Amie Oliver 147 S. Colonial Ave, Richmond, VA 23221
804.615.0754 mobile oliver.amie@gmail.com, amieoliver.net
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Wilkes Art Gallery, Wilkesboro, NC
2010 Helena Davis Gallery @ Artspace, Richmond, VA
2009 Georgi Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2008 Dow Museum, St. Augustine, FL *
2007 Project Space Gallery, Plant Zero, Richmond, VA
2005 Virginia Center for Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA
2005 Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, VA
2004 Salle Sandoz, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR
2003 Flippo Gallery, Randolph Macon College, Ashland, VA
2003 Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2002 Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2001 Issac Delgado Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2001 17.5 Uncommon Cafe, Richmond,VA
2001 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2000 Wilkesboro Art Gallery, Wilkesboro, NC
1999 Coincidence Gallery, Richmond, VA,
1999 University of Maine, Farmington, ME
1998 George E. Ohr Museum, Biloxi, MS
1998 Zeitgeist, New Orleans, LA
1997 Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
1995 Hunt Gallery, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA
1994 Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1994 Salle Sandoz, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR
1994 Bedford Gallery, Longwood College, VA
1993 Broadway Arts, Asheville, NC
1990 Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA
1990 Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1989 Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1989 School of Architecture Gallery, MS State, MS
1987 Bienville Gallery, New Orleans, LA
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES
2009 Moving Cultures Project, Lhasa Tibet, China,
Metasenta Foundation, Melbourne, Australia
2008 Oberfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany, International Artist Residency
Fellowship
2006 Moulin a Nef, Auvillar, FR, International Residency Fellowship
2006 Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR, Four month Artist Residency
2003 Flippo Gallery, Randolph Macon College, Ashland, VA, Summer Artist Residency
2004 Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR, Four Month Artist Residency
2001 Oberfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany,
International Artist Residency Fellowship
1999 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA, Residency Fellowship:
1999 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VA, Residency Fellowship
1998 U.S.I.A. Exchange Program Artist, American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
1995 Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, TravelGrant/NAA0 Conference
1994 Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR, Six Months Artist Residency
1977-78 Southeastern Delegate, YWCA National Board Representative,
New York City, NY
GUEST LECTURER
2009 Westminster Canterbury Campus, Richmond, VA
2006 Moulin a Nef, Auvillar, FR
2006 Artworks, juror's talk, Richmond, VA
2006 Cite International des Arts, Paris, FR Professional Practices for students of
Parsons School of Design, Paris
2005 Virginia Center for Creative Arts, “Angels and Infidels: Recent Work,”
2004 Salle Sandoz, “Angels and Infidels" gallery talk, Paris, FR
2001 1708 Gallery, “Trail Signs: Recent Work,” gallery talk, Richmond, VA
1999 University of Maine, Farmington, ME
1998 Virginia Museum of Fine Art Programs for Educators
1997 Delta State University
1997 Mississippi State University
1997 Bowling Green State University
1996 East Carolina State University
1996 Mary Baldwin College
1992 Mississippi State University
1990 Patrick Allan Frasier Hospitalfield Trust, Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland
1989 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
2003 Finalist, One Percent for the Arts Project, City of Richmond Police Station, VA
1999 Finalist, One Percent Project/Commission, Pine Camp Arts Center, Richmond,VA
1999 Museums of the Millennium, a program of the Virginia Association of Museums, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Tourism for an Artist Census to be conducted by 1708Gallery
1998 United States Information Agency International Exchange Program Artist, Ankara, Turkey
1998 Honors Program Research Initiative, Mississippi State University
1997 Research Facilitation Award, Mississippi State University
1997 Faculty Initative Research Grant, Longwood College
1996 Technology in the Curriculum Grant Competition, Longwood College
1996 Who¹s Who in American Women
