ABOUT ME
«When the eye sees something beautiful, the hand wants to draw it…»
Olga Volna is an experienced Armenian painter with international exposure. Her works are intended to exude sensations of tranquility, serenity, and silence, as she believes that we need respite from our “super-speed world”. Volna’s body of work is a reflection of her endless imagination and pursuit of creative discovery. In the creation of her abstracted florals, Volna most often employs oils, ink, and collage on canvas.
Biography
Olga was born in Voronezh, Russia in 1986. She moved to Armenia in 2022, where she lives and works up to the present time. She did not come into the art at once: her first education was in economics, from 2004 she worked as an accountant. In 2015, Olga made her first drawings in zentangle technique and since then she has tried a sufficient number of techniques, this path has led her to new solutions in the field of contemporary art.
One of the large series of paintings was created in 2018 and included 40 landscapes painted by acrylic in a bright pastose style. During the same period, Olga’s attention was attracted by collage technique and she began to actively try existing approaches and develop her own. The author focused on working with oil and ink.
Olga is currently working on projects devoted to the constant beauty of nature.
Most of the time the artist spends in his studio, creating works in the traditional painting technique. She is a regular participant in national and international exhibitions. Olga has founded an online educational project for artists, which has more than 10 thousand participants.
The artist spends her leisure time with her family: she is married and raising her daughter. She prefers active rest and mountain hiking.
Solo Exhibitions
2021
It’s Nice to Feel Clearance / Winzavod – Voronezh, Russia
2021
Prints / Eco Gallery – Voronezh, Russia
2020
Snezhana and suprematizm / Dvor Art space – Voronezh, Russia
2020
Without skin / EA.art Studi – Voronezh, Russia
2019
Exhibition Turkish series / Vita Center – Voronezh, Russia
Group Exhibitions
2021
Tuesday 11.30 / #Mosproduserand MediaHab – Moscow, Russia
2021
New Energies / Gamma Art Cluster – Moscow, Russia
2021
Exhibition of paintings and graphics for your home / Red Gallery – Moscow, Russia
2021
Eto tozhe vistavka / Street International exhibition of independent collage artists – Moscow, Russia
2020
Golden Words / Strata Concept – Moscow, Russia
2020
The unconscious on the plane / Artimex ArtCenter – Moscow, Russia
2020
The Source of Anima / studio MOST – Voronezh, Russia
2020
Art of non-art with a view of the capital of the Chernozem region / studio MOST – Voronezh, Russia
2020
Man. Ecology. Vanishing World / Museum of Contemporary Realism – Togliatti, Russia
2020
Earth, what’s next? / Tseyhouse Gallery – Astrakhan, Russia
2020
Kukryniksy / Gallery Here on Taganka – Moscow, Russia
2020
Ambar Show / Divnogorye, Center of field cultural initiatives “Ambar” – Voronezh, Russia
2020
Yra project “Compression” / ZIL Cultural Center – Moscow, Russia
2019
“AMBIENTARTI” eco-thematic / Cultural Association “ArtSpace” – Milan, Italy
2019
Environmental Crisis Project / WP Gallery – Moscow, Russia
2019
Rag-and-bone-man jazz collage series / Eco-Festival – Voronezh, Russia
2019
Exhibition of Collage Industry Achievements / Gallery on Peschanaya – Moscow, Russia
2019
It’s not what it looks like / Marina Tsvetaeva Museum – Moscow, Russia
2019
Wolf’s tail / Tambov Regional Art Gallery – Tambov, Russia
2018
Art Voronezh / Grad – Voronezh, Russia
Publication
2019
O.I.Mochalina- For the glory of peace on earth ISBN 978-5-9908086-6-9
Residencies
2021
Tavrida Art – Sudack, Russia
2020
Tavrida Art – Sudack, Russia
2019
Tavrida Art – Sudack, Russia
Permanent collection
2020
Dmitriy Hankin’s Collection , Russia