B. 1997 in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Currently living/working in Los Angeles, California and Upstate New York

Management/Representation

Other Peoples Children, Los Angeles

Adolescent Content, Los Angeles 

Art in Res, New York

Rise Art, London

Solo Shows

2020 The Body is the Heaviest Burden, Oliver Center, Oakland CA

2020 The Body is the Heaviest Burden/Rene Ricard, BOOK/SHOP, Oakland CA

Online Shows

2020 BFA show, Serving The People

2020 The Body is the Heaviest Burden, California College of the Arts

2020 The Body is the Heaviest Burden, Arts Thread

Group Shows

2022 RISE, Algorithm, Los Angeles, CA

2022 Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA

2020 Expired, Good Mother Gallery, Oakland CA

2019 Fissure, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco CA

2019 Disquiet Bodies, SF Camerawork, San Francisco CA

2019 Frame, The Midway Gallery, San Francisco CA

2019 9 to 5, Test Strip Gallery, Oakland CA

2019 To Trace a Line, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland CA

2019 All-College Honors awards exhibition, Oakland CA

2019 Here now, Gone, Art in General, Brooklyn NY

2019 Museum of Play, Oliver Center, Oakland CA

2019 Mirrors and Windows Test Strip Gallery, Oakland CA

2019 Brass Tacks, HIT Gallery, San Francisco CA 

2019 Bootleg, Meyer Library, Oakland CA

2018 NASAD Exhibition, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland CA

2014 Photography as Fine Art at Renaissance Academy lecture, Charlottesville VA

2014 Holiday Auction at Renaissance Academy Gallery, Charlottesville VA

2014 Emerging Artists McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville VA

Awards/Accolades

2020 College Honors Award, California College of the Arts

2019 All-College Honors 2D award, California College of the Arts 

2017-19 Faculty honors photography award, California College of the Arts 

2017 President’s Honors Artist’s Scholarship award, University of Miami 

2015-16 President’s GPA Honor award, Santa Fe University of art + design 

2015 ‘Emerging talent’ photography award, Santa Fe University of Art + Design

2014 “Photography, Social Media & Global Activism” Award by LOOK3 via Nat Geo 

Education

2020, BFA – Photography (high distinction), California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2017, BA – Photojournalism, Santa Fe University of Art + Design, Santa Fe, NM

Associate & Creative Work

2022 Lisson Gallery 

2021 Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles

2021, Curator iONi / Exhibit B

2019-2020 Creative Associate, BOOK/SHOP, Partners & Spade

2019 Gallery Archival Intern, Fraenkel Gallery

2019 Gallery Administrative Intern, San Francisco Camerawork

2016-2017 Assistant Creative Director, Beals & Co Showroom

2016-2017 Santa Fe Exports art and events photographer 

2016-2017 Head of Marketing and Social Media, Santa Fe Exports

Articles/Links

https://shoutoutla.com/meet-piper-olivas-photographer-creative-consultant/

https://portal.cca.edu/showcase/2020/gallery/piper/

https://www.artsthread.com/profile/piperolivas/

https://www.riseart.com/artist/113316/piper-olivas

https://www.bookitsoftware.com/opc/?ref=M_1_f389f7_67571

https://stp.world/collections/bfa-show-2020/products/metamorphosis-2019