ART EDUCATION

2008-2011    Advanced Mixed Media, Composition & Design- Private class. 

 2007            Certificate in Interior Design- Cengage 

2004             Certificate in Fine Arts 1- Albury 

TAFE 2004-2007    Creative & Advanced Drawing- CEC 

2004-2006    Painting in Acrylics- CEC 

2002-2004    Painting & Drawing- Community Educ. Cnt. Wodonga   

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES 

2025   Bold Brush Award for Abstract, Fine Art Studios Online April Competition 

2024   1st Prize Royal Queensland Art Society

2022   

Silver Medal Diploma, Société Arts, Sciences,Lettres.- Paris             

 Palm Art Award Nominee, Germany 

2018   Palm Art Award nominee, Germany 

2016   

New York International Art Contest, Gateway Art Centre NY,- finalist            

 Showcase Winner- Mixed Media, International online.            

Palm Art Award Nominee -Germany 

2015   

Medal de Vermeil – institute Européen Arts Contemporains(IEDAC) -France             

Medal d’Honneur – Mondial Art Academia, France            

Artist Value Certification – Jacques Akoun Art Valuation –France            

Brisbane Art Prize – Finalist - Australia            

Art Critics Award OverArt Russo - Italy            

Art Achievement Award, Grand Concours International d’Arts Contemporains – IEDAC - France            

Rome Imperial International Prize – Effetto Arte/ Russo - Italy 

2014  

 Médaille d’Argent –Academie International Le Mérite et Dévouement Français – France            

 Medal d’Étain – Société Arts, Sciences, Lettres.- Paris          

 Feast, Pray, Love Art Prize – Finalist -Melbourne 

2012   Diplôme de Médaille de Bronze- Société Arts, Sciences, Lettres.- Paris 

2011   Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, Finalist - Melbourne 

2010   

4TH Prize Overall - Kiama Art Society 32nd Exhibition, Australia           

2nd Prize - ‘Surfaces’ Exhibition, International Competition, ‘Light,Space,Time’ - USA           Best Mixed Media - International Online Competition, Manhattan Arts International, - USA  2003   First Prize - Albury show, Highly Commended - Albury Show - Australia   

SOLO EXHIBITIONS   

2022  

I Am Ocean, Small Works Gallery, 18-24 Nov. Murwillumbah NSW Australia            

The Gilded Sea, 3D online Gallery exhibition, 26 May - 28 July, International          

Summer Studio Exhibition, Avalon Resort, Mar -April Gold Coast Australia 

2019   Wild Indigo Sea – Creative Hearts Gallery, Gold Coast 7-20 Nov, Australia 

2017   Immersion – Old Court House, Wollongong,27-29 Jan, Australia 

2016   ‘Oceans’, Shoalhaven Fine Art, Jervis Bay 13-27 May, Australia 

2014   ‘Collection’ Ablaze Brasserie – Nowra, Australia  

2008   ‘Instinct’, Coffee Culture, Bowral – Australia   

TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS   

2015   ‘Oceans of Oz’, Olivia Alexander & Ann Dunbar, Galerie Art et Miss, 1-8 Dec. Paris, France 2007   ‘2 Poms & a Paintbrush’, Olivia Alexander & Ruth Gray, Albury, Australia  

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2026 

Gallery 8 Popup Art Exhibition, Southport QLD Feb. 

Gallery 8 Women’s Art Exhibition, Southport QLD 6-29 Mar. 

2025 

Gallery 8 Art Exhibition, Southport QLD 17-27 Oct.                

La Sublime Ossessione, Venice, Italy July-Oct    

Gallery 8 Popup Art Fair, Southport QLD Aug 30- Sep 15    

RQAS ANNUAL art Award, Gold Coast Sep  

Hive Gallery, A Sense of Place Gold Coast QLD 16-31 August   

2024.     

