(34 3/10 × 21 7/10 inches)
Olivia Mae Pendergast is an American contemporary artist, born in 1970, whose intimate portrait paintings explore human dignity, aura, motherhood, childhood, stillness and the quiet radiance of everyday life.
For a fuller introduction to her artistic practice, read Olivia Mae Pendergast’s artist biography.
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SHOWS
2026
- "There is Always Only One Zebra" - Solo Show - One Off Gallery - Nairobi, Kenya
2025
- "The Light That We Are" - Solo Show - One Off Gallery - Nairobi, Kenya
- "Bridge of Culture: African Art through Women’s Eyes" - Ethnological and World Cultures Museum of Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain
- "Juxtaposed" - Group Show - Massillon Museum - Massillon, Ohio, USA
- CBH African Art Collection Exhibit - Rath Museum - Geneva, Switzerland
2024
- Museum of Montserrat - Group Show - Barcelona, Spain
- "Harmony of Humanity" - Solo Show - OOA Gallery - Barcelona, Spain
2022
- Art Madrid - Group Show - Madrid, Spain
- "Aura" - Solo Show - One Off Contemporary Art Gallery - Nairobi, Kenya
2021
- "Origins and Creations" - OOA Gallery - Barcelona, Spain
- "Gallery From Africa: New Paintings by Olivia Pendergast" - JG Fine Art - Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
- OOA Gallery - "3 Female Artists Addicted to Africa" - Artsy Online Show Only
- One Off Contemporary Art Gallery - "Group Show - Small Works" - Nairobi, Kenya
- Vashon Center for the Arts - "Olivia Pendergast" - Solo Show - Washington, USA
2020
- "Emerge" - Solo Show - OOA Gallery - Barcelona, Spain
- "Elders" - Solo Show - Blue Heron Art Gallery - Vashon, Washington, USA
- "Lost in the Crowd" - Duo Show - OOA Gallery - Barcelona, Spain
- "Humanism" - Duo Show - OOA Gallery - Barcelona, Spain
- "Facing Change" - Solo Show - One Off Fine Art Gallery - Nairobi, Kenya
2019
- "Aura" - Solo Show - One Off Fine Art Gallery - Nairobi, Kenya
2018
- "Kindness. L’evidenza Invisible" - Solo Show - Contemporary Museum of Art of Rome - Rome, Italy
- "Gentle" - Solo Show - Tralevolte Gallery - Rome, Italy
- Showcase Gallery of Contemporary Art, currently Mestaria Gallery - Group Show - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2017
- "The Book of the Cat: Cats in Art" - Artwork Featured - Published by Laurence King
- "Nudes" - Group Show - One Off Fine Art Gallery - Nairobi, Kenya
- "Nudes II" - Group Show - One Off Fine Art Gallery - Nairobi, Kenya
- "Kenyan Atmosphere" - Solo Show - One Off Fine Art Gallery - Nairobi, Kenya
2016
- "Home" - Hardware Gallery - Vashon, Washington, USA
2015
- "Portraits of the Middle Way" - Solo Show - Showcase Gallery - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2013
- "Elders" - Group Show - Blue Heron Gallery - Vashon, Washington, USA
- "World of Women" - Solo Show - Hardware Gallery - Vashon, Washington, USA
2012
- "Children of OFK" - Solo Show - Serenade Gallery - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Blue Heron Gallery - Commissioned Artist - Gala Fundraiser - Washington, USA
2011
- "Forgetting Haiti" - Solo Show - Blue Heron Gallery - Washington, USA
- Blue Heron Gallery - Group Show - Washington, USA
2010
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts - Gala Invitational Group Show - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- "African Violet" - Solo Show - Salt Lake City Library Gallery - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- "Our Father's Kitchen" - Solo Show - Art Access Gallery - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2009
- Thomas Gilcrease Museum Invitational - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University - Solo Show - Boone, North Carolina, USA
2008
- Utah Museum of Fine Arts - Monet to Picasso Gala - Group Show - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- "View of Malawi" - Solo Show - Phoenix Fine Art Gallery - Park City, Utah, USA
- "Paintings of Malawi" - Solo Show - Four Seasons - Lilongwe, Malawi
2007
- "Art of Life" - Group Show - UVSC Woodbury Museum Invitational - Provo, Utah, USA
- Thomas Gilcrease Museum Invitational - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- "Lyrical Nature" - Utah Symphony Featured Artist Show - Phoenix Gallery - Park City, Utah, USA
