OlGA LOMAKA

ARTISTIC JOURNEY

Olga Lomaka (b.1982, Krasnodar) is a Russian contemporary artist and curator. Her style is known for working primarily within the pop-art movement, combining diverse materials and techniques in her pieces. Lomaka exhibits her artwork worldwide, actively participating in global art-fairs and biennales.

Her remarkable personal style is instantly recognizable, placing the viewer between the concrete and the abstract, the familiar and the unknown. Viewed through the prism of pop-art, the artist’s primary features include playing with recognizable images and products of consumerism and pooling together contrasting beliefs; this gives a second symbolic meaning to the images she produces. The artist is constantly experimenting with new techniques, carving, and aerography, mixing traditional materials and modern media in her creative process.

Her artwork transcends the realm of painting, including a prominent series of installations and sculptures. Lomaka’s eye for the unordinary in everyday life allows her to truly reveal spiritual and social themes and concerns; threads of what we consider reality, along with hidden dimensions of consciousness and possibility, weave their way through. Lomaka’s works can be found in Erarta Museum (St. Petersburg), Pierre Cardin Foundation (Lacoste), Contemporary Art Center “M17” (Kiev), Fine Art Foundation (London), Loyola University Foundation (Chicago), 25 Kadr Gallery Foundation (Moscow) as well as in private collections. She can be spotted showcasing her work annually in Basel Miami, Venice Biennale and The Royal Academy. The artist won the Best Contemporary Artist of the Year in 2017 (an award presented by Phillips Auction House in London) and is the winner of numerous art competitions and internationally-recognized awards. More recently, her series titled ‘Pink Magic’ was included in Grayson Perry-curated Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, featuring in The Sunday Times and The Guardian.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Aliens, Zari Gallery, London Cosmic Voyage, Saatchi Gallery, (London) 2022 Through Time and Space, Espinasse31 Gallery, (Madrid) 2021 Cosmic Voyage, Espinasse31 Gallery, (Milan) 2019 Pink Magic, Exhibitionist Hotel, (London) 2018 Pink Magic, Hellenic Centre, (London) Pink Magic, VS unio Art Gallery, (Moscow) 2016 Artefacts, Saatchi Gallery, (London) Artefacts, 25 Kadr Gallery, (Moscow) 2015 The Mind Parasites, Contemporary Art Center M17, (Kiev) The Mind Parasites, Erarta Gallery, (London) 2013 SOS.OK, Contemporary Art Center M17, (Kiev) SOS.OK, Zeppelin Gallery, (Moscow) SOS.OK, ASC Gallery, (London) 2012 Anahata, ASC Gallery, (London) 2011 Trip to Ecstasy, Wild Gallery, (Paris) 2010 Nerves, 25 Kadr Gallery, (Moscow) 2004 Girls Went Wild, Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC 2002 Saint, LUMA Gallery, (Chicago)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 Have You Found Your Mom?, Espinasse31 Gallery, Milan QR Code Room, Milan Art Week, Milan NFT Exhibition, MediaWorld, Milan 2021 Hunting for White Unicorn, 25 Kadr Gallery, Moscow Identity, Espinasse31 Gallery, Madrid 2020 Form Follows Meaning, Haha Hadid Residences: City Life, Milan 2019 Red Dot Miami Art Fair, Espinasse31 Gallery, Miami Posters without Borders, Russian Film Week, London Charity Action by The Naked Heart Foundation, Golden Unicorn Awards Ceremony, London Inaugural Exhibition, Espinasse31 Gallery, Miami Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London Print Show, Jealous Gallery, London 2019 — What We Eat and Wear 2019, CICA Museum, Seoul Biennale Internazionale Mantova, Diocesan Museum Francesco Gonzaga, Mantua Personal Structures, La Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Bembo, Venice Personal Structures, La Biennale di Venezia, Giardini di Marinaressa, Venice Woman's Essence, La Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Zenobio, Venice Freedom 2:0, Espionasse31 Gallery, Milan Objectified, CICA Museum, Seoul 2018 MOSCREAM, The Museum of Moscow, Moscow MOSCREAM, Moscow State University’s Botanic Garden “Apothecary Garden”, Moscow 2018 — Espionasse31 Group Exhibition 2018, Espionasse31 Gallery, Monte Carlo 2018 — Summer Exhibition 2018, Royal Academy of Arts, London 2018 — Biennale of the Nations 2018, La Misericordia Palace, Venice 2017 Biennale Internazionale Mantova, Diocesan Museum Francesco Gonzaga, Mantova. XI Florence Biennale, Fortezza da Basso, Florence. Premio Combat Prize 2017, Eighth Edition, Museo Civico G. Fattori,Livorno. Festival d’Art chez Pierre Cardin 2017, Residence of Pierre Carden, Lacoste. Affordable Art Fair 2017, Hampstead, London. Edition I, Lomaka Gallery, London. 2016 Art Monaco 2016, Espace Fontvieille, Monte-Carlo. The Art Marathon, IZO Art Gallery, Moscow. Russian Art Week, XX International Art Fair, The Central House of Artists, Moscow. ART.WHO.ART V Edition, Park Mira, Moscow. 2015 IV Exhibition-Auction, MGIMO, Moscow. LITART, Depre Art Space, Moscow. Degree Show, Camberwell College of Arts, London. 2014 III Exhibition-Auction, MGIMO, Moscow. Circular, Forge Gallery, London. Aurora, Cosmos Pavilion, Moscow. UNIT, Dilston Grove Gallery, London. Diamond Auction, Le Sporting Salle Des Etoi Less, Monaco. Re-Ups, Cultivate Gallery, London. 2013 CRASH SALON, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London End of 1st Year Show, Camberwell College of Arts, London 2012 Open Exhibition, Peckham Space Gallery, London. Exhibition 0/2, Holiday Art Market, Moscow. 2011 Young Generation, Wild Gallery, Paris. 2009 Exhibition 0/1, 25 Kadr Gallery, Moscow. 2004 BEST 04, Fine Arts Galleries at GMU, Fairfax, VA. 2003 Group Show, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Crave, Wilson Center Gallery, Washington, DC 2002 Summer Show, Loyola University, Chicago.

