@mairobi_fotoperiodista

Installation What still blooms / lo que aun florece, 2026, Centro Leon, Dominican Republic


"My artistic practice investigates how everyday materials preserve memory and how through processes of transformation they can become living structures of care, transmission and permanence. I work with paper, textiles, metal, and recovered elements to build installations and objects that dialogue with the Caribbean landscape, the fragility of the organic, and the ways in which a community sustains life in a silent way."

America Olivo




"My artistic practice investigates how everyday materials preserve memory and how through processes of transformation they can become living structures of care, transmission and permanence. I work with paper, textiles, metal, and recovered elements to build installations and objects that dialogue with the Caribbean landscape, the fragility of the organic, and the ways in which a community sustains life in a silent way."

America Olivo



América Olivo (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1975) is a visual artist based in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Her practice investigates the relationships between memory, care, territory, and materiality through installation, sculpture, and object-based work.

Grounded in processes of observation, collecting, and experimentation, she works with paper, textiles, metal, fibers, and other everyday materials to construct structures that evoke organic systems and landscapes in transformation. Her work explores the capacity of matter to preserve traces, activate memory, and generate spatial experiences in which the intimate and the collective come into dialogue.

The Caribbean is a fundamental axis of her research. Without resorting to literal representation, she incorporates natural rhythms, vegetal architectures, and references to the island landscape to reflect on the ways in which relationships, knowledge, and care are transmitted across generations. Her work proposes a perspective in which fragility and resilience coexist, understanding transformation as a permanent condition of the human experience.


Olivo studied Fine Arts and Illustration at the Altos de Chavón School of Design and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, USA. In 2023, she completed the postgraduate diploma Caribbean Art: Critical Approaches at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.


Her solo exhibitions include Intrínsecos (Centro Cultural de España, Santo Domingo, 1999), Skin Deep (NovoCentro, Santo Domingo, 2013), Mi Piel (2014), and Los sueños que me trajo el río (The Dreams the River Brought Me) at WAO Galería (2024). She has participated in national and international exhibitions and art fairs, including Roots & Rebirth (Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, New York, 2025), MECA Art Fair (2024), FIACI (2024), and the 29th Eduardo León Jimenes Art Competition (2026), where she presented the installation What Still Blooms (Lo que aún florece).


In 2014, she received the Critics’ Award for Best Solo Exhibition from the Dominican Association of Art Critics (ADCA/AICA) for Skin Deep. In 2023, she was awarded the Equality Prize at the 30th National Biennial of Visual Arts for her work El Dije, historias entrelazadas (The Pendant, Interwoven Stories). Her work is held in private collections in the Dominican Republic and abroad, and she has completed commissioned projects for architectural and hospitality spaces.


Olivo is currently developing projects that expand the dialogue between sculpture, installation, and architecture, exploring how materials can construct forms of shared memory and inspire new ways of inhabiting space.






















See My Work

Abstract layered chain-link fence illustration in blue and black tones, showing overlapping mesh patterns on white background.
blue tones photography compositions
Ornate circular mandala pattern submerged underwater with blue ocean light rays filtering from above.
Art gallery displaying blue abstract paintings with mandala motifs and a colorful sculptural installation on white walls.
Intricate dark geometric lace pattern with pink floral design accent on white background.
Black and white geometric pattern collage drawing with an abstract figure emerging from repeating shapes.
Red ornate metal cross wind spinner hanging from a tropical tree in a lush garden setting.
Colorful large-scale art installations hang in a gallery surrounded by scattered plastic bags, as visitors explore the vibrant exhibit.
Woman in white dress stands among colorful swirling abstract art installations with plastic bag sculptures.
Photography of debris and plastic waste floating in turbulent water, highlighting environmental pollution.
Glitter amber silhouette figure running through a decorative floral pattern with silver background.
Colorful woven textile draped over a small wooden stool sitting on dark soil outdoors.
Colorful handmade net craft with knotted multicolored ribbons, displayed against a vibrant embroidered textile background.
Modern art gallery with colorful textile wall installation, white bench, video screens, and minimalist white walls.
Colorful zigzag paper art installation creates dynamic patterns along corridor wall with blurred figure walking past.
Colorful streamers and party decorations hang from a white ceiling in a festive zigzag pattern.
Colorful yellow and red rolled fabric scrolls with gold accents arranged in neat rows at a traditional market.
Towering colorful woven sculpture made from recycled materials displayed in a museum atrium, viewed from below.
Colorful woven textile tower sculpture displayed in a rotunda gallery alongside framed artwork prints on a gray wall.
Colorful cylindrical art installations hanging in a damaged concrete space with city view.
Colorful woven plastic sculptures / columns with debris visible below.
Curved installation of woven plastic rainbow-colored hanging elements creating wave patterns through archway.
Hanging sculptural installation with colorful wavy woven plastic ribbons suspended from gallery ceiling.
A man in black stands among towering colorful spiral sculptures made of vibrant rainbow-hued materials in a gallery.
Spiral sculpture made of natural materials creates a tunnel effect in an outdoor garden setting.
Colorful circular maze-like installation with yellow walls and geometric patterns in an indoor space.
Illuminated circular bead sculpture glowing against dark wall creating dramatic lighting effects.
Large decorative wall sculpture made from colorful woven beads in a circular symmetric pattern.
Close-up of colorful coiled rope art showing intricate woven patterns in pink, yellow, and orange.
Large decorative wall art pieces made from metallic and colorful woven materials in circular patterns.
Collection of woven wall art pieces featuring geometric patterns in vibrant colors and metallic accents.
Colorful woven textile box with circular coaster featuring vibrant concentric patterns and geometric designs.
Two decorative beaded wall hangings with geometric and circular patterns in multicolored designs.
Close-up of circular beaded art piece showing intricate geometric patterns in earth tones and bright colors.
Rainbow-colored beaded disc artwork with fish motif displaying vibrant patterns and detailed craftsmanship.
Pink and multicolored beaded basket with fish design crafted with intricate beadwork.
Circular woven textile art piece with concentric patterns in red and multicolored designs.