Bobbie Oliver, born in Canada spent 10 years in England working and studying art. After moving to New York, she worked for Isamu Noguchi, the sculptor and La Monte Young, the musician. She taught at Princeton University, School of Visual Arts, NY, Banff School of Arts, Canada and The Rhode Island School of Design where she taught painting and drawing and then served as Head of the Painting Department between 2007 – 2009. She also taught at the National College of Art in Lahore, Pakistan and the Rhode Island School of Design in Rome, Italy.

She has exhibited in New York at High Noon Gallery, Hionas Gallery, Feature Gallery, Showroom, Valentine Gallery as well as solo shows in Toronto at the Olga Korper Gallery where her work has been represented for many years, in Los Angeles at the Jancar Gallery and The George Gallery in Laguna Beach. She has received awards from The Canada Council, The Ontario Arts Council, New York State Council for the Arts, the Pollock Krasner Foundation and the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.

She lives and works in New York and Rock Valley, New York.

Photo: Kevin Noble

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