AWARDS

2018 International Prize Tribute to Tiziano, La Misericordia Palace, (Venice) 2nd International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci “The Universal Artist”, Borghese Palace, (Florence) 2017 Andrea Mantegna International Prize, Mantua Painting Nominee, 1st Premio Arte Milano, (Milan) Best Contemporary Artist 2017 by VV Magazine, Phillips Auction House, (London) 2016 Le Prix d’excellence Pensé Écologique, Art (Monaco) 2016, Monte-Carlo First Prize, Sculpture Nominee, Russian Art Week, XX International Art Fair, (Moscow) 2015 Best Art Programme of the Year, The Annual Fashion New Year Awards by Fashion TV, (Moscow) 2014 The Best Artist of the Year, The Annual Award by “Aurora European Awards”, (Moscow) The Best Artist of the Year, The Annual Awards by “Top 25 Diamond Companies & Persons”, (St. Petersburg) 2013 Fashion Artist of the Year, The Annual Fashion Summer Awards by Fashion TV, (Moscow)

ART FAIRS

2024 Personal Structures — Beyond Boundaries, La Biennale di Venezia, Giardini di Marinaressa, (Venice) 2023 Context Art Miami Fair, Espinasse31 Gallery, Miami Formula1 Miami Grand Prix 2023, Miami International Autodrom, Miami START Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London PALM BEACH Modern+Contemporary Art Fair, Espinasse31 Gallery, Miami 2019 Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London 2016 Art Monaco 2016, Espace Fontvieille, Monte-Carlo. The Art Marathon, IZO Art Gallery, Moscow. Russian Art Week, XX International Art Fair, The Central House of Artists, Moscow. ART.WHO.ART V Edition, Park Mira, Moscow.