1995 Who¹s Who in American Teacher¹s
1993 Longwood College, Sabbatical Leave, One Year
1993 Artist Residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1991 Broadway Arts, Asheville,NC, jurors:Kenneth Noland, Thelonious Monk, Jr
1991 Heart of Virginia, Farmville, VA,juror: Paula Owen
1991 Richmond Arts Council Studio Tour, Critics Choice: John Figura, Richmond, VA
1990 Heart of Virginia Juror's Award: Paula Owen, Farmville, VA
1990 Earth Day Exhibition, Maymont, Juror¹s Award: David Tannous
1988 HCAF Gallery, Ingram, TX
1988 Dillard Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
1988 Heart of Virginia Farmville, VA,Juror: Frank Cole
1987 PIVA Award, Richmond, VA
1987 Heart of Virginia, Farmville, VA
1991 University of the 21st CenturyMini-Grant, Longwood College
1990 World Revision Curriculum Mini-Grant,Longwood College
1989 Curriculum Development Grant, Longwood College
1986 National Society of Artists
1986 Crosstie Arts, Cleveland, MS
1984 McFall Gallery, Bowling Green,OH
1984 Professional Development Grant,Bowling Green State University
1983 International Liturgical Art Exhibition, McFallGallery,BGSU
1983 Fine Arts Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1982 Govenor's Outstanding Public Service Award, Jackson,MS
1981 Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
1981 Photographer's Forum
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2010 "Transitions," (JUROR) Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts National
Juried Exhibition, Fredericksburg, VA
2010 "Reflecting and Collecting, the VMFA as Muse," 1708 Gallery Satellite
Exhibition, Linden Row Inn, Richmond, VA
2010 "Paper Journeys," Capital One West Creek Gallery, Richmond, VA
2010 "A Muse Among Us," 1708 Gallery Satellite Exhibition, Linden Row Inn, and
Capital One West Creek Gallery, both in metropolitan region, Richmond, VA
2010 "Poe's Playground," Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, VA
2009 "Little Creatures," 1708 Gallery Satellite Exhibition , Linden Row Inn, Richmond, VA
2009 "Poe's Playground" 1708 Gallery Satellite Exhibition , Linden Row Inn, Richmond, VA
2009 "Drawing from History," 1708 Gallery Satellite Exhibition, Linden Row Inn,
Richmond, VA
2001 "Seven Messengers," 1708 Gallery, Richmond,VA
2006 "Paper View(s)," curator, Plant Zero, Richmond, VA
2006 Juror, Scholastic Art Awards, Richmond,VA
2005 Juror, The Gosport Arts Festival, Portsmouth,VA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS * two or three person shows
2010
"Disclosed," Chroma Projects, Charlottesville, VA
"Paper Journeys," Capital One West Creek Town Center Gallery, Richmond, VA
Two Ladies and a Gentleman, Westminster Canterbury, RIchmond, VA
Art House Gallery, "The Sketchbook Project," Atlanta, GA
303 Grand, "The Sketchbook Project," Brooklyn, NY
Art and Shelter Gallery at the Salvation Army Alegria, "The Sketchbook Project,"
Los Angeles, CA
Soulard Art Market, "The Sketchbook Project," Saint Louis, MO
Home Gallery, "The Sketchbook Project," Chicago, IL
East Meets West, Art6 Gallery, Richmond, VA
East Meets West, Gallery 5800, Richmond, VA
Korean Art and Crafts Institute, "East Meets West," Seoul, S. Korea
Linden Row Inn, "Paper Prayers," Richmond, VA
Capital One Campus, "Paper Journeys,"Richmond, VA
1708 Gallery, "Home is Where the Art Is," RIchmond, VA
2009
MMAS 2009, FIU @ Ritz Carlton, Art Basel/Miami, Miami, FL
5th Uzbekistan Biennale, Articifium of Humanitas, The Gallery of Fine Art, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
Moving Cultures Exhibition, G.C. Gallery, Lhasa, Tibet
Small Wonders, 1708 Gallery, RIchmond, VA
BookArt@Artspace, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
Moving Cultures Exhibition, Orange Gallery, Guangzhou, China
Korean American Exchange Exhibition, Art6 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Inaugural Exhibition: Drawing from History, Linden Row Inn, Richmond, VA
"Garden of Earthly Delights," Linden Row Inn, Richmond, VA
SAVE PLANET ART, 1708 Gallery, RIchmond, VA
Exchange, The Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
2008
Amerika thrift Bayern, Schwandorf, Germany
Suger and Spice, The Red Door Gallery, Richmond, VA
L.B.L. TREASURES, Xian, China
Not just Another Pretty Face, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, VA
OFF CAMPUS, Louisa Art Center, Louisa, VA
2007
Seoul Hae-Tae Gallery, Seoul, S. Korea
Shang-Shang, Main Gallery, Bejiing, China
The Praxis Project: Dreams and Possibilities, Whitney Museum at Altria, New York, NY
Chungpah Gallery, Sook Myung University, Seoul City, South Korea
Wish you were here... A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
2006
The Night of 1000 Drawings, Artist Space, NYC