- "Women's Contour" - Group Show - Art Access Gallery - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Invitational "Plates" Show - Art Access Gallery - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2006
- "Terrain" - Landscape Show - Patrick Moore Gallery - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- "Gentle Men" - Solo Show - Phoenix Gallery - Park City, Utah, USA
- Spring Salon Group Show - Springville Art Museum - Springville, Utah, USA
- Art Access Annual - Invitational Group Show - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- "Family Experience" - Group Show - Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University - Tallahassee, Florida, USA
- Women's Art Center - Solo Show - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2005
- Juried Solo Show - Art Access Gallery - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2004
- Women's Art Center - Group Show - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- American Association of University Women - Utah Women Artists Exhibition - Utah, USA
- Thomas Gilcrease Museum Invitational - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Women's Show - UVSC Woodbury Museum - Provo, Utah, USA
- Provo Art Festival - Group Show - Provo, Utah, USA
- Artspace Forum Gallery - Solo Show - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Best and Brightest Scottsdale Artists’ School Alumni Juried Show - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
2003
- Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery - Group Show - Annapolis, Maryland, USA
- 35x35 Art Space Forum - Group Show - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Thomas Gilcrease Museum Invitational Competition - Juried Show - Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Old Town Gallery - Featured Artist Show - Park City, Utah, USA
- Chroma Gallery - Group Show - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- "Faces V" - Period Gallery Juried Show - Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Portraiture Show - Loge Gallery - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2002
- Old Towne Gallery - Featured Artist Solo Show - Park City, Utah, USA
- Best and Brightest Scottsdale Artists’ School Show - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- "Faces V" - Juried Show - Period Art Gallery - Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2000
- "Colors of Sainte Terre" Show - Park City, Utah, USA
1999
- Kimball Art Center - Group Show - Park City, Utah, USA
AWARDS
2007
- City Weekly - Best Painter in Utah, USA
2006
- Springville Museum of Art Spring Salon - Third Place - Springville, Utah, USA
2004
- American Association of University Women - Utah Women Artist Exhibition - Best of Show
- UVSC Woodbury Museum - Women’s Show - First Place and Honorable Mention
2002
- Scottsdale Artists’ School - Full Merit Scholarship - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- "Art of the Parks" Competition - Top Two Hundred Show - Jackson, Wyoming, USA
2000
- Vermont Studio Center - Merit Scholarship - Johnson, Vermont, USA
1999
- Kimball Art Center - Honorable Mention Award - Park City, Utah, USA
Collections
- President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya - Permanent Collection
- Art Access Gallery - Permanent Collection
- Salt Lake County - Permanent Art Collection
- Park City Mountain Resort
- Juniper Sky Gallery - Permanent Collection
PRESS
- Business Daily - 2025 - The Light That We Are
- in Nairobi - 2025 - The Light That We Are: An Exhibition by Olivia Pendergast
- Polo Lifestyles Magazine - February 2022 - Critique by Raphael Dapaah - Polo Lifestyles, February 2022
- Olivia Pendergast - Video - https://vimeo.com/300443366
- Business Daily - 01-02-2019 - Painting Ordinary People with Extraordinary Glows
- 15 Bytes - 08/2008 - From a Warm Heart
- Concert Program Magazine - 07/2007 - Featured Artist Utah Symphony and Opera
- Salt Lake Magazine - 09/2006 - "Artists to Watch"
- South West Art Magazine - 02/2005 - "Start Your Collection"
- 15 Bytes - 07/2005 - Contemporary Native American Show Review
- 15 Bytes - 03/2003 - From a Warm Heart: Olivia Mae Pendergast at Phoenix Gallery
- Park Record - "Behind the Mask"
