Sept 17 – Oct 23, 2026

Bookstein Projects
39 East 78th Street
Suite 402
New York City
212-750-0949

Monday – Friday 11am – 6pm

Statement Olive Ayhens
My work is much involved with my love of the paint itself–with layering it, with exploring color relationships, building contrasting textures, etc. all this is striving for a sensual visual beauty. I have fun with personification as well as improbabilities of scale. My work is heavily influenced by nature and natural and human made environments.

“In Ayhens work she continues to draw inspiration from place and her travels, including a recent residency in New Orleans, and Virginia. Swamp creatures, antebellum architecture, and indigenous tribal native Americans who wear beaded costumes which they created make their way into invented landscapes saturated with color.”
Joseph Bunge, director of the gallery

Selected Works Click to enlarge

Olive Ayens SAINT JOSEPH INDIANS

Olive Ayens SPOKY

Olive Ayhens ITALIA BROOKLYN

Olive Ayhens CITY MOVES IN