Scott Oliver: Marker Essay
This Side of Oblivion: Reflections on Marker
by Scott Oliver
Click here to read the essay. In conjunction with the Marker exhibition, CCAI commissioned Scott Oliver to write an essay on Barbara Holmes residency and exhibition. For essay research, Scott traveled to northern Nevada to visit Virginia City, the Sierra, and to watch Ms. Holmes’ art making processes.
Scott Oliver co-founded Shotgun Review, an online source for reviews of Bay Area contemporary art, with curator Joseph del Pesco. He was a frequent contributor to Shotgun Review and has written essays and conducted interviews for The Present Group, Southern Exposure, and Art Practical. Oliver holds a BFA in Graphic Design and an MFA in Wood/Furniture from California College of the Arts. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions at venues throughout the Bay Area and nationally. Mr. Oliver lives in Fort Bragg, California.