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In the Studio: Olive Ayhens

Olive Ayhens is a visual artist based in New York and was a Spring 2023 Artist-in-Residence at the Joan Mitchell Center. This interview was filmed at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, April 2023. Learn more about her work at oliveayhens.com.

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