Marija Olšauskaitė's mother, Rita Olšauskienė, studied and specialized in scenography from the Vilnius Academy of Arts in Lithuania. Olšauskienė's work as a painter stands out as a result of her extraordinary sensitivity, unfettered use of color, and delicacy in the selection of themes she chooses to paint. Olšauskienė's work is often exhibtied alongside her daughter, Marija Olšauskaitė, acting as a grounding element to her solo exhibitions.