Olivia Hicks (b1971, Kent, UK) is a London based visual artist, lecturer in Fine Art, art educator, mother to two daughters and curator of the Rented by the hour art exhibitions. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in Fine Art Printmaking in 2010 she has appeared in numerous exhibitions including The Derwent Art Prize, The Mann group drawing show, The Cob gallery and The RWA where she won The institute of Directors prize. She has also lectured at The Ruskin School of Art and The Croydon School of Art. Her practice and research is focused on the relationships between drawing, painting, sculpture, collage and print and often draws from architectural theory and the natural world to explore the permeabilities between the body, complex emotional states and architectural and transient spaces. Motherhood and art has been quite a journey for me bringing up two children as a single parent in London since graduating from my masters in 2010