NANA OLIVAS

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Nana Olivas was born in New York City, and studied painting and art at The Art Students League, Parsons School of Design, and the School of Visual Arts. She has exhibited widely, including the Bronx Museum, P.S. 122, Cristinerose Gallery NYC, Emily Lowe Gallery, and many others. Her work has been featured on CNN, in Elle Décor, and Newsday. Olivas lives and works in New York City.

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“The goal of my artwork is to evoke an emotional response–an emotion, ideally, not limited to a single definition. Using shapes and intermingling text, I strive to create a dialogue of feeling between the painting and the viewer. My paintings explore certain qualities in abstract shapes, textures and spatial boundaries to suggest an emotional truth. Much of my work is obsessed with concepts of love and the emotions that are conveyed and manifested through love.” — Nana Olivas

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