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Olivia Johnston

Olivia
Johnston

SPE Member since 2024
Member Chapter: Canada

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
St. Peter (Ben)
pigment ink print on cotton rag paper

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
Mater Dolorosa (Angela)
pigment ink print on cotton rag paper, custom-made MDF frame and hand-applied imitation gold leaf.

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
Stella Maris (Malika)
pigment ink print on cotton rag paper, custom-made MDF frame and hand-applied imitation gold leaf.

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
St. John the Evangelist (Fin)
pigment ink print on cotton rag paper

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
The Archangel Gabriel (Cara)
pigment ink on adhesive fabric

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
Adoring Madonna (Pippa)
pigment ink print on cotton rag paper, custom-made MDF frame and hand-applied imitation gold leaf.

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
St. John the Baptist (John)
pigment ink print on cotton rag paper

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
Madonna (Roger)
pigment ink print on cotton rag paper, custom-made MDF frame and hand-applied imitation gold leaf.

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
Penitent Magdalene (Gabrielle)
pigment ink on adhesive fabric

Olivia Johnston

SPE member since 2024
Our Lady of the Eye (Hannah)
pigment ink print on cotton rag paper, custom-made MDF frame and hand-applied imitation gold leaf.

about

I am an artist and art historian living and working in Ottawa, Canada. In my practice, I investigate my own experiences of chronic illness and trauma and examine the iconography of sacredness in contemporary life. Catholic aesthetics often serve as a visual framework in my work, allowing me to explore questions about images, gender, the body, the self, beauty, illness, and art history.

My practice includes lens-based imagery, site-specific installation, and sculpture. My award-winning work has been exhibited across Canada and abroad and is part of multiple private and public collections. I have received grant support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Ottawa. I am currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Ottawa. I hold a Bachelor Honours in Art History from Carleton University and a Photographic Arts and Production Diploma from the SPAO Centre.

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