American Artist, Lovie Olivia--born, living, and working in Houston Texas creates works that spans numerous mediums and methods informed by race, gender and sexuality and the historical and cultural nuances surrounding these intersections. She engages various archives--unearthing matter, employing painting, printmaking, sculpture, and installation to arrive at her makings. Her practice presents a Contemporary reinterpretation of classic Italian Renaissance Frescos matched with a rich and archival approach to collage. She strongly believes in what Valerie Cassell Oliver coined as “Intuitive Intellectualism” where the artist's practice evolves from a mostly self-taught strategy. Olivia’s work hangs in numerous private and public collections including Project Row Houses, ACRE Residency Chicago, the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian Institute and University of Texas Austin. She is a recipient of three Individual Artist Awards, which are funded by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance. Including a current commission with the City of Houston and Bush Intercontinental Airport. She has exhibited nationally and internationally at Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn NY, 1969 Gallery Manhattan NY, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, Tinney Contemporary Nashville, Frist Museum Nashville, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), Blaffer Museum, Houston TX Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC), Houston TX, Art Pace, San Antonio TX The Station Museum, Houston TX, Project Row Houses, Houston TX, TSU University Museum, Houston TX, Erin Cluley, Dallas TX, Arthello Beck Gallery in Dallas TX and many more.