26:. Her work advocates for the equality and dignity of the oppressed and misused, including Native Americans, women, and the environment. She is most known for her female native figures pieces, combining her scientific education and creative talents to create abstract yet accurate body portraits. O'Leary's latest work was a collage series advocating for the poor environmental state of Oregon's
66:(MA, MFA, PhD), O’Leary never had institutional training in the fine arts. She nevertheless managed to intertwine her artistic passions into her scholarly studies. While a nurse, she became a medical artist, drawing what she observed in surgeries and creating technology to improve the procedures. She also conducted environmental research on Oregon's
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O’Leary's style borders on the abstract yet keeps to the proportionate makeup of her subjects, combining her scientific and artistic techniques. O'Leary periodically studied under famed Bacone
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influenced her art's modernist flair. O’Leary took these influences and combined them with her personal style, allowing her own cultural heritage to be presented. She is best known for her figure studies of Native
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developed her artistic craft and style, learning to be thrifty and resourceful with what was available. These experiences were the base to her later artistic career, being recognized internationally for her weaving, quilting, lithography, printmaking and tapestry art.
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Congress accepted her proposal and her collage series became its own exhibit at the Oregon Coast
Aquarium in 2005. The project was conducted in the ancient Japanese printing technique called
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O’Leary's work has been displayed internationally in public galleries as well as private collections. Her pieces have been included in collections throughout the United States including the
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non-traditional style. Her work advocates for the equality and dignity of the oppressed and misused, including Native
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