Olivia Lennon
Outer Spaces, by Olivia Lennon
About
Olivia Lennon paints labour intensive watercolor miniatures exploring contemporary, historical and poetic theories of the nature of the universe. Lennon‘s watercolors are executed in interference pigments on vinyl paint. The dense matte blacks of the vinyl contrast with the opalescent nature of the interference pigments, encouraging the viewer to shift their position to see the colours of the image in its entirety. Interference watercolor pigments are grains of the translucent mineral mica thinly electroplated in different thicknesses of titanium white. The thickness of the titanium determines the angle of refraction of light above the paint, creating the optical illusion of color. Each painting explores a single historical or theoretical facet of observations or speculations of outer space. Lennon's works circle around the topics of navigation, topography, mapping and the search for resources in space. Lennon’s work is as much poetic as scientifically informed and thereby reflects the constant process of de- and reconstruction that takes place in ordered and chaotic views of the cosmos.
Vitae
1988 Born in Sydney, Australia
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
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2010
Honours in Printmaking, National Art School, Sydney, Australia
2007 – 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts, National Art School, Sydney, Australia
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2022
Ghost Bar, Vzor Studios, Berlin, installation, performance and pop up bar made in collaboration with Joscha Frederik Tembusch
Outer Spaces, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Solo Show
2018
Floating Islands, Exgirlfriend Gallery, Berlin, Duo Show with Erin Mitchel
2017
Orbits, Vzor Studios, collaboration with Neuköllner Produktion, Berlin, solo Show
2014
Nyx Oscillates, Brand X L3 Gallery, Sydney, Solo Show
Your Voice, Red Cross Campaign Exhibition, Sydney Convention Centre, Solo Show 2013
NOX, Newtown Hub Gallery, Sydney, Australia, Duo Show with Ness Cassey
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2019
Retrospective and Grand Opening show, Exgirlfriend Gallery, Berlin
2018
Outlands, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany, Group Show
Breathing The Ultimate Wave, Sprechsaal Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Perception Change, Studio Baustelle, Berlin, Germany
2017
Represented Artists, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Global Print Biennale, Duoro, Portugal, Group Show
Orbits, Vzor Studio with Neuköllner Produktion, Berlin, Germany
1917- Hundert Jahre Revolutionen, Sprechsaal Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Drawing Hub Auction, The Drawing Hub, Berlin, Germany
Pop Up, The Ballery, Berlin, Germany
Drome, BBA Gallery, Artsy online show
2016
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
XXS Size, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2015
Diagrams of Everything, Draw International, Caylus, France
Open Studios Crowd Favourites, Gallery of Modern Shart, Newcastle, Australia
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2021
REA ARTE Fair, Milan, Group Show
2019
SWAB Art Fair, with BBA Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, Duo Show with Silvia Hieserova
2018
Sluice Exchange, with BBA Gallery, Germany, Group Show
2017
C.A.R. Art Fair, with BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany, Group Show
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2015
Draw International, Caylus, France
2014
Brand X Studios, Central Park, Sydney
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May 2018
Taz Magazine, ‘Outlands’ review
Winter 2017
Bonk! Magazine, featured Artist
June 2017
Fresh Contemporary Art Daily, featured Artist
September 2016
Artslant, Under the Radar, featured artist
