About
Olivia Mròz is a practicing artist based in Narrm (Melbourne), known for her work exhibited nationally and internationally. She holds a Bachelor of Photography from the Photography Studies College and a Master of Contemporary Art from the VCA, University of Melbourne.
Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and festivals, including Midsumma Festival 2024, NotFair Fair 2023, Iris Awards 2023, The International Festival of Photography: PHOTO 2022, Melbourne Fashion Week 2021, OBSCURA Festival in Penang, Malaysia, Krakow Photomonth Festival in Poland, and Der Greif Online.
Mròz has also self-published two photobooks: Hidden Places (2014) and Two Can Keep A Secret If One of Them Is Dead (2014), the latter of which was included in The National Gallery of Victoria’s Art Book Fair in 2016.
Her work has received recognition through various awards, prizes, and publications, including Dienatch Magazine, an Honourable Mention in the Fine Art Category for the Monochrome Awards, the Excellence in Reflection and Self Expression Award from Photography Studies College, short-listings in the IPF Photoprize and the Photo Book Melbourne Festival, as well as a Silver Award from the AIPP Espon State Awards.
In 2011, Mròz co-founded the online magazine Youth In Revolt (2011-2013) and curated group exhibitions at the Abbotsford Convent (2012) and The Reverence Hotel in Footscray (2011).
Her works are held in the National Library of Australia, Canberra; the Asia Pacific Photobook Archive, Melbourne; and private collections in Germany and throughout Australia.
For commissions, sale enquires, exhibitions or collaborations please email: livmroz@outlook.com