Olivia Weise is native to the Washington D.C. area and holds a degree in Photography & Digital Media from Northern Virginia Community College, where she worked as a photography lab monitor and teaching assistant during her time there. Community arts education has been a priority for her ever since. She has over 10 years of experience working with artists in the roles of print production and studio management, and is a resident artist at Red Dirt Studio in Mt. Rainier, MD.