Olga Migliaressi-Phoca (b. 1981) lives and works in Athens. She was awarded her MFA in Photography & Related Media at Parsons, The New School for Design in New York in 2009. Prior to that she completed her Foundation Studies in Art & Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design and obtained her BFA in Fashion Photography at the London College of Fashion. She has exhibited her work in solo as well as group shows in art spaces and museums in Greece and abroad.
Olga Migliaressi-Phoca
Works
Solo Exhibitions
2025
DIRTY DANCING •
BRITTA RETTBERG•
Munich•
2024
Snakes and Ladders •
in collaboration with Caro Jost•
BRITTA RETTBERG•
Munich•
2023
Risky Business •
Breeder Gallery•
Athens•
2022
KEEP WALKING •
Haus N•
Athens•
2020
PERPETUAL ENDANGERED TEMPO. Time. A Species in Constant Extinction •
P.E.T. Projects•
Athens•
2019
GOODFEAR •
SPAGHETTO SOLARIUM, hosted by The Breeder•
Athens•
In collaboration with Despoina Damaskou•
2019
TEST THE WATERS •
SPAGHETTO SOLARIUM•
Venice•
In collaboration with Despoina Damaskou•
2018
New Wind Sailing Championship •
New Hotel & Dio Horia Art Gallery•
Athens and Mykonos•
2016
Sin City •
Dio Horia Art Gallery•
Mykonos•
2016
Loves Me Loves Me Not, You Cannot Hide for More Than Seven Years •
Art Initiative & Despoina Damaskou Architecture Studio•
Athens•
2015
Coco Nuts •
Dio Horia Art Gallery•
Mykonos•
2025
DIRTY DANCING •
BRITTA RETTBERG•
Munich•
2024
Snakes and Ladders •
in collaboration with Caro Jost•
BRITTA RETTBERG•
Munich•
2023
Risky Business •
Breeder Gallery•
Athens•
2022
KEEP WALKING •
Haus N•
Athens•
2020
PERPETUAL ENDANGERED TEMPO. Time. A Species in Constant Extinction •
P.E.T. Projects•
Athens•
2019
GOODFEAR •
SPAGHETTO SOLARIUM, hosted by The Breeder•
Athens•
In collaboration with Despoina Damaskou•
2019
TEST THE WATERS •
SPAGHETTO SOLARIUM•
Venice•
In collaboration with Despoina Damaskou•
2018
New Wind Sailing Championship •
New Hotel & Dio Horia Art Gallery•
Athens and Mykonos•
2016
Sin City •
Dio Horia Art Gallery•
Mykonos•
2016
Loves Me Loves Me Not, You Cannot Hide for More Than Seven Years •
Art Initiative & Despoina Damaskou Architecture Studio•
Athens•
2015
Coco Nuts •
Dio Horia Art Gallery•
Mykonos•
Press
Olga Migliaressi-Phoca is inviting us to a captivating wordplay through the transformation of iconic logos in her text-based pieces. Instantly recognizable, familiar graphic marks that have become part of our language, are being revisited in stimulating twists to create new meanings and prompt introspection. Her pop aesthetic, coupled with a caustic edge, provides a critical perspective.{…}
Panos Giannikopoulos
Art historian, curator
*Excerpt from the exhibiton’s text “Risky Business”, Breeder, Athens, 2023.