Project Onward
Whitney Oliver is a Studio Manager at Project Onward since January 2018, where supervision and support are provided to adult artists with mental and developmental disabilities in a communal art studio setting. Responsibilities include offering artistic guidance, assisting in project execution, and conducting formal critiques for career development. As a Freelance Fine Artist and Muralist since June 2009, Whitney creates customized artworks, ranging from portraits to large-scale murals. Previous experience includes roles as a server at Fountainhead and Roots Pizza, and various positions in the beverage industry, including Brand Ambassador at Radeberger Gruppe USA, where Whitney built relationships with clients and provided high standards of customer service. Whitney holds a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, obtained in 2009.
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Project Onward
Project Onward is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the career development of visual artists with mental and developmental disabilities. Through our studio and gallery, located at the Bridgeport Art Center, Project Onward provides professional opportunities to artists who have exceptional abilities but face challenges ranging from autism to mental illness. Project Onward’s mission: • To provide artists with disabilities the opportunity to create their work in a safe, supportive studio environment, with access to work space, materials, and professional guidance; • To connect artists with disabilities with the arts community and the general public, through the professional exhibition and sale of their work, and through public programs designed to foster audience participation; • To inspire change by using art to promote empathy and reduce the stigma of mental illness and developmental disabilities; to improve the self-image of artists through the social and economic value of their work; and to cultivate new audiences in the art market by increasing awareness of, and demand for, artwork created by people with disabilities.