Hello Everyone.
My name is Olga Severina. I am a Ukrainian-born exhibition curator and a graphic designer residing in Los Angeles, CA.
One of my great passions is the art of a contemporary poster because I believe that a truly compelling poster has the power to change the world.
I fell in love with the contemporary poster after I obtained my Ph.D. in Visual Arts and I became involved with some of the leading poster and design competitions that encourage creative expression and environmental sustainability. The projects that impacted me the most were an International Eco-Poster Exhibition The 4th Block (Ukraine) and an International Graphic Design Biennale Golden Bee (Russia). Currently, I work for both poster exhibitions as the traveling exhibit curator in the United States.
I am a passionate promoter of the contemporary poster. That is why I founded PosterTerritory initiative – a take-off platform for graphic design campaigns and poster shows in the US and abroad.
Here are a few of my latest projects
- Art Territory Ukraine / Co-founder
- Diversity Call 2022, curator with UCLA Extension
- Guest Lecturer UCLA DMA, Word and Image Fall 2022
- Curator of Stand With Ukraine Poster Exhibition in Atlanta / With BrandCulture and The 4th Block
- Guest Lecturer UCLA DMA, Fall 2021
Environmental and Social Poster: Zone of Experiment. - Co-organizer and curator of poster competitions as Biophilia Poster Competition (2020, USA)
- Co-organizer The World After poster call (2020, USA)
- Poster Recipe Series
- Bauhaus 100 (2019, USA)
- The World According to Love (2019, Australia)
- The New Winds – an exhibition of contemporary Iranian graphic design co-curated with Majid Abbasi (2018, USA)
- Rebranding The Russian Avant-garde (2014, USA)
- Eco Art: Graphic Design for Change (2013, USA)
- Eco-Deology: Cause and Effect (2012, USA)
Jury
I take a part of a jury in different International Poster Competitions worldwide
- Wonders 2020 International Poster Competition
- The 4th Block Triennial / Ukraine
- FOR/AGAINST / Poland
- Etnokrakow/ Crossroads / Poland
- Grande Festival / Italy
- Poster Design Exhibition “Reading and a Better Life” 2020 / China
- Red Flags 2021 / Canada
- Poster Stellars. The 1st Intercontinental Poster Competition in the US
- Ecuador Poster Biennial / PreSelection Jury
- Jury Member / INSEA World Congress
- 6th International Poster Biennale Lublin 2023
- Escucha mi Voz
Exhibits
As a true disciple of the genre, I frequently take part in poster competitions and design expos that celebrate creative excellence in contemporary graphic arts.
See posters
- Graphis Design Annual 2021 Honorable Mention
- COW Internation design festival, 1st place, (Ukraine)
- 5 Powerful Political Posters, Poster on Politics (USA)
- World Design Day 2020 (Mexico)
- Poster Biennial in Mexico (Mexico)
- International Eco-Poster Triennial The 4th Block Special Diploma (Ukraine)
- International Graphic Design Biennial Golden Bee (Russia)
- Warsaw International Poster Biennale (Poland)
- Mayakovsky 120 Poster campaign
- Strelka Design Festival finalist (Russia)
- Shut Up. Voice of Democracy in Danger (Slovakia)
- “Jan Rajlich 100+” International Exhibition (Czech Republic)
- 3rd Exhibition of Contemporary International Ink Design. Beijing Design Week 2020
- Jazz in Ruins Festival (Poland 2019-2022)
- 15th Poster Triennial Ecoplagat 2020
- 2020-21 KICD International Invitational Exhibitions/ Korea
- Posters for Tomorrow 2020/ Fake News / Top 100
- Graphis Silver Award Winner. Poster Annual 2022 / New York, USA
- The 13th International Poster Triennial in Toyama 2021 in Japan
- Not a Fairy Tale 2021
- 2021 Taiwan International Graphic Design Exhibition
- 3rd EIPF Exhibition 2020-2021
- Lahti Poster Triennial 2021
- Graphis Gold and Silver Awards Protest Poster 2023 / New York, USA
- The shortlist of the 11th Poster Triennial Trnava 2022
- UCLA Master cover for UCLA Extention, Spring 2022
Published Books, Blogs and Magazines
I genuinely believe that a pen can be as mighty as an image.
- Poster Recipe series
- Articles for Design Toast AIGA LA blog
- Articles for Neshan Graphic Design Magazine
- Book. Ecological Tendencies in Modern Poster Art (2009) co-authored with Oleg Veklenko
- Book. Modern Eco-Posters (2012) co-authored with Oleg Veklenko
- Book. Environmental Poster. Origins and Evolution (2018, Russian)
- The World After poster book (2021)
- Poster Talks
Professional
Work
In my professional life, I’m a graphic designer specializing in web design, identity and branding, multi-media marketing, UI/UX experience, stationery, and sales aids.
Art Director for “Personalities” Magazine
(2006-2020)
Design Director BrandCulture Company
Borderless Group member
AIGA Los Angeles contributor
WGD (World Graphic Designers) member
Poster Iran.com Member
The 4th Block Association member
R E T R O A V A N G A R D A Gallery of Friends