BIO
Olivia Kuo was born in Orange County, California and raised in
Taipei, Taiwan. She developed an early passion for art in
kindergarten, where her family and teachers soon recognized her
gift. She continued her artistic pursuits with increasing
dedication and went to Fu-Shin Art School, one of the best art
high school in Taiwan. After graduated, Olivia Kuo moved to New
York City in 2006 to study at the School of Visual Arts. She
launched her career in New York City with her first solo show in
2009 and had attended multiple group exhibitions since.
Her paintings and mixed media pieces are created in layers of
pastels and different acrylic mediums, etc. By keeping the
composition simple, she focuses on balancing colors, values, and
texture. Olivia Kuo continues to remember and honor her cultural
roots through her eastern subject matters. The natural colors
inspired by her native country, as well as the different
cultures she has encountered through her travel, dominates and
inspires her art.
After developing her concentration on landscapes, she has
shifted towards abstracts. Olivia Kuo combines movement and
meditation with a distinct voice and refreshing originality. She
tries to convey a story or invokes a certain emotion in each of
her works because she believes that art is one of the purest
forms of communication. Through sharing these narratives and
memories, she hopes to evoke feelings and captivate the
complexities of the human emotions. With each viewing experience
effectively acting as a mirror, reflecting the most profound,
most intimate sentiment of the viewer.