Lucie Olivia is a Los Angeles-based mixed media artist whose work combines acrylic paint with intricately hand-stitched self-portraits. Over the past seven years, she has developed a distinctive visual language that brings depth, texture, and a tactile richness to each piece—artworks that quite literally invite touch and engagement.
A self-taught artist with roots in fiber arts, Olivia's creative journey transformed after moving to Los Angeles at 21. What began as a personal project—an oversized embroidery piece for her apartment wall—quickly evolved into a deeper exploration of color, texture, and the merging of materials. This pivotal moment sparked the development of her signature technique that bridges traditional craft and contemporary fine art.
Olivia's practice is grounded in themes of self-exploration, radical self-love, and reclaiming the female gaze. Working from a deeply personal place, she creates bold, textural works that invite viewers—particularly women—to see themselves, their power, and their bodies reflected in her art. Her distinctive use of embroidery thread on painted canvas creates psychedelic and abstract figures that challenge conventional representations of the female form.
Through her unique combination of traditional 'women's work' (embroidery) and contemporary painting, Olivia creates a visual language that is simultaneously familiar and revolutionary. Her work has been featured in exhibitions throughout Los Angeles, with collectors appreciating both the visual impact and the conceptual depth of her artistic approach.
Olivia lives and works in Los Angeles, where she continues to push boundaries in her exploration of texture, color, and feminine identity.