ABOUT
"Olympia Alsawi is a Contemporary artist based in London. She grew up in Barcelona, Spain, with Palestinian-Lebanese and Congolese roots. Drawn from her multicultural heritage, her paintings reflect on personal experiences around race and gender stereotypes, through unique oil and mixed media portraiture, filled with generous layers of earthy colours and confident brushstrokes. Her portraits focus on the positive representation of her subjects and the celebration of their identity. These include people drawn from found images and from her own photographs of the people she encounters in her natural environment.”
EDUCATION
2016
Bachelor’s degree (BA)
Fashion Design and Technology
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London (UAL)
2015
Higher National Diploma (HND) Fashion Design and Textiles
London College of Contemporary Arts
2010
Arts International Baccalaureate (IB)
Institut Pompeu Fabra
EXHIBITIONS
September 2024 ASC Studios Stockwell Road 246 Stockwell Rd, London SW9 9SP
July 2024
Brixton Blog & Buggle Art show, Tate Brixton Library
Chaplin House, Brixton Oval, London SW2 1JQ
March- April 2024
Casilda Art
32 Connaught Street, Marble Arch, London W2
July - October 2023
I SEE YOU - Solo show
Joelson, 2 Marylebone Rd, London NW1 4DF
July 2023
The bond is always by scent
ASC Brixton Project Space, 246 Stockwell Road, London SW9 9SP.
July 2023
Brixton Blog & Buggle Art show, Tate Brixton Library
Chaplin House, Brixton Oval, London SW2 1JQ
December 2022
ING Discerning Eye at the MALL GALLERIES
The Mall, St. James's, London SW1Y 5AS
November 2022
Live in colour at 1BWINDOW GALLERY
1 Coppermill Ln, London E17 7HA
October - November 2022
Live in colour at GENESIS CINEMA GALLERY
93-95 Mile End Rd, Bethnal Green, London E1 4
September 2022
19 Greek Street, London, W1D 4DT
November 2021
Run Gala Black Renaissance Runaway Group
London Coliseum, St Martin's Ln, London WC2N 4ES
August 2013
Saint Henri Payra-sur-l'Hers
June 2012
ProART Festival
Corbera de Llobregat
May 2012
Diadema Cercle Artistic id´ Autors de Corbera Llobregat CAAC
Corbera de Llobregat
For collaborations, original artwork or commissions, please get in touch at:
olympiaalsawi@gmail.com