About the Artist

Sushila Oliphant draws her inspiration from inner traditions from her spiritual teachers. She grew up in Hampden Highlands, Maine. She, David and Penny, her brother and sister, were taught to draw and paint by their Grandmother during the harsh winter months. Her Grandmother, Dorothy Chadeayne, was a graduate from Pratt Art Institute and a professional artist whose work was shown throughout New England and Florida. Sushila was further inspired by her travels to Canada, Arizona, Colorado, Florida as well as throughout the Yucatan, Chiapas in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.

Sushila spent several years in an ashram studying Vedantic Yoga philosophy under Swami Jyotirmayananda. She designed that website, plus his two other websites:  YogaResearchFoundation.shop and IntegralYogaCenter.com. helped illustrate and design his books, helped create a digital monthly magazine “The Yoga Guide.” Sushila gradually learned graphic design while working on his publications. Her art became meditative, a tool for higher consciousness – the painter and the painting merge. Each piece of art that she creates leaves its mark on the viewer of serenity and spiritual sensitivity.

The artist works in pen and ink, pastels, colored pencils, graphite, watercolor, collages, acrylics on found wood and also does photography and digital photography with Photoshop. Nature and spiritual themes are her favorite subjects. Sushila has developed her own line of Native American, Mayan and Yoga themed T-Shirts, tank-tops, yoga pants, meditation pillows and more from her artwork and formed Apparel for the Spirit. Not only is each piece a work of art, but inspirational as well, with messages and sacred symbols honoring the spiritual side of those cultures and raising awareness.

Ms. Oliphant has won several awards for her work in various art shows in Maine, Colorado, Florida, Merida, Mexico and other international venues. She served on the Board of the Institute of Maya Studies at the Museum of Science in Miami for over six years, designed their monthly newsletter, event posters and other marketing material.

Sushila resides and has her studio lakeside in “The Hammocks” in Miami, Florida. Her son, Joshua Che Noland, is also a very talented gourmet cook, artist and restaurant interior designer and manager. Joshua is a very helpful art critic, too.

Make an appointment to see her work – many pieces are available for sale. Her work is also available in prints.

Check out her extensive online spiritually-inspired clothing store created with her original art:
https://apparelforthespirit.com