Clare Olivares’s (b. 1951, Fresno, California) artistic practice encompasses painting, mixed media and poetry. An overarching theme of her work is memory and place, usually drawing from personal observations of daily life. Olivares explains, “We define ourselves and our communities through our personal and collective memories. Our narratives are based on what we remember not what we forget. I attempt in my work to highlight a sense of awe regarding the world and our collective obsession with its mysteries.”

Olivares has exhibited nationally and internationally including at the Alexandria Museum of Art, University of San Francisco, Berkeley Art Center, Richmond Art Center, art space Dotouan, Kala Art Institute, Laguna Gloria Art Museum and Gallery Irohani. She earned her undergraduate degree in Studio Art and Art History from the University of California at Berkeley and her MFA in Painting from Mills College in Oakland, California. Olivares lives and works in Oakland, California. More about Clare Olivares at www.clareolivares.com.

Clare Olivares’s residency is kindly supported by Residency Unlimited, New York City, through Residency Unlimited Residency Raffle Fundraiser 2014.