Olga Eliseeva Olya Eliseeva is a multidisciplinary artist and independent curator from Moscow, currently based in Tbilisi. Her practice explores memory, ritual, migration, and the body through video, installation, performance, and participatory formats. She is the founder of Sisters Room Artist Run Space (Tbilisi), Castello Art Residency (Italy), and 11.12 Art Residency (Malta). Olya is widely engaged in social and curatorial initiatives across Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
Member of the Union of Artists. Works are held in private collections in Russia and internationally.
Education
2014–2018 — Bachelor of Fine Arts
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK
2012–2013 — Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (with honours)
Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2016–2017 — Short Course in Film, Storyboarding and Animation
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Solo Exhibitions
2024 — My Rooms, Art Kvartal, Yerevan
2025 — THE KEY, Sisters Room Art Space, Tbilisi
Selected Group Exhibitions & Fairs
2025 — Memoryspace, The Wrong Biennale, Glasgow
2024 — Ghosts and Knights, Sisters Room, Tbilisi
2023 — The Wanderings of Moses, Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center
2022 — ALL WE HAVE IS NOW, Art Kvartal, Yerevan
2021 — BLAZAR Art Fair, Moscow
2020 — ART RUSSIA, Moscow
2019 — Aqua Art Miami, USA
Performances
2023 — Thread, Tbilisi
2023 — Table of Memories, Tbilisi
2021 — 51,32,21,29, Yerevan
Curatorial & Project Work
2022–Present — Founder & Curator, Sisters Room Artist Run Space, Tbilisi
2023–Present — Curator, Castello Art Residency, Italy
2023–Present — Curator, 11.12 Art Residency, Malta
2018–2022 — CEO, White Room Foundation
Residencies
Castello Art Residency, Italy
Ria Keburia Art Residency, Tbilisi
Publications & Media
Featured in ArtFacts, Art Rabbit, Arte & Lusso, 1Granary, ArtFlash, Ariadna Media, Jewish Heritage in Lithuania, among others.
Social & Charity Engagement
Grant Expert, Presidential Grants Foundation (2019–2022)
Organizer of charity auctions and fundraising initiatives
Founder of networking platforms for artists in exile
