Ola Volo

Ola Volo is a Kazakh Canadian artist,[1] best known as a public muralist.[2] Her style blends aspects of Eastern European folk art with a focus on pattern and narrative to depict fantasy scenes.[3]

Born in Kazakhstan, she moved to Canada with her family at age 10, and studied art at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.[1]

Her work has included neighbourhood murals and corporate commissioned work in Vancouver,[1] the Mackey Building in Sudbury as part of the 2016 Up Here Festival,[4] and "Walla Volo" in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood, the largest mural in Canada painted by a woman.[5]

She designed the cover art for Matt Mays' album Once Upon a Hell of a Time,[6] and is the subject of the album's song "Ola Volo".[7]

References
  1. "Vancouver artist Ola Volo splashes stories upon walls" Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. The Georgia Straight, August 17, 2016.
  2. "Ola Volo : la muraliste qui a changé le visage du Mile End" Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Voir, June 3, 2019.
  3. "On Anthropomorphism & The Vague Dreams Of Ola Volo’s Childhood" Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Scout Magazine, March 21, 2014.
  4. "Virtual Up Here mural walk: Check out their murals year-round!" Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Northern Life, August 15, 2018.
  5. "Drone footage captures progress of historic new mural in Montreal" Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Daily Hive, May 8, 2019.
  6. "CityFolk Preview: Matt Mays returns with new music" Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Ottawa Citizen, September 13, 2017.
  7. "Matt Mays On World Cafe" Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. World Cafe, September 4, 2018.


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