Oleg Tolstoy

Oleg Tolstoy is of Russian origin, based in London he works with the medium of photography challenging the conventional understandings of portraiture, creating the familiar out of the unfamiliar by exploring identity and the act of participation. By stripping down the facade of his participants, beginning to reveal their social and cultural associations within the image itself. He contradicts the expectations of the viewer by exploring an alternative reality and questioning the nature of the portrait.

Oleg graduated from London College of Communication in BA (Hon) Photography. Upon graduating he received the HotShoe magazine, photographic award for the series "˜Hands on Knees'. The same series was then exhibited in Berlin at Edward Lucie- Smith "˜British Art Now'. Recently Oleg exhibited at "˜The Future Can Wait' 2010 which was said to "Promises to reveal tomorrow's art stars" - Metro "Bringing together the freshest and most promising stars of tomorrow" - ArtsHub

BA in Photography: London College of Communication. (UAL)(2009),

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Hands on Knees: Walls Gallery, Tokyo


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2013 Luxury Goods, The Court Yard Theatre, London
2012 Outside The White Cube: Bermondsey Project Space, London
2011 The Future Can Wait: Victoria House, London.
2011 The Association of Photographers a Award: AOP gallery, London.
2011 Contact Photo Festival: Toronto, Canada.
2011 Luxury Goods: The Court Yard Theatre, London
2010 The Future Can Wait 2010: Curated by Zavier Ellis & Simon Rumley Shoreditch Town Hall, London.
2010 Polemically Small: Curated by Edward Lucie- Smith Charlie Smiths London, Old Street London.
2010 Dark Night Of The Soul: Win Initiative, Soho, New York.
2010 My Inspiration HMV: Oxford Street. London
2009 British Art Now: Curated by Edward Lucie- Smith Werkstatt gallery. Berlin.
2009 BA Photography (Hon) Degree Show: The Well Gallery. London College of Communication, London.
2009 Grounded: The Top Floor Gallery, Clapham, London.
2008 Real Life: For ever Young: Area 10, Peckham, London
2008 Sub Zone gallery: Shepherds Bush. London.
2007 Snakes and Monkeys: Finewell Gallery. Goldborn Road, London.
2006 Founded: Mill Bank. Chelsea College of Art, London.
2006 New Talent: The Atkinson Gallery. Street, Somerset.