Olga Abramova lives and works in Moscow. She is best known for her soft, atmospheric paintings created with pastel and charcoal.

Olga is a co-founder and honorary president of the National Pastel Society of Russia. Under her leadership (2018−2023), 15 exhibition projects were successfully realized.

In 1996, she graduated from the The Moscow Academy of Design and Applied Arts named after M.I. Kalinin (MHPU), specializing in textile design with honors diploma.
In 2000, she got her Master’s Degree in Teaching of Art at Moscow State Open Pedagogical University (MGGU), Faculty of Art and Graphics.

After completing her education, Olga began combining pastel with other materials, exploring diverse textures. The plastic of empty spaces in her paintings is as important as the objects themselves, creating a sense of an invisible dimension.

Since 1998, Olga has actively participated in exhibitions, including Art Manege and Hudgraph in Moscow, as well as the Contemporary Art Exhibition in Florence. In 2019, her still life painting won a gold award at the Biennial of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) in the United States. That same year, one of her works was included in the collection of the Pastel Museum in Suzhou, China.

In 2022, Olga was invited as a guest of honor to the Pastel Biennial in Brittany, France. In 2024, her work received the Grand Prix at the IAPS exhibition.

Olga has been awarded the status of Eminent Pastelist by the International Association of Pastel Societies. She is a member of pastel societies in France (SPF, APF), Turkey, the United States (PSA), and Russia (NPS), as well as the International Art Foundation (IAF).

Olga is the author of the book "Pastel", published by Bombora, and has been featured in Pastel Journal, Pratique des Arts, and other publications. Her works are held in private collections in Russia, Europe, the United States, and Taiwan, as well as in the collection of the Pastel Museum in China and several museum collections in Russia.

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