"Paper View(s)," Project Space, Plant Zero, Richmond, VA *
Grand Allusions, curated by Carmela Coleman The Painting Center, NYC
Fifth Annual Korean and American International Exchange Exhibition Daugu Cultural Art
Center, Daegu, S. Korea
Fifth Annual Korean and American International Exchange Exhibition, George Mason
University, Arlington, VA
Collective 2006, Cite Internationaledes Arts, Paris, FR
2005
"Compass," High Point University, four person invitational, North Carolina
2004
Long Art, Les Yeux du Monde Gallery, Charlottesville, VA , in conjunction with the Virginia
Festival of American Film, Charlottesville, VA
Robert Rentz Gallery, Richmond, VA *
Indulge, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Thirteen Women, invitational, Chop Suey Books, Richmond, VA
Collector's Night 2004, Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA
and the James River Film Festival
Fine Arts Gallery, Mississippi State University*
SOHOMyriad, Atlanta, GA
ARTSCool Gallery Space at City Hall East, ArtPapers Magazine, Atlanta, GA
Ladyfest, invitational, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School Faculty, Richmond, VA
2003
25x25, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Beyond Reading, curated by Trudi Van Dyke, The Ellipse, Arlington, VA
Mid-Atlantic Works on Paper, D'Art Center, Norfolk, VA
Bodacious, ArtSpace,Richmond, VA
ARTSCool Gallery Space, Atlanta, GA
Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Astra Design, Richmond, VA
Eliminate Art, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2002
Small Works Invitational, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Daegu Art Cultural Center, Daegu City, Gyung Sang Book Doh, S. Korea
Pegasus Gallery, juried by Michhael Dorsey, Mississippi State University
"Ritual and Myth in Contemporary Art," Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
"Eliminate Art," 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Studio School Gallery Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA
"Curator's Choice," Washington Project for the Arts, Corcoran Gallery,
Washington, DC, curated by Tosha Grantham, Assoc. Curator, Virginia Museum of
Fine Art
Beyond the Vanitas,GlenAllenArtsCenter, Glen Allen, VA,curated by Deborah McLeod
2001
Inaugural Exhibition, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
Small Works,1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Faculty Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Health South Gallery
Think Small, Artspace, Richmond, VA
New Neo Cultural Arts Center of Glen Allen, curated by Deborah McLeod
Go Fish, City-wide Public Art Commissions, Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA
Go Fish, City-wide Public Art Commissions, Firehouse Theatre Project, Richmond, VA
100 Under 500, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Counting Cards, Courthouse Gallery, Portsmouth Museums, Portsmouh, VA
2000
Origins of the Species-ist, juror Sue Coe; Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
“Virginia Connections,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Exquisite Corpse” Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
“New Neo,” Christopher Newport College, curated by Deborah McLeod
“Counting Cards,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
The Studio School Faculty, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Health South Gallery
“Small Works,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Main Art and Frame Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Morven Gallery,” Upper Barras, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
“Gala 2000,” 1708 Gallert, Richmond, VA
1999
“Small Works,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
”State of the Art 99,” in collaboration with the RichmondSymphony, Fulton Studios
The Studio School Faculty, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Health South Gallery
American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
”1708 on Monument,” JCC Gallery, Richmond, VA
"Tomato Aspects,” curator: Deb McLeod, Farmer¹sMarket Pavillion, Richmond, VA
Main Art Gallery, Starkville, MS
Collector¹s Gallery, Coincidence Gallery, Richmond,VA
”From the Belly of the Country,” SOHO20, New York,NY
“Miniatures,” JCC Gallery, Richmond, VA
Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT
”Small Works,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
”Recent Aquisitions from the Permanent Collection,”
Delta State University
“Gala 99,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
1998
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition, Health South Gallery
“The Collector¹s Gallery,” Coincidence Gallery, Richmond,VA
