2026
SUPERHYPERLOCAL ’26
The Drawing Room SF · San Francisco, CA
July 11–September 13, 2026 · Exhibited · artwork sold
Morning, Afternoon, Firelight, Dusk Gouache on watercolor paper · 22 × 12 in
About
Ola Olow
Ola Olow is a Polish artist and scientist based in San Francisco. She paints landscapes, city scenes, and imagined worlds in gouache, oil, drawing, and digital media.
Her subjects come from everyday walks, travel, photographs, and an interest in the natural world—from forests and coastlines to city streets and astronomical images.
She works in gouache, oil, drawing, and digital media, with an emphasis on color, observation, and the pleasure of making an image by hand.
How the paintings begin
Looking, mixing, painting.
A painting may start with a place Ola has visited, a view close to home, or an image from space. The subjects vary, but the process stays grounded in looking closely, mixing color, and finding the marks that fit the scene.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
Group shows and community exhibitions in San Francisco and Oakland, from 2016 to the present.
2024
Food Chain
The Drawing Room SF · San Francisco, CA
May 16–July 7, 2024 · Exhibited
Counting Sheep
2024
JHSA Art Walk 2024
Jean Henry School of Art · San Francisco, CA
May 1–5, 2024 · Exhibited
15 works shown
- The Long Lake, Olsztyn, Poland Gouache on paper · 12 × 9 in
- Neon Terrarium with Brushes Gouache and acrylic gouache on paper · 12 × 9 in
- Tiger Gouache and acrylic gouache on paper · 12 × 9 in
- Łazienki Park, Warsaw, Poland Gouache on paper · 12 × 9 in
- San Francisco Bears Gouache on paper · 12 × 9 in
- Mailman, Inspired by Vincent van Gogh Acrylic on panel · 11 × 14 in
- Impressionist-Inspired Landscape Scratchboard and watercolor · 6 × 6 in
- Impressionist-Inspired Seascape Scratchboard · 6 × 6 in
- Llamas Scratchboard · 5 × 7 in
- Aquarium Oil on canvas · 6 × 8 in
- San Francisco Oil on panel · 5 × 7 in
- Winter, Kings Canyon, California Oil on panel · 8 × 8 in
- Spring, Patagonia Clouds Oil on panel · 8 × 8 in
- Summer, South America Oil on panel · 8 × 8 in
- Fall, Dreamy Landscape Oil on panel · 8 × 8 in
2023
JHSA Art Walk 2023
Jean Henry School of Art · San Francisco, CA
March 24–26, 2023 · Exhibited
16 works shown
- Morning, Afternoon, Firelight, Dusk Gouache on watercolor paper · 22 × 12 in
- Pillars of Creation Gouache on watercolor paper · 9 × 12 in
- Carina Nebula Gouache on watercolor paper · 12 × 16 in
- A Cosmic Tarantula Gouache on watercolor paper · 12 × 12 in
- Starry Night with Trees Gouache on watercolor paper · 12 × 16 in
- New Small Asteroid Photobomb Gouache on watercolor paper · 9 × 12 in
- Sunset in the Sunset Gouache on watercolor paper · 16 × 12 in
- Hello from ISS Gouache on watercolor paper · 12 × 12 in
- Now — a Volcano Portrait Gouache on watercolor paper · 12 × 12 in
- Hiking in Mammoth Lakes, CA Gouache on watercolor paper · 12 × 12 in
- Fagradalsfjall Gouache on watercolor paper · 12 × 12 in
- Moon Collage Gouache paint on matte photographs · 12 × 12 in
- Cats Gouache on watercolor paper · 12 × 16 in
- China Beach, San Francisco Gouache on watercolor paper · 16 × 12 in
- After Van Gogh’s Wheat Field with Cypresses Gouache on watercolor paper · 12 × 12 in
- Astronaut in the Forest Linocut print with ink on watercolor paper · 9 × 12 in
2023
2022
Petit Moyen (Small & Medium Works)
Ingleside Gallery · San Francisco, CA
July 8–August 28, 2022 · Exhibited
2022
Visions for the Future
Ingleside Gallery · San Francisco, CA
May 11–29, 2022 · Exhibited · five paintings
2018
The Oakland Pancakes & Booze Art Show
Pancakes & Booze · Oakland, CA
March 24, 2018 · Exhibited
2016
JHSA 8th Annual Fall Art Show
Jean Henry School of Art · San Francisco, CA
November 6–21, 2016 · Exhibited
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