Applying layers of ink washes on glossy and sometimes translucent paper, Amie Oliver creates compositions conveying movement, time and earthly elements. She allows her marks to be affected by the humidity and looseness of her hand on water-resistant paper, where ink can flow or disappear.

Amie Oliver received her BA from Mississippi State University and MFA from Bowling Green State University. She completed post grad course work at Tyler School of Art of Temple University and at the Visual Studies Workshop through the State University of New York, where she studied with acclaimed Book Artist Keith Smith. Oliver previously taught in VCUarts’ MIS Degree and Studio Arts Foundation Program and served as Associate Professor at Longwood College and Mississippi State University. She is currently a teacher at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and serves on the Board of Directors of 1708 Gallery. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Try-Me Collection, Capital One, the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University, all, Richmond, VA; the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Washington, D.C.; and the Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany, to name a few.

Elizabeth Gilfilen paints airy and delightfully rough abstract oil paintings. She embraces a sense of frenzy in her strokes, amplified by loose waves of pigment colliding with tighter line markings. From the lines emerge abstractions of figures, trees, and unknown forms. Her compositions are at once volatile, sophisticated, and atmospheric. Gilfilen earned her BFA from College of D.A.A.P. at University of Cincinnati, and MFA from VCUarts (1997, 2001). She has mounted solo exhibitions across the east coast as well as an international show in Brisbane, Australia (2018). She currently resides and works in Brooklyn, NY.