April 2025— “Karyn Olivier’s Elusive Art Bears Witness to Hidden Histories” Karyn Olivier’s work can often read as elusive. An expansive artist whose practice floats across various mediums, her works take many forms: a white column that rests on a historical table, a set of 15 stacked orange construction barriers, heaps of found clothing or fishing nets, an aesthetically pleasing piece of driftwood resting atop sheets of steel, photographs that are partially obscured by asphalt. They typically come off as quiet or deceptively straightforward, slowly unfolding to reveal their nuances.”