“Three States of Grace,” curated by Susanne Arnold, 1708 Gallery, Richmond. VA *
Main Art Gallery, Starkville, MS
Broadway Arts, Asheville, NC
“Venus Rising,” George E. Ohr Arts Center, Biloxi, MS
“Venus Rising,” School of ARC., Mississippi State University, MS
“Gala 98,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Small Works,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
1997
“Stepping Out: The Outragrous Shoe” Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA
“New Orleans Noir: The City that God Forgot,” Zeitgeist,New Orleans, LA
“Small Works,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
McComas Gallery, Mississippi State University
“Nude Descending the Runway” Performance/Installation,
James Center, Richmond, VA
1708 Artists Underground, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
National Juried Exhibition, Savage Mill Art Center, Savage Mill, MD
“20/20” Pegasus Gallery, Mississippi State University,MS
“From Far Corners,”SOHO20 Gallery, New York, NY
“The Art of Communication,” Coincidence Gallery, Richmond,VA
“Commonwealth Collects,” Virginia Beach Center forthe Arts, Virginia Beach, VA
Carnegie Art Center, National juried exhibition, North Tonawanda, NY
Bowling Green State University, Juried Exhibition, Bowling Green, OH
“Gala 97,” 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Border to Border 6,” Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Walker Street Gallery, Maumee, OH
“Imaginary Monuments,” Firehouse Theatre Project, Richmond, VA
1996
Photography and Digital Image Exhibition, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC
SOHO20, New York City, NY
6th Annual Juried Exhibition, juror: Ed Pashke,1708Gallery, Richmond, VA
Staunton Augusta Art Center, Juried Show, Staunton,VA
“C-Note Sale,” Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston,VA
Small Works, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Moving Forward”, SOHO20, New York City, NY
August Underground, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Longwood Center for the Visual Arts
“Commonwealth Collects,” Virginia Beach Center for the Arts, Virginia Beach, VA
GALA 96, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Califia Books, San Francisco, CA
“Continuum lV”, James Center, Richmond, VA
1995
SOHO 20, New York, NY
“Select,” Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Peninsula Fine Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Norfolk,VA, juror: Mark Johnson
Pyramid Atlantic Book Art Exhibition, Corcoran Museumof Art, Washington, D.C.
Small Works, invitational, 1708 Gallery, Richmond,VA
“A Season of Light,” The Handworkshop, Richmond,VA
“This Day in History,” Center for Book Arts, NewYorkCity, NY
Past/Present/Past, curated by S.Arnold & T.Dabney,
Cosmic Clock, multi-media performance, Shockoe Bottom Arts Center, Richmond, VA
Art on the Wing II: Poetry & Nature, jurored, Byrd International Airport, Richmond, VA
GRACE Juried Exhibition, Reston, Virginia
1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Lavori Su Carta/Works on Paper, Bloom Gallery, Milan,Italy
GALA 95, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Continuum IV, James Center, Richmond, VA
1994
SOHO 20, group exhibition, New York, NY
Penrose Gallery, Tyler Schoolof Art, Temple University, PA
Peninsula Fine Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Newport News,
“Paper Prayers,” Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Commonwealth Collects,” Virginia Beach Center forthe Arts, VA
“Pandora's Box,” The Handworkshop, Richmond, VA
“Masks,” Invitational Exhibition, Artspace, Richmond,VA
“Residency Collective,” Salle Sandoz, Cite' Internationale des Arts,Paris, France
“Food for Thought,” Gallery I/O, curator: ThomasMann, New Orleans, LA
“The Art of the Book,” Longwood Center for the VisualArts, FarmVille, VA
“Art ex Libris,” National Book Art Invitational, Artspace,Richmond, VA
”Continuum lll,” James Center, Richmond, VA
1993
“Un/Natural Forces,” Artspace, Richmond,VA
Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
“New Images,” New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
“The Persistence of Illumination,” Book Art Invitational,
Bedford Gallery, Longwood College
“Works on Paper,” Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
“North Dakota Exhibition,” Minot Gallery, Minot, ND
“Fulton Hill Artists,”St. Paul¹s Gallery, Richmond,VA
“Artemis,” Daura Gallery, Lynchburg, VA & Wreden Studios, Roanoke, VA
1992
“Women¹s Work,” Hampden-Sydney College
“Regional Reflections,” Kurtz Cultural Center Winchester,VA
“Monk,” District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington,D.C.
