expressionist and often features dream-like landscapes, both urban and nature-based.[6][7] The paintings often have a saturated color palette.[8]

Ayhen's work is included in various public museum collections including the Oakland Museum of California,[9] the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art,[10] among others.

In 2006, Ayhens was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for Fine Arts.[11] In 2012, Ayhens was awarded the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for "Painting and Sculpture".[12]

References
  1. "Olive Ayhens". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. Albright, Thomas (1985). Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980: An Illustrated History. University of California Press. p. 259. ISBN 9780520051935.
  3. Love, Barbara J. (2006). Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975. University of Illinois Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780252097478.
  4. Linhares, Philip. Four Women, Catalogue essay, San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Art Institute, 1974.
  5. Aldredge, Michelle (2011-09-11). "The Urban Frenzy of Olive Ayhens". Gwarlingo. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  6. Magazine, Harper’s (2017-12-12). "A Conversation with Olive Ayhens". The Stream - Harper's Magazine Blog. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  7. "Painting the Wilderness of Artistic Imagination". Hyperallergic. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  8. "What to Do in New York - June 18–July 2, 2014". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  9. Lowry, Vicky (2015-07-08). "Art Show: A Colorful Painter Shares Her Global Inspiration". ELLE Decor. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  10. "The Collection - Cinnamon Rose". The RAiR Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  11. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Olive Ayhens". Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  12. "Artist Programs » Artist Grants - 2012". Joan Mitchell Foundation. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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