Olympia Alsawi: Summer Nights

Olympia Alsawi is a Contemporary artist based in London. She grew up in Barcelona, Spain, with Palestinian Lebanese and Congolese roots. Drawn from her multicultural heritage, her paintings reflect on personal experiences around race and gender stereotypes, through unique oil and mixed media portraiture, filled with generous layers of earthy colours and confident brushstrokes. 

Alsawi’s portraits focus on the positive representation of her subjects and the celebration of their identity. These include people drawn from found images and from her own photographs of the people she encounters in her natural environment.

Further information: olympiaalsawi.com @olympiaalsawi

Exhibition available during Library opening hours