The ³Special Ed,” Show, Bienville Gallery, New Orleans,
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“Magic Silver XIV,” Eagle Gallery, Murray State University,Murray, KY
“Florida National,” Florida State University, Tallahassee,FL
Mail Art Reciclado-Taller del Sol, Cesar Reglero,Tarragona,Spain
“Predominantly Pastel”, Associated Artists Group,Winston-Salem,NC
1991
“Monk,” Broadway Arts, Asheville, NC
“Dimensions ‘91,” Assoc. Artists, Sawtooth Gallery,Winston-Salem, NC
“Angry Love,” Arts Festival of Atlanta, GA & B.A.M.,Birmingham, AL
1708 East Main Gallery Gala, Richmond, VA
Drawing and Sculpture National,” Del Mar College,CorpusChristi, TX
Eletrografikak Group 91 International, Vasarely Muzeum,Budapest, Hungary
“The September Competition,” Alexandria Museum of Art,Alexandria, Louisiana
Predominantly Pastel,” Associated Artists, SawtoothArt Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
“War Pieces” Urban Artists Amalgamated, Exile Gallery,Richmond, VA
“Is Nothing Sacred”, Exile Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Lust,” Artspace, Richmond, VA
Mail Art Reciclado-Taller del Sol, Cesar Reglero,Tarragona,Spain
Works on Paper, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler,TX
Print and Drawing Competitive Exhibition, CollegeofNotre Dame of Maryland
Peninsula Fine Arts Center ,Newport News
“Dimensions '91” Associated Artists Group, Winston-Salem,NC
1990
“The Cross Show,” X Art, New Orleans, LA,
“Prints and Drawings,” University of North Dakota,GrandForks, ND
“Prints and Drawings”, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington,VA
“New Images,” James Madison University Harrisonburg,VA
“Light Aberrations”, University of Texas at San Antonio,San Antonio, TX
Greater Midwest International V,” Central MissouriSt. University
I Muestra International de Mail Art, Ciudad de Alcorcon,Madrid, Espana
1989
Pope Gallery , Richmond, VA*
Penrose Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia,PA
“Going to the Dogs,” Bienville Gallery, New Orleans,LA
“Alternatives '89,” Ohio University, Athens, OH
“Bradley National,” Bradley University, Peoria, IL
“Greater Midwest International IV,” Central MissouriState University
“Paper in Particular,” Columbia College, Columbia,MI
“Counterpoint,” HCAF Gallery, Ingram,TX
“Iscagraphics,”The Works Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
“Made in America,” Bienville Gallery,New Orleans,LA
“The Bank Art Project,” Ruud Janssen Gallery, Tilburg,Holland
“The Birth of the Blues,” Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale,MS
“Confluence,” HCAF Gallery, Ingram,TX
1987
Hoyt Institute of the Arts, Hoyt Institute of the Arts,PA
For Love or Money, Cameron University, Lawton,OK
The Vacations Show, Adirondack Lakes Center fortheArts, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Junior College of Albany, Albany, NY
1986
“Expression/Oppression”, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
(aka Olive Martini) jurors: Leon Golub and Lowery Sims
“Birds n' Beasts,” Bienville Gallery, New Orleans,LA
“Bedford Gallery, Longwood College, Farmville, VA
“Brave New World Gallery, Memphis, TN
1985
School of Fine Arts Gallery, Bowling Green State University
Casell Galleries, New Orleans, LA
1984
Bowling Green State Univeristy, Bowling Green, OH
1983
Edison State Community College, Piqua, OH
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
International Liturgical Arts, McFall Center Gallery, Bowling Green, OH
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
CNN Correspondent Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles, CA
Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute, Washington, D.C.
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
The Popular Press, Bowling Green, OH
Broadway Arts, Asheville, N.C.
