Olivia de Villaine (b. 1985) is a Swiss photographer based in Geneva. Drawing from her own
experience as a mother, her work sits at the intersection of documentary and portraiture,
exploring the tenderness and complexity of parenting through moments of intimacy. She is a member of 13PHOTO.
Honors and Exhibitions
2026
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Shortlisted for The Royal Photographic Society 167th Annual Exhibition
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2nd Place and exhibited, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
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Fresh Eyes × Hungry Eye 2026 Talent
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Shortlisted by the Kamira Institute
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Thematic Award Winner, Life Framer
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Finalist, Dodho Magazine Portrait Awards
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Exhibited and published at Haute Photographie, Rotterdam
2025
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Exhibited at Rotterdam Photo Festival
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Selected Artist for Zone's 4th Collective Book
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Finalist for the Revela'T Portfolio Review 2025
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Exhibited at ImageNation, New York
2024
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Lucie Foundation Fine Art Emerging Scholarship Winner
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Exhibited at LA Center of Photography, Los Angeles
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New Talent Award Winner, ProfiFoto
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Thematic Award Winner, Life Framer
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Shortlisted for The Royal Photographic Society 166th Annual Exhibition
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Longlisted for the OD Photo Prize
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"Coup de Coeur" InCadaqués Open Call
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Editors' Pick, Life Framer
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Exhibited at ImageNation, Paris
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Exhibited at ProfiFoto Beneath the Surface, Arles
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Published in Beneath the Surface, ProfiFoto / Snap Collective, Arles
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Exhibited at ImageNation, Milan
2023
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Exhibited at photoSCHWEIZ, Zurich
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Special Mention, Geneva Photo Festival
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Editors' Pick, Life Framer
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Selected Artist, Der Greif Guest Room: Bindi Vora
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Selected Artist, Levi's x PhotoVogue Open Call
2022
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Featured in PhotoVogue
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