The three-year process of working on the book and its first printed edition impressed the best portfolios contest jury, so the next festival will open Olga’s solo show The Hard in Kaluga. The photobook and the author’s installation based on it will be presented in the city museum in July 2023.
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Collective zine — work for resistance and art-therapy
The group of Russian artists came together in February 2022 to share their pain and reflect it into an art work

Olga Mikhalchuk is award-winner of the Young Russian photographers contest
Olga became the Young Russian photographers main contest awardee and Russian Photographers Union grant recipient in 2023

FOTOBOOKMARKET Dummy Award — finalists exhibition, September 25 — October 24
“The Hard” photobook dummy was shortlisted at the nationwide award for books and zines and took part in the nominees...

“Chislennichek” tear-off calendar: new edition announcement
A piece of work from “The Hard” series by Olga Mikhalchuk became a part of “Chislennichek” — 2022 art calendar

ARGUS — 2021. Photography among the arts contest
“I am” series was shortlisted at the all-Russian photography contest. The finalists exhibition will take place...

Young Russian photographers — festival in Kaluga, July 6 — 11
“I am” series has received the Honorable Mention by Young Russian photographers — 2021 festival Jury and became...

This is love — exhibition in Vitebsk, Belarus, June 23 — August 28
On June 23, 2021 Olga Mikhalchuk’s series “I am” received the Honorable Mention by Fotokrok photography contest Jury...

Existentia — public-talk with Philosophy Institute exhibition artists
On July 7, 2021 Olga took a part in the discussion of the concept of existence in the art of photography, its...

New sincerity. Post-irony — online exhibition, Wall gallery, May 20 — July 20
On May 20, online-exhibition “New sincerity. Post-irony” has started at Wall gallery. “I am” project by Olga...

Simulacra — exhibition in Moscow, April 23 — May 11
On April 23, 2021 the Soap opera project became a part of The Simulacra exhibition. The Open club gallery has created...

Photography as an adventure. Lecture by Olga Mikhalchuk
On February, 26, 2021 a science webinar by Olga Mikhalchuk on the history and theory of photography was held in the...

From particular to general
On Saturday, January 30, a self-organized exhibition of contemporary art — From particular to general— was held...

Moscow in photographs — cultural study, 2018-2020
Urban visual research “To beat or not to beat” by Olga Mikhalchuk was published in the almanac “Moscow...

Soap opera on Colta.ru — December 21
The Soap opera project was published in Russian independent magazine about art and culture — Colta. During several...

Kvartmarket — art fair in Moscow, November 28, 2020
On Saturday, November 28, a self-organized fair of contemporary art — Kvartmarket 2020 — was held in one of the new...