Expositions and Awards

Over the past years Olga's work has been exhibited at the galleries, art fairs and expos in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the Hague as well as in Berlin, Rome, Moscow, London, Barcelona, Budapest, Kyoto, and various locations across the US: from New York and New Orleans to Vermont and Texas. She has also obtained a number of international photography awards and nominations.

In her children and family photography assignments Olga keeps her artistic eye open and thinks in terms of co-creation. Each real life photo session is inspired by clients, carried out with respect to your personality and authenticity of your story.

Exhibitions

2024 – The Hidden Source (new edition). Sehnsucht group exposition. Pulchri Studio, The Hague, 23 March - 16 April 2024

2023 – De Verborgen Bron, Haagse Kunstkring art association. Sehnsucht group exposition in collaboration with the Literature division (Poetry) of the Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, November- December 2023

2022 – Belle Époque, Haagse Kunstkring art association. Sehnsucht group exposition in collaboration with the Literature division (Poetry) of the Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, February 2022

2021 – Sehnsucht group exposition, Rhoon Castle, Rhoon, September 2021

2021 – Existentia, MUZEON Park of Arts, Gorky Park. Open air group exposition. Moscow, 18 January – 18 February 2021

2020 – Nomads of Sehnsucht, Galerie Regio Art Rijnmond. Spijkenisse, 31 October 2020 – 15 December 2020

2020 – Mirrors and Reflections, LoosenArt group exhibition, Millepiani exhibition space, Rome

2019 – Wonderland, Outdoor exhibition in the baroque gardens of castle AssumburgHeemskerk, the Netherlands. 27 April - 27 October 2019

2019 – The Game, LoosenArt group exhibition, Millepiani exhibition space, Rome, Italy

2019 – Sehnsucht group, Gallery Crawl, Rotterdam

2019 – 12th Pollux Awards and 12th Julia M. Cameron Award, Gallery Valid Foto, Barcelona, Spain

2018 –  Winterreise, Galerie Sehnsucht, the Netherlands

2018 – Wunderkammer, Galerie Sehnsucht, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2017 – Franco Crimean Republican Scientific Library, Exposition ‘Winners of MIFA & IPA 2016’. Simferopol, Crimea

2016 – Novorossiysk Historical Museum Exhibition Hall, Photovisa International Festival of Photography. Novorossiysk, Russia

2016 – The 4th Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography, Berlin, Germany

2016 – Na Kashirke Gallery, Expositie ‘Winners of MIFA 2016', Moscow, Russia

2016 – Parallax Art Fair, London, UK

2016 – Summer Expo, EUR, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2015 – Portals, solo exposition. Sophie Maree Gallery, The Hague, the Netherlands

2015 – Annual Dutch Art Fair (ADAF), Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2015 – Still, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas, USA

2015 – Motion, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

2015 – Portraits 2014, New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, USA

2015 – Chronograph, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., Vermont, USA

2015 – Hilton, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2014 – Masquerade, New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, USA

2014 – Impact, Centennial Art Expo, EUR, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2014 – Landscape: Looking at Photography. Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA

2014 – Love, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., Vermont, USA

2014 – Five Elements, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., Vermont, USA

2014 – 71 Percent, online group exhibition, Linus Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

2014 – Expressions: Contemporary Portraiture, The Kiernan Gallery, online annex, 
Lexington, Virginia, USA

2014 – Grayscale, Black Box Gallery, Portland, online annex, Oregon, USA

2014 – Things with Wings, PhotoPlace Gallery, online annex,
 Middlebury, Vermont, USA

2014 – Portraiture: Through the Lens, Black Box Gallery, online annex, Portland, Oregon, USA

2014 – Figures | Contexts, PhotoPlace Gallery, online annex, Middlebury, Vermont, USA

2013 – Transformations, PhotoPlace Gallery, online annex, Middlebury, Vermont, USA

 

Awards

2019 – International Color Awards. Nomination in professional category for Wildlife

2018 – 12th Pollux Awards. Honorable Mention in professional division for Abstract category. Selected by the curators to participate in an exposition in Barcelona in May 2019

2018 – 13th Annual Black and White Spider Awards. Nomination in professional division for Children of the World 

2018 – International Color Awards. Nomination in professional category for Still Life

2017 – Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3), Honourable Mention for the "Passion Tulips" (Tulipomania) series, Fine Art, professional category

2017 – International Photo Awards (IPA) 2017, Lucie Foundation. Honourable mention for the "Passion Tulips" (Tulipomania) series, Fine Art, Still Life, professional category

2017 – 12th Annual Black and White Spider Awards. Nomination in professional division for Still Life 

2017 – Fine Art Photography Awards 2017 (FAPA), Portraits, professional category for the “Mirror Twins” series. Nominee

2017 – Monochrome Photography Awards 2016. Two Honourable mentions in Portraits and Conceptual, professional category

2017 – International Color Awards. Honourable mention in Abstract, professional category

2016 – Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) 2016, 1st place winner in Fine Art, Still life, 2nd place winner overall Fine Art category; professional division; Moscow

2016 – International Photo Awards (IPA) 2016, Lucie Foundation. Honourable mention in Fine Art, Portraits, professional category

2016 – 11th Annual Black and White Spider Awards. Three nominations in professional division for Fine Art and Archtecture categories

2016 – Child Photo Competition, In Between. Finalist

2015 – AXA Art Talent Award (the first prize), Annual Dutch Art Fair (ADAF) 2015, Amsterdam

2015 – Master Printer's Award, Hariban Award 2015. Benrido Collotype Atelier, Kyoto, Japan

2015 – Fine Art Photography Awards 2015/2016 (FAPA), two Fine Art Honorable mentions in the professional category for the “Portals” and the “Florals” series

2015 – The 7th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. Nomination in the Fine Art category. Selected for The 4th Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography in Berlin 2016

2015 – The Charles Dodgson Black and White Award, Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. Nominee

2015 – 10th Annual Black and White Spider Awards. Nomination in professional division for Fine Art category

2015 – New York Center for Photographic Art, Portraits 2014. Juror’s Selection and Honorable Mention. New York, USA. 

2015 – LensCulture Portfolio, invitation-only

2014 – 9th Annual Black and White Spider Awards. Six nominations in professional division for Fine Art, Abstract, Still Life and Wild Life categories

2014 – Zebra Awards 2014, Black and White Photographer of the year, TZIPAC. Silver winner and finalist in the Fine Art category, professional division

2014 – Honorable Mention, Love, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., Vermont, USA

2014 – Photography Award, Impact, Centennial Art Expo, EUR, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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