Studio Artist Spotlight: Olivia Normile

Olivia Normile, Cut-outs, research image, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.

The Complex is pleased to share that studio artist Olivia Normile has one of 6 projects selected for the Platform Commissions programme of the 41st EVA International; Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art.

Applicants were asked to respond to ideas and definitions of access. Iarlaith Ní Fheorais, one of the proposal selectors, remarked, “I was deeply impressed by the breadth of vision in which access was considered and how it could be applied through artistic and participatory means, folding in broad concerns, geographies, and affinities.”

Olivia Normile is an artist exploring language, communication, and perception through animation, installation, and experimental film. Activated by an interest in the peripheral, these layerings of methods allow for an exchange of roles and narratives. Animals frequently appear as central figures in her work, acting as counterpoints to the human perspective. Her installations and films often stage quiet exchanges between species and systems unfolding through gaps and omissions.

Recent residencies and awards include: Digital Media Practice Award (2024), Firestation Artists’ Studios Dublin, Arts Council Agility Award (2024, 2022, 2021), Dublin City Council St. Patrick’s Lodge Residency (2019), Emerging Irish Artist Award, Burren College of Art (2018), Ormond Art Studios Graduate Award (2018). Exhibitions include: Dog-Eared Paradise, screen service (2023), Matters of Table, Periphery Space, Gorey School of Art (2023), Remembering The Future, VISUAL (2023),Deliverables, Pallas Projects/Studios Artist Initiated Projects (2022).

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To learn more about the selection process, project direction and the other artists' bios, read the full EVA article.