Olga Belova

Hello! I am D.Sc. Olga. I love silk and nature with all my heart, I don't even know which one I love more, so I combined them together and paint wild life on pure silk.

Why did I choose silk? At the very beginning, it was just a dream, to learn how to paint silk using the Japanese technique, but after working with this unique fabric, I realized that only pure silk, so warm and pleasant to the touch, can convey the beauty of nature itself. In the beginning of my Silk Painting journey I used Japanese no-flow technique, but with age experience and many trials of other techniques of painting on silk, I developed my own Author's technique.
After being painted in all my wall hangings Silk doesn’t lose its elasticity and remain very pleasant to the touch. I can surely say that all of my paintings are “touching”.

We are all coming from nature, but live in a world that long ago had been separated from it, so by painting wildlife on pure silk, I wish to draw people's attention to the impoverishment of animals and birds, flora and fauna species.

For me, the smallest details are important, so I always devote a lot of time to them, trying to touch up every line carefully to transfer their beauty. The most incredible thing about my wal...

1983-1989 – Art School Riga, Latvia
1989-1995- Art School Petropavlovsk-Kamchatckiy
1998 – 6 month course at private Silk Art School, Tokio, Japan
2010 – 2011 – Online Course (silk painting)

Group Exhibitions
2001 - Contribution in the group exhibition in college of fine arts, Alexandria, Egypt.
2003 - Contribution in the group exhibition in international art gallery Picasso, Cairo Egypt.
2004 - Contribution in the group exhibition in international art gallery Zeidan Cairo Egypt.
2006 - Contribution in the group exhibition in international art gallery Zeidan Cairo Egypt.
2007 - “Colors of life” group exhibition Limassol, Cyprus
2008 – “Impossible” group exhibition, international art gallery Cairo Egypt

Solo exhibitions
2008 – “Soul of the bird” – solo exhibition, Limassol Cyprus
2012 “Silk oldies” Russian Embassy in Cairo, Egypt
2012“Silk oldies” Russian Cultural center in Alexandria, Egypt
2014 “Music of Silk” private art gallery Paris, France
2015 “Magic touch” private art gallery Paris, France
2024 World Art Dubai Art Fair