Olga Permiakova

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    ABOUT
    Olga Permiakova is a Ukrainian-Dutch visual artist based in Amsterdam. With a background in physical sciences, she explores themes of war, national identity, sustainability, memory, and mental health through multi-layered artworks. Using experimental materials and techniques, she challenges reality by combining digital manipulation and collage. Her visually striking yet thought-provoking pieces invite viewers to engage with serious topics in a playful and accessible way, sparking dialogue on both personal and societal issues.


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    EDUCATION
    2015 - 2018 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, BA in Photography
    2014 - 2015 Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, NL Photography
    2013 - 2014 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, NL Preparatory Course

    AWARDS / RESIDENCIES / SUPPORT
    2022 The Reclaim Award
    2020 De Beeldmakers #2 – finalist
    2019 GUP New 2020 Award
    2018 - 2019 Photographer In Residence at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA)
    2018 Profile Fund, GRA
    2018 Schuurmans Schimmel Van Outeren Stichting

    SOLO EXHIBITIONS
    2019 Camouflage, Nutshuis, The Hague, NL
    2019 Capri Blue / Traffic Yellow, Eight Cubic Meters gallery, Amsterdam, NL
    2019 Camouflage, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, BE
    2019 Applied Sustainability, AUAS, Amsterdam, NL – permanent
    2018 Camouflage, Embassy of Ukraine, The Hague, NL

    GROUP EXHIBITIONS
    2022 Time is an unrenewable resource, W139, Amsterdam, NL
    2019 GUP New 2020, Machinegebouw Westerpark, Amsterdam, NL
    2019 Ukrainian Days, De Hoge Veluwe National Park, NL
    2018 Fotofestival Schiedam, Schiedam, NL
    2018 Graduation Show, Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, NL
    2017 New Wave Exhibition, !FESTrepublic.club, Lviv, UA
    2017 For Sure, Cultureel Centrum ’t Fijnhout, Amsterdam, NL
    2017 World As Image, SSBA Salon, Amsterdam, NL
    2016 Rietveld Uncut, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL
    2015 Genomics, Wageningen UR, Wageningen, NL
    2015 My Fantastic Enemy, De Affiche Galerij, the Hague, NL / The 3sec.gallery, Breda, NL

    PUBLICATIONS 

    Het Parool, NZZ am Sonntag, Das Magazin, GUP New, GUP New 2020

    ACQUISITIONS

    Several works are part of the permanent collection of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) and are held in private collections.
    ©2025 Olga Permiakova