Water for Life, Niagara Falls History Museum, Canada 5 Oct-4 Jan 2024-25              

Land and Sea, Royal Queensland Art Society, Gold Coast Australia,  Oct   

2023    

Little Features, Aspire Gallery, Brisbane             

Happy Place Charity Exhibition, Dandenong, VIC Aust.  

2021  

9 By 5, Greater Dandenong Gallery exhibition, VIC   

2019    

Gold Coast Show, Australia             

Gallery 6 31, Members Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia   

2018  

Galerie Thuillier, ASL December Exhibition, Paris France           

Galerie Thuillier, ASL April Exhibition, Paris France   

2017    

Art West Community Gallery, Brisbane, Australia             

Aspire Gallery, Brisbane Australia   

2016   

Gateway Art Centre, Manhattan New York NYC USA            

‘Palette’ 1st Salon, Commune Egly, Ile-de-France            

Kolkata International Exhibition, India            

Kiama Arts Trail Members Exhibition, Australia            

‘Migrations’ SCAS group, Kiama Australia   

2015   

Petits Formats Galerie Art et Miss, Paris France           

Scarborough Art Show- Australia           

Kiama Arts Trail members Exhibition Australia           

Brisbane Art Prize – Finalist- Australia           

Augustus Momentum, SCAS group, Wollongong- Australia           

Who’s Who Art Club International, - Honfleur, France           

Salon Antares Creative, -Toulouse, France           

Art Design Show- Dreem St Gallery, -St Tropez and Lavandou, France           

KAT Members Exhibition, Kiama -Australia   

2014   

‘Habitat’- Beth Hulme Gallery, Melbourne, Australia           

‘Perceptions’ Workshop Exhibition Gargano, Italy            

Kiama Arts Trail member exhibition, Australia             

‘Feast, Pray, Love’ Art Award Finalist, - Melbourne, Australia   

2013    

Kiama Arts Trail member exhibition, Australia            

Kiama Art Society 35th Exhibition- Australia            

‘CamArt’ Award, Canterbury, Australia            

Premio Napeli Award Exhibiton, Naples, Italy. (Nominated for People’s Choice award)   2012   

Artists Haven Gallery, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA           

‘Songs for Sydney’-Alexander, Morant, Rowling, Cao- Global Gallery, Sydney, Australia           ‘International Contemporary Masters’, South Nevada Museum of Fine Art, Las Vegas USA   2011   

L’Alternative’, Salon d’Automne,  Paris, France.           

Little Treasures, Galleria De’ Marchi, Bologna, Italy   

2010  

 ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’,  World Bar, Sydney, Australia           

‘Small Works’,  Brunswick St Gallery, Melbourne, Australia            

Kiama Art Society 32nd Exhibition  (4th prize overall) Kiama, Australia            

 International, Summer Exhibition, Italy            

‘Rather Be Naked’, Mils Gallery, Sydney, Australia           

 ‘James Kiwi Watercolour Prize, Wollongong City Gallery – Australia (Juried)            

‘Little Treasures’, Bologna, Italy (Invitation only)           

 ‘The Dubai Art Project, Dubai, UAE  (Juried)   

2009  

‘All About Eve’, Bowral, Australia            

Kiama Art Society 31nd Exhibition Kiama, Australia   

2008-2002 Available upon request.   

BIBLIOGRAPHY   

2024.  Home Design Magazine, Spring Edition Feature 

2021   

Artsy Shark Artful Gift Guide , One of 10 international artisans,            

World of Interiors UK, Artistic Impressions image April printed edition 

2016   

CrowdInk, Dec 2, Editorial online.            

Alyson Stanfield Art Biz Blog, USA           

‘Choses à Savoir Art’ French Podcast interview. France            

Radio VOX Fm 106.9- Live interview, Mr. Maestro, ‘After Paris’              

RivierArt magazine– Europe,’ Find Paradise’. 

2015   

Art & Beyond magazine, Winter edition USA, ‘Oceans of Oz’ An extra-ordinary exhibition.           

Art Edit magazine, Edition 7 Editor’s Pick ‘Best of Abstract’.          

