Olivia Genereaux(she/her)
Olivia Janna Genereaux received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1986, and her MFA from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in 2014. She founded and directed the nonprofit Upper Valley Presents where she designed and programmed her own arts education curriculum, “The Art of Play.” She opened Gate Street Gallery in White River Junction, Vermont, in 2024.
Artist Statement
Derived from idyllic White Mountains, rivers and rural architecture, my home nestled in the Granite State is the bedrock of my work. I witness the herd of deer that frequent my yard, the trace of rabbits, foxes and woodchucks. Birdsong awakens the gardens in the spring. The single streetlight illuminates a sliver of my neighborhood, when the moon sleeps. My painterly compositions capture movement, unconscious of time. Each piece embraces the essence of the land I traverse to reveal an aspect of the natural order of my surroundings. My art provides a respite, an opportunity unfolding over time to engage and discover magic.