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Olympio

Olympio

“When I write in my paintings, I’m not just writing. I’m painting, playing music, dancing. There is a balance that I follow. I am developing my own language.”

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Olympio: The Bird and the Director
The Bird and the Director US$ 5,800

Olympio

36 x 60 in
91 x 152 cm
Olympio: The Fancy Hat
The Fancy Hat US$ 1,600

Olympio

24 x 23 in
60 x 58 cm
Olympio: Portrait of a Boy
Portrait of a Boy US$ 5,400

Olympio

48 x 36 in
122 x 91 cm
Olympio: A Baby Duck
A Baby Duck US$ 3,700

Olympio

48 x 24 in
122 x 61 cm
Olympio: My Little Bastard
My Little Bastard US$ 5,500

Olympio

48 x 48 in
122 x 122 cm
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“When I write in my paintings, I’m not just writing. I’m painting, playing music, dancing, there is a balance that I follow, I am developing my own language.” -Olympio

Olympio creates abstract and figurative compositions that reflect his internal rhythms, resulting in bold, expressive paintings. Working intuitively, the artist defines his work as the expression of his energy. Each piece is both everything and nothing; as simple as a heartbeat, as complex as a hurricane. Born in Lomé, Togo, the self-taught West-African artist spent time in Paris before moving to the United States. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Olympio is one of sixty people from across the world selected to be exhibited in “Out of the Fire,” the 14th edition of the Dakar Biennale, one of Africa’s oldest and largest exhibitions of contemporary art in Dakar, Senegal. In 2018, he was listed as one of the top ten artists at Art Basel Miami. Interviews with the artist have been featured on France 2, TV5MONDE, France 24, RFI, BBC, and major newspapers and magazines.

Work by Olympio has been exhibited around the world at museums including: the Latino Art Museum in Pomona, CA; Chiba City Museum of Art in Chiba, Japan; and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art in Tokyo, Japan.

“When I write in my paintings, I’m not just writing. I’m painting, playing music, dancing, there is a balance that I follow, I am developing my own language.” -Olympio

Olympio creates abstract and figurative compositions that reflect his internal rhythms, resulting in bold, expressive paintings. Working intuitively, the artist defines his work as the expression of his energy. Each piece is both everything and nothing; as simple as a heartbeat, as complex as a hurricane. Born in Lomé, Togo, the self-taught West-African artist spent time in Paris before moving to the United States. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Olympio is one of sixty people from across the world selected to be exhibited in “Out of the Fire,” the 14th edition of the Dakar Biennale, one of Africa’s oldest and largest exhibitions of contemporary art in Dakar, Senegal. In 2018, he was listed as one of the top ten artists at Art Basel Miami. Interviews with the artist have been featured on France 2, TV5MONDE, France 24, RFI, BBC, and major newspapers and magazines.

Work by Olympio has been exhibited around the world at museums including: the Latino Art Museum in Pomona, CA; Chiba City Museum of Art in Chiba, Japan; and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art in Tokyo, Japan.

EXHIBITIONS

2026
  • Forms of Becoming, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024
  • The Lines, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
  • Backroom Beauties 3, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
  • Echoes of Expression, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2023
  • OLYMPIO 2023: Solo Exhibition, bG Gallery Art Salon Burbank Pop Up, Burbank, CA
  • Olympio: In Between, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
  • Dynamic Voices in Contemporary Art, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
  • Interpolated Locution: Abstracted Intent, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2019
  • Art Palm Springs, Karyn Mannix Contemporary, Palm Springs, CA
  • Voltage, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • LA Art Show, bG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • Immigration Celebration, Part I, Laurent Proneur Gallery
  • Superfine! Fair, Magic Box LA, Los Angeles, CA
2018
  • Red Dot Miami, Miami, FL
  • Art Basel, Miami, FL
  • LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
  • Latino Art Museum, Pomona, CA
  • BG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
  • Wallspace at the Brewery Fall Art Walk, Wallspace, Los Angeles, CA
2017
  • LA Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA
  • LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
  • The IXA Art Show, Venice, CA
  • Gallery AF, Lomé, Togo
  • Haz Gallery, San Pedro, CA
  • Beverly Hills Art Show, Beverly Hills, CA
2016
  • LA Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA
  • Everything & Nothing: Artworks by Olympio, Huz Gallery, San Pedro, CA
  • The North Hollywood Show, Van Nuys, CA
  • Everything & Nothing, Olympio Art Space, North Hollywood, CA
  • The Old Town Show, San Diego, CA
  • BG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2015
  • Solo Show, Blackstone Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • Hamilton Galleries, Santa Monica, CA
  • Blackstone Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2014
  • Gallery Sommerlath, Culver City, CA
  • Solo Show, Hamilton Galleries, Santa Monica, CA
2013
  • The Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul, MN
2012
  • Solo Show, The Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul, MN
2011
  • The Bridge of Sand, St. Thomas University, St. Paul, MN
2009
  • A-Z Gallery, St. Paul, MN
2008
  • The Northrop King Show, Minneapolis, MN
  • A-Z Gallery, St. Paul, MN
  • Frankstone Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2007
  • Gallery 13, Minneapolis, MN
2002
  • Gallery Golfe, Lomé, Togo
  • CCF Gallery, Lomé, Togo
2001
  • Gallery Agbodan, Lomé, Togo
2000
  • Monique Chevre, Sweden
1999
  • Gallery Merveille, Lomé, Togo
  • Soleil Gallery, Lomé, Togo

PRESS

2019
  • Interview with BBC Afrique: “Mes œuvres d’art racontent tout et rien à la fois”
  • TV5Monde
  • Feature: France2 Télé Matin

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

  • Caspar von Winterfeldt