Claudia Olivos originates from Chile. She holds an MFA from Vermont College, a BA in Psychology, and a BFA in Painting from George Mason University. The founder, and one time owner of a gallery in Washington D.C.. Olivos currently exhibits widely nationally and internationally. She has beeen included in the 2003 Edition of Marquis's Who's Who of American Women.
Her paintings have been featured in several publications including on the cover of Coming Home by J. Pizarro, and on the cover of the CD, Octaves Beyond Silence featuring Eve Ensler and Indigo Girls, a CD made to benefit women survivors of violence in Rwanda, Bosnia & Afghanistan, She has been involved in the local art community with various projects varying from working with youth at risk to teaching at the Smithsonian Institution Resident Associates Program, leading workshops in the community, to painting backdrops for scenery for Teatro de La Luna. Claudia Olivos currently teaches at The Art League School in Alexandria, and is faculty at the Art Institute of Washington; she resides in Arlington, Virginia with her son Julian. She is a full time artist, working with drawing, painting and collage/assemblage.

Exhibitions

• 2003
  International Art Expo, New York NY.
• 2002
  Latinoamerica Desde America, Group Exhibit, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Curated and Exhibited Mexican Cultural Institute, Teatro de la Luna, Washington DC.
• Children's Hospital Group Exhibit with Students, Washington DC.
• Fondo del Sol, Group Exhibit , Washington DC.
• International Visions the Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Washington DC.
• 2001
• Solo Exhibition. Vermont College. Montpelier, Vermont
  Martin Luther King Library. Washington D.C.
• 2000
  Artists of the New Millenium. International Group Exhibit. Baltimore, MD..
• Ningaloo Art Exhibit and Sale. Arlington, VA..
• Chile in the USA. Sponsored by Chilean Embassy: American Artist Museum. Washington D.C.
• Faculty Art Show. Torpedo Factory: The Art League. Alexandria, VA..
• 1999
  Exposicion del Millenio, Martin Luther King Library, Wash. D.C. Group Exhibit.
• Latino Artists in the Community, Montgomery County, MD. Group Exhibit.
• Open Studio w/ Carlos Mendez. Fairfax, Virginia.
  Por El Amor a Los Ninos, Pan American Health Org., Wash. D.C. Group Exhibit/Auction.
• National Conference of Latino Lawyers, Baltimore, MD. Group Exhibit.
• Teatro Gala, Voces Andinas. Washington D.C. Solo Exhibit.
• Nuestra America, Martin Luther King, Washington D.C. Group Exhibit.
• Art-O-Matic, Manhattan Laundry Project: Washington D.C. Group Exhibit.
• Showcase Artists: Latin America, Orlando, Florida. Solo Exhibit.

ADDITIONAL WORKS:
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