Jermaine Ollivierre

Jermaine Ollivierre was born and raised in West Philadelphia. He survived the 1985 MOVE bombing, which significantly impacted his upbringing and art practice. Ollivierre earned his AFA at DCCC in 2013 and received his BFA in Sculpture at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in 2021. He recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, known for its top-ranked Graduate Sculpture program in the country, with an MFA degree in Sculpture and Extended Media.Ollivierre’s work centers on those who have been misunderstood and rejected by society. He addresses the complex American landscape, depicting both beautiful and deplorable moments intertwined in society. Through his work, Ollivierre creates opportunities for dialogue using his experience in urban, rural, and suburban environments as source material to dissolve inflexible viewpoints.His work has been exhibited at various prestigious galleries and institutions, including the 1708 Gallery in Richmond, VA, The Anderson Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University, The Automat Collective, The Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery, The Art Gallery at Delaware County Community College, The Mural Arts Gallery, The Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia’s City Hall Art Exhibition, and The Da Vinci Art Alliance. His work has also been featured in publications and interviews such as The Artblog, DCCC’s Ignite Magazine 2022-23 issue, WHYY, Queens Tribune, Call and Response Journal, DCCC’s The Communitarian, and The Tab. Jermaine Ollivierre currently lives and works in Pennsylvania, where he serves as a faculty member in the Art Foundation program at Delaware County Community College.