Exhibitions, shows, and projects
2024 -- "Florae Animalia", Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
2023-2024 -- "Nature's Saints: The Icons of Olga Volchkova", The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2023 -- "Florae Animalia", Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, Oregon
2022 -- "Icons of Nature", Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
2022 -- "The Presence of Nature", Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, Oregon
2019 -- "Oregon Native Saints", Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
2015-2016 -- "Olga Volchkova: The Nature of Religion", Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
2013 -- "Invisible", Westwerk Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2013 -- "My Icon", Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2013 -- Painting exhibit, Bijou Cinema, Eugene, Oregon
2013 -- Crime & the City Solution, album, videos & tour
2012 -- Painting exhibit, Hamburg, Germany
2012 -- Painting exhibit, Neonchocolate Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2004 -- Glass exhibit, DIVA gallery, Eugene, Oregon
2004 -- Photography exhibit, DIVA gallery, Eugene, Oregon
2004 -- Mayor's Art Show, Jacob Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
2004 -- Glass exhibit, Eugene Airport, Eugene, Oregon
2004 -- Valentine exhibit at DIVA Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
2003 -- Emerging artists exhibit, Marta-Hewett Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2003 -- Annual JDRF Dream Gala Auction, Seattle, Washington
2003 -- The Tango Center, Eugene, Oregon
2002 -- Pilchuck Annual Auction, Seattle, Washington
2002 -- Pilchuck Emerging Artists Auction: "Passion Afire", Seattle, Washington
2002 -- Eugene Glass School, Lecture and demonstration, Eugene, Oregon
2002 -- Painting exhibit, Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon
2001 -- Exhibit of Russian Art, Eugene, Oregon
Education
2002 -- Pilchuck Glass School. Classes with Tessa Clegg
2001 -- Pilchuck Glass School. Classes with Susan Holland
2000 -- University of Oregon. Ceramics, sculpture with Matthew Buckner
1996 -- Grabar Institute, 2nd Degree certification in Oil Restoration
1992-1996 -- Tver Art School. Major in painting and restoration
1992-1995 -- Tver Icon School. Major in icon painting
1988-1992 -- Tver State University. Major in chemistry
Work experience
2010-2023 -- studio artist - painting, sculpture, interiors, gardens, Eugene, Oregon
2005-2010 -- architect, general contractor, landscape designer, interior designer, muralist, Moscow, Russia
2003- 2005 -- Art Director, Co-founder, The Tango Center, Eugene, Oregon
2001-2004 -- studio artist, interior designer, Eugene, Oregon
1999-2000 -- Art Director, web designer, Workspot, Inc., Palo Alto, California
1998 -- Restorer, New York Restoration Center, New York, New York
1994-1998 -- Curator and restorer, Tver Art Museum, Tver, Russia
1992-1995 -- Iconostasis team, Moscow, Tver and Viazma, Russia
Press, interviews, & talks
2024 Eugene Weekly: "Florae Animalia and the Saints of Invention"
2024 Oregon Art Beat: "Modern icon painter Olga Volchkova"
2023 TMoRA Artist Talk with Olga Volchkova
2023 MPR All Things Considered - "Lemons and cattails: Unorthodox iconography"
2022 Tour of "Icons of Nature"
2022 Eugene Weekly: All The Saints
2022 Eugene Scene: Sanctity to Plants
2022 Schneider Museum of Art: Installing Olga Volchkova
2022 "Presence of Nature" exhibition catalogue
2019 CBS: Women Artists
2019 Second artwalk stop
2019 "Oregon Native Saints" opening talk
2016 OPB's Think Out Loud: Olga Volchkova
2016 PBS: Olga Volchkova
2016 Artist’s Talk: Olga Volchkova
2016 UO Today with Olga Volchkova
2016 Register-Guard: "Iconic Fusion"
2013 Die Taz: "Schon Ikonisches"
2013 Kaput Magazine: "Stories about humans and plants"
Other Links
Olga Volchkova linktr.ee
Olga Volchkova at the TMoRA Shop
Olga Volchkova at Pomegranate
Olga Volchkova on Instagram
Olga Volchkova on Facebook