 Lake Times & Kiama Independent Newspapers           

Effetto Arte, Italian Art Magazine.           

Radio VOX Fm 106.9- Live interview, Mr. Maestro, ‘Art, Music & Paris’ 

2014   

Illawarra Mercury- ‘To Paris & Back Again’            

Radio VOX Fm 106.9- Live interview, Mr. Maestro 

2013  

Daily Telegraph- ‘Best Weekend’ magazine.            

Kiama Independent – Following the Trail.            

Illawarra Mercury – Kiama Arts Trail. 

2012   

The Australian- ‘Songs for Sydney’.            

Illawarra Mercury- ‘From Paris with Love’. 

2011   Shellharbour Advertiser- ‘Olivia on the World Stage’ 

2009   

‘Hot Art” Southern Highlands – ‘All About Eve’ exhibition & artists.           

 Southern Highland News – Celebrate Artistic Women Article. 

2008   Art Matters – 

2007   

Border Country Mail, ‘After The Rain’            

Border Mail ‘ARTS” & ‘PLAY’          

‘The Post’– Article about Stage 4 Exhibition           

The Land Magazine – ‘Seeing Beauty Behind the Dry Horror’            

Prime TV News – Interview ‘Stage 4 Drought’ exhibition            

Border Mail, Interview for ‘2 Poms & a Paintbrush’ exhibition            

Border Mail, ‘What’s On’, Photo   

REPRESENTING GALLERIES & CURATORS                     

Galerie Art et Miss, Paris France                    

Tricera online Gallery, Tokyo            

Shoalhaven Fine Art & Framing - Huskinsson, Australia   

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP              

Society of Arts-Sciences-Letters - Paris            

Copyright Agency/Viscopy - Australia            

Flying Arts Alliance Inc. Queensland            

Home of the Arts HOTA, Gold Coast, Australia   

PUBLISHED ARTICLES BY THE ARTIST   

2017   

'Artrepreneur - A New Breed of Artist', CrowdInk News platform, January.           

'The Art of Collecting Art',  Artlovers Australia, February. 

2016   ‘When the Broken Pieces Become the Gift’ – CW Magazine Aust/NZ Summer  

2015   ‘CAPTURING THE NATURAL WORLD’ by Olivia Alexander- Jan 

2012   ‘EVERYTHING IS ART’ MAGAZINE – Aug 

2011  'INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY MASTERS' VOL IV published - Jan  

2010   AUSTRALIAN ART COLLECTOR’ Magazine Oct-Dec  

2009   ARTIST’S PALETTE’ magazine, Dec Issue 69 and Jan , Issue 70 

2007-08 ‘AUSTRALIAN ARTIST’ magazine, September and April   

TEACHING EXPERIENCE   

2019   

PAINTING TO MUSIC – Creative Hearts Art Gallery.            

ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES – Creative Hearts Art Gallery Workshop, Gold Coast AU 

2018   DISCOVER MIXED MEDIA- Studio Workshop, Brisbane Australia 

2016   

PURPLE RIBBON WORKSHOPS,- Wollongong Australia. Mixed Media Techniques for all levels.           

CARERS ACT, Support for carers of the terminally ill. Kiama, Paint to Music Art Class. 

2015   PRIVATE CHILDREN’S ART CLASSES: 5-10 years old- Chinese Community, Wollongong Feb 

2014   WEST STREET WOMEN’S CENTRE: Wollongong City Council, Drawing Workshops 2012   MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP: Old Courthouse, Wollongong 

2011   ARTSPACE: Illawarra Children’s Services, Corrimal, 

2010   WEST STREET WOMEN’S CENTRE:  Wollongong City Council, 

2007   

PAWS IN THE PARK:  Wodonga City Council, children’s art class assistant.           CHILDREN’S FAIR:  Wodonga City Council           

CEC WODONGA: Acrylic Painting Adult Classes, 

2006   School of the 3rd Age Albury- Drawing - Adult classes, Temp position.