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Collaborative community artmaking
Ascent/Dissent: Flags for Peace
(In)Visible Textile LaborOngoing study and performance of textile crop cultivation and labor, including flaxâ€“u003elinen and multiple species of indigoâ€“u003edye and resist embroidery.
States of Emergenc(y)e
(Un)spoken Family HistoriesTranslating family legend and myth, oral histories, written and photographic documents into textiles
Native/Immigrant City
Breaking the Glass CeilingGlass and fiber have numerous connotations. Here, I bend, twist and recontextualize words we commonly associate with glass (breakable, transparent, clear, fragile, delicate) and fiber (domestic, spinsterish, traditional, conservative, quaint, womenâ€™s work) to show how those same words reveal our assumptions about each other based on race, age, ethnicity, country of origin, native language.
Selfies and Latergrams
Were I So Besotted
- The Brooklyn Love Exchange
Post-its/Tweets
Reach Out and Touch Me: Selfies and Ussies
FiberGraf
Custom embroideries
CurationIn addition to being a practicing visual artist, Iviva has curated exhibits of work by professional artists and student artists since 2014.

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GoldHens

GoldHens. 2024. FiberGraf (Iviva Olenick and HENS). Paint marker on paper (mailer) with embroidery and fabric dyed with goldenrod. 6 x 11 inches. Pin It

December 27, 2024
Purple Midnight Hens

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May 24, 2022
FiberHens

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February 9, 2022
Aerial View, Cloud City

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March 31, 2012
HenZ

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March 30, 2012
Blending Mode

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January 4, 2010
Hens with French Knots

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February 10, 2009
Hens-Push

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August 10, 2008

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