Rose Bower Vineyards, Hamden-Sydney, VA
The Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review, Hampden-Sydney, VA
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc., New Orleans, LA
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OHThe Longwood Center for Visual
Arts, Farmville, VA
Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University
Media General, Richmond, VA
Mississippi State University, MS
Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
Capital One, Denton, TX
Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany
Schwandorf Marionette Company, Schwandorf, Germany
Elettra Ronci, Paris, France
Museo Intemacional DeElectrografia, Universidad De Castilla, La Mancha, Epana
Cafe Communique, Richmond, VA
The Frieden Agency, Virginia Beach
Design Manifesto, Richmond, VA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Art Beat, (video interview), WBGU Public Television, Bowling Green, OH, 1984
Artists for Life, 1988 (catalogue) Another Kind of Guernica, (reproductions)
Bartlett, Jack, Funderburke & Dorsey, Drawing Workbook, Kendall/Hunt, 1990, (repro)Amie
Brick Weekly, (magazine), Richmond, VA October, 2007 (reproduction)
Bullard, Cece, "Artifacts from Styrofoam," The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond,
VA Feb. 17, '95
Bullard, Cece, "Reading New Forms," Style Weekly, (magazine), Richmond, VA,
Feb.1994
Bullard, Cece, "Powerful Art Looks at Man, Nature," Richmond Times-Dispatch,
(review), VA 1994
Buster, Clark, "State of the Art '99, Richmond Times Dispatch, VA October 9, 1999
(photograph and quote)
Calyx, 1993, Vol. 14, no.3, Guernica Series (reproductions)
Coopersmith, Georgia, "Covering the Cardinal Points, slide presentation, Virginia Museum
Association Conference
East Meets West, color catalogue. Seoul, S. Korea and Richmond, VA
Estudio (limited edition arts publication),1989 (publisher,editor and contributor)
Gardner, Jim, "Monks and Icons, (interview) The Green Line, December 1991
Geller, Anne, "Expresses the Dualities in Life, The Franklin Journal, Farmington, ME
Feb 5,1999
Golub, Leon and Simms, Lowery; Oppression/Expression, New Orleans, LA 1986
(reproductions and bio aka Olive Martini)
Gowan, Emmit, The Photo Review, August 1988, (reproduction)
Green, Roger, Mysterious and Striking Works by Two Virginians, The New Orleans
Times-Picayune States Item, (review) Jan, 1987 (reproduction)
Hunstein, B., "Weighty with History, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine Feb 5, 1999
(reproduction)
Korea Arts and Crafts Institute 2009, Seoul, Korea (catalogue with reproduction and bio)
Lord, Jo, "The Dharma Diaries," The Richmond Times Dispatch, May 13, 2010,
(feature with reproduction)
Long Art, feature length documentary film, David Williams, on the work of David Freed,
Amie Oliver and Bill Fisher. The documentary and an exhibition of our work
premiered at the Virginia Festival of American Film, Charlottesville, VA; also featured
in the James River Film Festival, RIchmond, VA
Mcleod, Deborah, "Coincidence Gallery, Art Papers, September,1997, (review)
Medina, Meg, "Collecting Art in Richmond, Style Weekly, November 2000 (interview)
Morano, Rob, "Calling All Artists, Style Weekly, August 2000(interview and photo)
Mississippi State University Art Department, (catalogue), 1988, (reproduction)
Tom O'Grady, Shaking the Tree: a Book of Works and Days, , 1993 (cover art &
illustrations) Hampden-Sydney Press, Hampden-Sydney, VA
Out O' the Blue Review, February/March ,1988, (reproduction)
Past/Present/Past, The Handworkshop, Richmond, VA 1995, (catalogue & reproductions)
Permafrost, University of Alaska 1987 (reproductions)
Falsini, Jeyon, "Venus Rising: Let Me Introduce Myself, Punchline, Nelson
Communications, 1998 (photograph)
The Jabberwocky, Mississippi State University, 1986
Sun Book Series, 1986 letter press (reproduction)
The ISCA Quarterly, (limited edition magazine), New York, NY (prints)
Ramirez, Jennifer, "I am Woman, Style Weekly,October 20, 1999 (review and repro)
Ramirez, Jennifer, "Award in the Visual Arts, Style Magazine, January 2000
Richmond Magazine, (magazine), Richmond, VA September 13, 2007 (reproduction)
Richmond Magazine Calendar, Richmond, VA, 2008 (reproduction)
Risatti, Howard, Walk the Walk (color catalogue with essay), AOK Productions, 2007
Amie Oliver page 13
Somers, Kate, Made in China: The Dharma Diaries, (essay with color reproductions),
AOK Productions, 2009
Suffocation of the Mother, (limited edition arts magazine), 1988, Washington, D.C.
