Neva Bergemann (1968, Milwaukee) resides in Greece, where she has been the lead instructor for the Visual Arts Department at the Hellenic International Studies in the Arts (HISA) since 2010. The artist also founded Artists on the Move, a program that combines the visual arts—working with a variety of media, both en plein air and in the studio—with an exploration of the rich traditions expressed in the architecture, landscape, and cultural life of the Greek islands.

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Fascinated by the landscapes of Greece, her adopted homeland, the artist is inspired by an element deeply rooted in Mediterranean culture: the olive tree. This tree embodies both visual presence and symbolic meaning: its forms, shaped by strong winds or torn by severe pruning, are the product of the civilizations of our past, whose echoes still resonate in our consciousness. Emphasizing a vigorous and resilient nature, the olive trees rise on paper as stoic and strong, yet imbued with grace and vitality, nourished as they are by air, earth, and sun.
Although solitary in appearance, a sense of community among them emerges when they are shown together.