About EVI O.

Evi O. has been exhibiting since 2015. With a curious eye and mind, she is constantly exploring and observing her surroundings. Her art practice was born from a simple desire to express her creativity and stories without boundaries and limitations.

Through paint, Evi continues to explore the use of dominant abstract shapes, although the compositions she presents are broadly suggestive of earthly forms – animal, plant or constructed. The creatures she depicts, and the scenes that she relays are symbolic of people, places and scenes that have left their mark – and this affords her an intimacy with her subjects that infuses the images with emotional resonance.

Becoming an artist is in addition to Evi O’s prolific creative expression as an award-winning multi-disciplinary designer with over 10 years industry experience. Evi has established a reputation for her strong design aesthetic and collaborative spirit during a decade working for Penguin Books, before starting her own creative studio, Evi O. Studio, catering to the world from her Marrickville-based studio.

Her work has won a number of publishing and design awards, notably the prestigious Young Designer of the Year and Book of the Year, awarded by the Australian Book Design Association (ABDA). She is often asked to speak at writer’s festivals, conferences and universities. Evi has exhibited in Sydney and Melbourne and is represented by Saint Cloche. Evi’s work has been acquired by City of Sydney Civic Collections and Westin Miyako in Kyoto, Japan.