Olivia Locher
is a photographer based between NYC and the woods of Pennsylvania.
Olivia Locher is known for her sarcastic approach to studio photography.
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She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Art & Style and her work has been published in Vogue, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and W Magazine.
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Her first book, I Fought the Law, was published by Chronicle Books. She is currently developing a series of fine-art photographic picture books featuring her three rescue cats.
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Selected Clients Include:
Kate Spade, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Farfetch, W Magazine, VICE - ID, and Ghostly International
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She breathes carefully and dances very rarely.
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Available for commissions;
olivia (at) olivialocher (dot) com
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Olivia Locher born 1990
Lives and works in New York, NY and Johnstown, PA
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Education:
2013, BFA Photography, School of Visual Arts
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Gallery Representation:
Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, NY
Exhibition Solo:
2018: Closing, Everything Must Go, Olivia's Studio
2017: I Fought the Law, Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, NY
2012: The Mr Roboto Project, In Dreams, Pittsburgh, PA
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Selected Exhibition Group:
2024: Are you Joking? Women & Humor, The Church, Sag Harbor, NY
2024: Furry Friends, Space Gallery Pittsburgh, PA
2019: LOCHER + LOCHER, Space Gallery Pittsburgh, PA
2019: Hooked, Science Gallery, London, UK
2018: Summer Show, Barney Savage Gallery, New York, NY
2018: BAM, 14th Annual Art Auction, Brooklyn, NY
2017: I Scream, You Scream, Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY
2017: Photo London, Steven Kasher Gallery, London, UK
2017: AIPAD, Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, NY
2016: Pier 24 Photography, Collected,San Francisco, CA
2015: Photoville, Down the Rabbit Hole, Curated by Instagram, Dumbo, NY
2015: LOOK3, WORKS, Curated by Kathy Ryan and Scott Thode, Charlottesville, VA
2015: Foley Gallery, Dear Dave Week, Curated by Stephen Frailey, New York, NY
2015: Steven Kasher Gallery, Pheromone Hotbox, New York, NY
2014: Photoville, SVA BFA Photography Department, Curated by Stephen Frailey, Dumbo, NY
2014: Kasher|Potamkin, Intangible Beauty Part II, New York, NY
2013: Aperture Foundation, 1/1 Benefit, Curated by Kathy Ryan, New York, NY
2013: Daniel Cooney Fine Art, Emerging Artists Auction, New York, NY
2013: Visual Arts Gallery, SVA Mentors, Mentored by Kathy Ryan, New York, NY
2012: Le Dictateur, Best Unseen Photography, Milan, Italy
2011: The Mr. Roboto Project, Collective Transport presented by MIOF at VIA, Pittsburgh, PA
2011: Chelsea Arts, Gates of Ganesh, New York, NY
2011: Margate Photo Festival, Sunny Side Up, Wandering Bears, UK
2011: Fashion Space Gallery, When We Were Young , London
2011: F.L.O.A.T Gallery, OjodePez, New York, NY
2010: Visual Arts Gallery, Camera Work, New York, NY
2009: 709 Railroad Street, Female Group Show, Johnstown PA
2009: Swiss Institute, ARTribe, Photography for the Next Generation, New York, NY
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Books:
2018: Closing Everything Must Go, Self Published
2017: Olivia Locher, I Fought the Law published by Chronicle Books (September 2017)
2015: ROYGBIV X GOLD, Self Published
2012: In Dreams, Self Published
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Selected Interviews (see Press):
2017: Vogue, Gallery Gurls, BULLETT, Dazed, Buzzfeed, Culture Trip, Urban Outfitters, Co.Design, Artsy, Plastik Magazine, Glamour, i-D
2016: Citiphile, Adhoc, W Magazine, Milk Studios
2015: CoEdit Collection, Ghostly International, Instagram, Slate, Interview Magazine, Autre
2014: A+, Wired,Revlon + Refinery29, Beauty Nation The New Provocateurs
2013: In conversation with Jörg M Colberg for Conscientious
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Selected Honors:
2018: Forbes 30 Under 30, Recipient
2014: LOOK3, LOOKbetween 2014, attendee
2012: Conscientious CPC 2012 Winner
Television:
2017: PBS News Hour
2014: Fox News, The Five, Memorial Day Show
2013: Good Morning America