More About Olga Lname

Ateliar Statement

Although I received my training based on the principals of the 19th century French Academy, including the study of Old Masters, landscapes, figure painting and the direct observation of nature and can do representational work, I have felt more compelled towards abstracting images in news media including print, the internet, computers, electronic photography and pop culture.

I have done thousands of studies of the human figure, innumerable landscapes and multitudes of drawings based on nature. At the same time I have also taken hundreds of photographs, which led to my involvement with photos taken with the electron microscope. I began with producing series of drawings based on electronic photography. From these initial studies I painted my first large format oils on wooden doors, exploring and expanding upon the studies that I had done involving photo-electronic images.

It is from these beginnings that I have been continuing my work. I paint in a series of paintings, usually working on from three to four paintings at a time. The initial idea behind these works still hold a strong fascination for me and continue to provide me with boundless inspiration. I am also influenced by international travel and interacting with different cultures and habitats. The work I produce is all about color, form and things that appear to be simple on the surface having a much larger and much more complex reality

Award Distinction

Posey Foundation Fellow

Helena Rubenstein Fellow

Vinalhaven Fellow

Parsons School of Design Institutional Scholar

Drew University Institutional Scholar

Member of the International Association for Visual Artists

Member New York Artists Equity Association

Member College Arts Association

Member of the Organization for Independent Artist

Exhibitions

Bottomless Bag (2020)

Black and White (2019)

Red, Yellow, Blue (2017)

SET (2015)

Choice Specimen (2014)

Found Abstracts (2011)

Fragile (2006

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