Olga Severina is a Ukrainian-born graphic designer, lecturer, educator, author of books and articles, and exhibition curator. A designer with 20+ years of experience blending business strategy with bold creative thinking to drive real market impact. She’s led high-profile rebrands, launched global creative initiatives, and built integrated identity systems for brands that need to stand out and last.

Olga is the founder and curator of a PosterTerritory initiative where she launches poster exhibits focused on contemporary social, political, and environmental issues.

She is also a co-founder of Rukh Art Hub – a Ukrainian creative initiative committed to promoting Ukrainian contemporary art and producing fundraising exhibitions and art auctions in support of Ukraine.

As an artist, Olga frequently participates in projects that celebrate creative excellence in graphic design, where her works have received various prizes and awards.


Some Highlights below

Latest
Projects

• FREEDOM. RESPONSIBILITY. ACTION. Exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, 2026
• United States International Poster Biennial USIPB 2025, Long Beach, CA,
• 10 Degrees Cooler International Poster Call, Long Beach, CA 2025
• Design Futurism, International Poster Call with LA Design Festival 2025
• The 4th Block 2024 “Reimagine” Brick City Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
• United States International Poster Biennial USIPB 2023, Long Beach, CA
• Diversity Call 2022, curator, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA
• Curator of Stand With Ukraine Poster Exhibition, Atlanta, USA / in collaboration with BrandCulture and The 4th Block
• Co-organizer and curator of Biophilia Poster Competition, 2020, USA
• Co-organizer, The World After poster call (2020, USA)
• Poster Recipe Series
• Bauhaus 100 (2019, Los Angeles, USA)
• The World According to Love (2019, Australia)
• The New Winds – an exhibition of contemporary Iranian graphic design co-curated with Majid Abbasi (2018, USA)
• Eco Art: Graphic Design for Change (2012, Riverside, USA)

Teaching
process

• Frontline Features. Design, Technology and Social Research in Times of War and Repression Conference, Paris 2026
• Creativity Lab Workshop with Long Beach Public Library
• USC Roski 2026, Designer in Residence
• Lecture, Roski School of Design, 2025
• Lecture and Workshop, UCLA DMA, 2025
• Lecturer, UCLA DMA, Word and Image Class, 2022-24
• Lecturer, UCLA DMA, Fall 2021
• Environmental and Social Poster: Zone of Experiment.
  

Selection of
exhibits

• Poster Biennial in Mexico (Mexico)
• International Eco-Poster Triennial The 4th Block Special Diploma (Ukraine)
• International Graphic Design Biennial Golden Bee
• Warsaw International Poster Biennale (Poland)
• Shut Up. Voice of Democracy in Danger
• Jazz in Ruins Festival (Poland 2019-2022)
• 15th Poster Triennial Ecoplagat 2020
• 2020-21 KICD International Invitational Exhibitions/ Korea
• Posters for Tomorrow 2020/ Fake News / Top 100
• The 13th International Poster Triennial in Toyama 2021 in Japan
• 2021 Taiwan International Graphic Design Exhibition
• 3rd EIPF Exhibition 2020-2021
• Lahti Poster Triennial 2021
• The shortlist of the 11th Poster Triennial Trnava 2022
• UCLA Master cover, UCLA Extension, Spring 2022
• United States International Poster Biennial USIPB, 2025
• Jazz in Ruins 2025
• United States International Poster Biennial USIPB 2026
• Competition UnMuted 100 Graphics 2026

Published Books, Blogs and Magazines

• Women Graphic Designers. Rebalancing the Canon (Elizabeth Resnick Anthology Editor, Contributor
• Slanted Publishers 2023 Book, Stand with Ukraine poster
• Poster Recipe series
• Articles for Design Toast AIGA LA blog
• Articles for Neshan Graphic Design Magazine
• Book. Ecological Tendencies in Modern Poster Art (2009) co-authored with Oleg Veklenko
• Book. Modern Eco-Posters (2012) co-authored with Oleg Veklenko
• Book. Environmental Poster. Origins and Evolution (2018)
• The World After Poster Book (2021)

Awards

• Graphis Design Annual 2022 Honorable Mention
• Graphis Silver Award Winner. Poster Annual 2022 / New York, USA
• 18th International Biennale of Theatre Poster 2022 / Jury Honorable Mention
• COW International Design Festival, 1st place (Ukraine)
• 5 Powerful Political Posters, Poster on Politics (USA)
• Graphis Gold and Silver Awards Protest Poster 2023 / New York, USA
• Communication Arts Award of Excellence 2026 (Group Project)
• Graphis Design Annual 2022 Honorable Mention
• Graphis Silver Award Winner. Poster Annual 2022 / New York, USA
• 18th International Biennale of Theatre Poster 2022 / Jury Honorable Mention
• COW International Design Festival, 1st place (Ukraine)
• 5 Powerful Political Posters, Poster on Politics (USA)
• Graphis Gold and Silver Awards Protest Poster 2023 / New York, USA
• Communication Arts Award of Excellence 2026 (Group Project)

Education

• Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Ukraine (KSADA)
  B.A. in Graphic Design
• Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Ukraine (KSADA)
  M.A. in Graphic Design
• Higher Academic School of Graphic Design. Summer School Intensive, 2006
• Summer School of Calligraphy, 2006
• Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Ukraine (KSADA)
  Ph.D in Visual Arts, “Eco-poster: Formation and Development”