Workshops and Lectures
- Ringling School of Art & Design, Sarasota, Florida. Botanical Art Workshops. March 1999 to present
- Plantalia Botanical Art Workshops, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2002, 2005
- Om Art Workshops @ Studio 64. Botanical Watercolor and Drawing Workshops
in New York City, 1998 to present
- OM Art Workshop @ Sunnyside Studio, Botanical Watercolor and Drawing Workshops in Sarasota, FL, 2002 to present
- Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vermont. Botanical Watercolor Workshops. August 1999, 2000, 2001.
- New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.
Botanical Art Class "Wonderful Watercolors." 1999, 2000, 2001
Art Invention/Books
- Author of “Ten Steps – A Course in Botanical Art, Volumes 1-10.”
- Designer of "Perplexi™" The Artist’s Portable Perspective Drawing Tool.
- Designer of "His Grace Lives On – The Last Darshan Talks" a book by Kirpal Singh.
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In addition to her original art, Olivia is a
writer and teacher.
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Selected Awards and Honors
- First Prize. Graphite. Women’s Club of White Plains. White Plains, New York. Juried. 2001
- Second Prize. Watercolor. Women’s Club of White Plains. White Plains, New York. Juried. 2001
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One of Eight Selected for a “Special Tribute to the Arts” in New York. Krasdale Gallery, White Plains, NY 1999
- First Prize. Watercolor, Women’s club of White Plains Juried Exhibition (White Plains, NY) 1998
- First Prize. Overall. 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Fine Arts Museum of Long Island. Hempstead, New York. 1997
- Third Prize. Watercolor. Women’s Club of White Plains. White Plains, New York. Juried. 1997
- Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award. SBA & The Westchester Assn of Women Owned Businesses. 1989.
- Six Business of the Year Awards from the SBA and The Westchester Cty Chamber of Commerce. 1986 -1991.
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Memberships
- American Society of Botanical Artists
- Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
- The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Education
- New York Botanical Garden - Botanical Art & Illustration Certificate Program. Graduate.
- Institute for Children’s Literature - Certificate Program in Writing for Children. Graduate.
- Empire State College, State University of New York - BS in Business, Art, & Writing. Graduate.
- Berkeley Business College, New York. Graduate.
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