Born and raised in Guatemala to an American father and an Italian mother, Oliver developed an extensive world-view that stretched far beyond the confines of his small nation. Outside he spoke Spanish, went to a local school, and experienced the life of a Guatemalan youth. Inside his parents raised and educated him in the fashion of their own homelands, speaking both English and Italian simultaneously. Therefore, before long Guatemala felt small and crowded compared to the promise of the vast world that opened up to him.

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  Leaving home at the age of 19, Oliver spent the next decade abroad, specifically Italy and the United States where he developed a stronger understanding of his unorthodox heritage. Nevertheless, Guatemala would always beckon him home and one way or another he never goes too long without going back. Currently the artist is living and working in Berlin, a noted art capital, where he hopes to bring Guatemala's artistic voice to this prominent international stage.