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Olivia Baldwin

  • Adjunct Lecturer
Academic Division: Arts & Humanities
Olivia Baldwin (b. Boston) is a visual artist whose practice interweaves painting, drawing, and sculpture. Baldwin received her MFA in Studio Art from the University of Connecticut, and her BFA in painting and BA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work has appeared in exhibitions in national and international venues, including Badr El Jundi (Madrid, Spain), Collar Works (Troy, NY), Goodyear Arts (Charlotte, NC), A.I.R. Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), White Columns (New York, NY), Boston University (Boston, MA), Miami University (Oxford, OH), and Jane Lombard Gallery (New York, NY). Residencies, fellowships, and grants from Assets for Artists (MASS MoCA), Ox-Bow, Vermont Studio Center, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the University of Connecticut, and others have supported Baldwin in her research and creative work. Baldwin organizes and curates exhibitions for Brandeis University's Kniznick Gallery and has previously taught studio art at the University of Connecticut, Stonehill College, the Community College of Rhode Island, and Connecticut College. She joined Babson College in 2021.

Academic Degrees

  • MFA, University of Connecticut
  • BA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • BFA, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Academic Interest / Expertise

Materiality, the expanded field of painting, and the intersection of painting and poetry.

Courses

  • Degree Courses 2025

    • ART 1175 BEGIN PAINTING ACRYLIC
    • ART 1172 INTRO TO SCULPTURE
    • ART 1171 MIXED MEDIA DRAWING
  • Degree Courses 2024

    • ART 1175 BEGIN PAINTING WATERCOLOR ACRYLIC
    • ART 1172 INTRO TO SCULPTURE
    • ART 1171 MIXED MEDIA DRAWING