About me

“Science and art were always tightly connected throughout history as seen with the discovery of the atom giving birth to the Baroque period, the industrial revolution making Modernism possible, and so on. Art is always a reflection of life. I admire how everything is beautifully connected in the universe and through my works I share this love and curiosity with others. I deeply believe that humanity needs to learn to have more compassion to go through crises. Living mindfully and with love towards the world around us can make a big positive impact on the way our history goes”

Olga Lo is a traditional and digital artist who creates artworks about the harmony of natural and artificial worlds, the beauty of both, and the importance of their balance in coexistence.

She participated in many solo and group exhibitions around the globe, including Canada, Italy, France, Hungary, the UK, Russia, and others. She also represents Hungary at the biggest watercolor festival in Fabriano, Italy (2020, 2021, 2022), won a Monte Dei Fiori Prize (2018) “UN SEUL GRAIN DE RIZ” at the METANOIA Gallery, Paris, France, and has been featured in art magazines in Hungary and Russia.

Each of Olga Lo’s solo exhibitions has been dedicated to various research that she performed in her favorite art media – watercolor. “UnTraditional” (2019) explored the topic of anaglyph technology with traditional watercolor pigments and the wide possibilities of this method in showing a philosophical context of the artwork. “Familiar fruit of unfamiliar plants” (2015) at the Museum of Spices, showcased Olga’s admiration of nature and intention to build more connections in society between the products that people see on the shelves of supermarkets and their natural origin.

Born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Olga Lo now lives and works in Budapest, Hungary. Lo received her MFA degree from the State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation (2012). Now she is also a fine arts teacher at her own art studio in Budapest.

Olga’s works are a part of private collections in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, France, Finland, Germany, Norway, UK, Italy, Serbia, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Israel, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023

  • “Budapest with LOve”, The Red Door Gallery, Hungary, Budapest

2019

  • Solo pop-up show at Menta Terasz, Hungary, Budapest
  • “UnTraditional”, József Attila Theater, Hungary, Budapest
  • Botanical illustration, giclee prints exhibition at Fabric coffee shop and art studio, Hungary, Budapest

2018

  • “Living Color”,  Russian Cultural Center, Hungary, Budapest

2015

  • “Familiar fruit of unfamiliar plants”, Museum of Spices, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • “Colour of Life”, Miroedova Artplace, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

  • “Arctic Infrascapes”, University of Vienna, Austria, Vienna

2021

  • “Fabriano in Acquarello”, Bologna City Center, Italy, Fabriano

2020

“Fabriano in Acquarello”, Bologna City Center, Italy, Fabriano

2019

  • Festival d’Art sacré de Senlis, Senlis, France

2018  

  • Urban Sketchers Budapest Kiállítás at the Óbudai Kulturális, Turisztikai és Információs Pont , Budapest, Hungary
  • “UN SEUL GRAIN DE RIZ” at the METANOIA Gallery, Paris, France WON Monte Dei Fiori Prize
  • Parizsi gallery, Urban sketchers Budapest exhibition, Budapest, Hungary

2017  

  • Colour your mind, Mira!, Budapest, Hungary
  • Urban Sketchers Budapest “Csoport Kiállítás” at the Székely Lakásgalériá, Budapest, Hungary
  • “UN SEUL GRAIN DE RIZ” at the METANOIA Gallery, Paris, France

2016

  • OVER THE TOP ART AUCTION, MAWA, Winnipeg, Canada.

2015

  • Wake up Day, ETAGI Loft Project, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • It’s time to draw, Ziferburg, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • Boomfest comics festival, Centre for Art and Music of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Library, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • Wake up Day, SKOROHOD Loft Project, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • Women & Wine, Art Bar Tonet, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.

2014

  • Freedom. Goal. Origin, Smolny Palace, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • Posters for Shortfilms Festival, LENDOK, Saint-Pesersburg, Russian Federation.
  • Art with a Degree, Bar Grey’s, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • What’s at the Bottom of a Bottle?, Art Bar Tonet, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • Iconic, BIBLIOTEKA art space, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • Illustration Day, ETAGI Loft Project, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.

2013

  • Gogol: life and books, State Library named after N. Gogol, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
  • Potato Face, ERARTA Museum of contemporary art, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.

LOCATION

  • Born in 1989 in Leningrad, Russian Federation.
  • Lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Lives and works in Budapest, Hungary.

EDUCATION

  • 2006 – 2012
    Repin St. Petersburg State Academy Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
    Master of Fine Arts in History of Arts (Phenomenon of Game in Art and Culture) 

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