(prints)
Style Weekly, (magazine), Richmond, VA October 13, 1999 (reproduction)_
Style Weekly, (magazine), Richmond, VA March 2, 1993 (reproduction)
Style Weekly, (magazine), Richmond, VA Spring 1989 (music review)
Velocity, (limited edition arts magazine), Philadelphia, PA (prints)
Villefano, Maria, "Monk on Canvas, Northern Virginia Rhythm, February 1992 (repro)
Virginia Currents, (WVCE Virginia Public Television Broadcast) Venus Rising Feature
2.14.1998
Wamsley, James S., "An Uncommon Wealth of Art, Southern Accents, Sept/Oct,1999
(reproduction)
Woods, W.C., Artefacts, November 1994 (exhibition catalogue)
Zero Hour, interviewed by Tim Bowring, WRIR, September 2006 and October 2007
TEACHING EXPERIENCE / FINE ART AND DESIGN
Higher Education
Adjunct Faculty in the VCU Honors Program, Art Foundation Program and the
Masters of Interdisciplinary Arts Program/ Office of Community Programs
2001 - present (teaching assignments vary based on enrollment needs)
Adjunct Associate Professor, Art Workshop in Scotland. Curriculum development,
strategic planning and teaching during summer sessions in conjunction
with the Glasgow School of Art. Emphasis on book arts, drawing, photography and site
specific work, summers 1989, 1999 and 2000
Adjunct Associate Professor
Basic and Intermediate Drawing classes 2009
Adjunct Faculty, fundamentals of drawing, Fall 2000
Associate Professor of Art classes in Advertising, Graphic Design and Typography,
emphasis in Book Arts. Summer Faculty and Director of program in conjunction with
Glasgow School of Art 1997 - 1998
Associate Professor of Art, Advising, curriculum development, service, professional
practice and establishment of first digital lab on campus. Taught classes in Art
Foundations, Lifedrawing, Advertising, Graphic Design and Typography as well as
summer Faculty and Program Director of summer session in coordination with the
Glasgow School of Art 1990 – 1997,September 1986 - May 1997
Graduate Teaching Assistant in the School of Fine Art, Two sections of Art Foundations
to non-art majors each semester. Responsibilities included two studio sessions and one
hour of lecture each week on a different period in late 19th or 20th C Art, September 1982
to May 1994
Painting Workshops Designed for the Physically Disabled, 2008
Visiting Faculty, Minimester Course for Middle and Upper School, Graphic ID from the
Amie Oliver page 2
Logo to the Web students design promo series for a community service project using
Pagemaker, Photoshop, 6.0, Adobe Go Live, Flash. 2001 - 2003
Adjunct Faculty, classes in Sculpture, Drawing, Painting & Book Art, studio classes for
teens which emphasize the Fundamentals of Graphic Design, with emphasis on
QuarkXpress and Photoshop, Classical Drawing, Plein Air Drawing, September 1997 to
2008, "Three Days in March, visiting artist"
Adjunct Faculty, classes in Painting, Mixed Media and Book Art, 1999 to present
Adjunct Faculty, classes in painting and watercolor September 1999-Spring 2000
“Alternative Book Structures,” visiting artist and workshop leader, 2001
“Alternative Book Structures,” visiting artist and workshop leader, 2001
EDUCATION / RESEARCH
credit, Book Art, in conjunction with the Glasgow School of Art
Book Art and Book Construction with Keith Smith
First Degree of Commendation, School of FIne Arts
summer studio and academic classes
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1708 Gallery, Board Member 1994 - Present, President 1998-99 and member of Executive
Committee, 1996 - 2001, 2006. activities: coordinator and curator of exhibitions such as
"Seven Messengers," Virginia Artists from the Art Count Project and Drawing from History, the
in augural exhibition in honor of Obama's inauguration, grant writing, graphic design and blog
administration. Recent leadership roles include InLight Richmond Steering Committee, 2008,
Save Planet Art Auction Co-Chair, 2009 Liason and Curator 1708 Satellite Exhibitions at the
Linden Row Inn, Capital One Galleries and others
Art 180, volunteer, donor, worked with urban youth on creative projects
Firehouse Theatre Project, volunteer, in-kind services. graphic design and
photographer for special events
Metasenta, blog administrator
The Hand Workshop Art Center, volunteer, donor for special projects
Virginia Atelier, blog administrator
Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts & Technology
Adjudicator 2006 and 2007