Marcia Oliver
Taos, NM
Deep Down
Oil on canvas
48” x 48”
2022
$7500
About
Born and raised in Pensacola, Florida. Spent much of youth on bayou in marshes and bamboo groves, building grass huts. B.A. in Fine Art from University of Alabama 1962. M.A. in painting and printmaking from San Jose State College in San, Jose California 1967. Arrived in Taos in 1968 for The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Foundation residency for a year’s grant. Built studio and home here in Adobe with Hispanic neighbor’s help. Still living and working here over 50 years. Work in numerous public and private collections.
Artist Statement
My roots are in Abstract Expressionism. I regard my work, however, as non-objective. An interest in Eastern philosophy, Taoism has also influenced my work. Issues of chance, paradox and play are also factors. The imagery seems to arrive from a place between impulse and intuition.
Art from Marcia Oliver in other TAAC exhibitions
