Olga Porter

Olga Nicolaevna Porter was born in Russia in 1964, daughter of a naval officer and a librarian. From age 17 to 21 she studied art in St. Petersburg at the studio of Vassily Suvorov, pupil of renowned Russian artist Arkadi Rylov. Olga moved to the United States in 1989 and studied life drawing and painting in California and Texas, including at the Glassell School of Art in Houston. Olga frequently travels for painting workshops both in the US and abroad. 

• 2010 Hunting Prize Art Contest finalist, Houston; TX “Celebration of Texas Art” curated by John Zarobell of SF MOMA, Williams Tower  Gallery, Houston, TX

• 2009 solo show, Paul Scott Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ;  Texas Biennial curated by Michael Dunkan, a Corresponding Editor for Art in  America and contributor to Art Forum, Austin, TX; “Urban Life”  JP Morgan Chase, Houston, TX

• 2008 Art Center Gallery, International Juried Exhibition, Astoria, OR; Glassell Studio School Student Juried Exhibition, MFAH,  Houston, TX; group shows at Continental Center, Allen Center and Wortham Theater, Houston, TX