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Olga Lomaka (born September 10, 1982) is a Russian contemporary artist, curator and gallerist. Her style is known for working primarily within the pop-art movement, combining diverse materials and techniques in her pieces. Lomaka is actively exhibiting worldwide, participating in global art-fairs and biennales. She has won multiple art awards, competitions and festivals.

Early Life and Education
Olga Lomaka was born in Krasnodar, Russia. At a young age her family moved to Moscow, where she grew up and spent her childhood. Lomaka moved to the United States in 1999 to continue her higher education and pursue her career. In 2002, she completed painting courses at Loyola University Chicago. In 2004 she graduated with honors from the George Maison University, Virginia, with Business Administration degree. A decade later Lomaka moved to London to pursue her interests in art further and established her studio residency in Chelsea. She continued her education in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins which proceeded to graduating with BA in Painting from Camberwell College of Arts in 2015, later that year she completed art-business courses at Sotheby’s University of London. In 2017, with the wealth of knowledge gained from her studies, her passion for art and eye for talent, Lomaka opened Lomaka Gallery in London, a contemporary art space that specializing in featuring emerging artists from all over the world.