Hey there! My name is Olivia Michka and I’m an artist based in Kansas City, Missouri.
I create mostly oil paintings with the goal of capturing the world around me using bright colors, big brushstrokes, and a full heart.
I graduated from the University of Kansas in May 2022 with a double major in Visual Art and French. I am now back to working in my hometown and looking to connect with a new audience (that’s you!).
Along with painting, I am a full-time art teacher at a K-5 French Immersion charter school, where I am passionate about instilling creativity and confidence in my students. I also love blasting music, going on long walks, journaling, and spending time with my family.
Selected CV
EDUCATION
2022
BA in Visual Art with Minor in Art History and BA in French, Cum Laude, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024-25
Art Teacher (K-5), Academie Lafayette | French Immersion Charter School | Kansas City, MO
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Prairie Art Exhibition and Auction (Juried Group Show), Symphony in the Flint Hills Gallery | Cottonwood Falls, KS
2024
Art for All (Member Group Show), Kansas City Artists Coalition | Kansas City, MO
Art Westport (Juried Art Fair), Westport | Kansas City, MO
1900 Barker Cafe on Mass St. (Group Show) | Lawrence, KS
Open Studios (Group Show), Livestock Exchange Building | Kansas City, MO
Prairie Art Exhibition and Auction (Juried Group Show), Symphony in the Flint Hills Gallery | Cottonwood Falls, KS
2023
Open Studios (Group Show), Livestock Exchange Building | Kansas City, MO
Art Westport (Juried Art Fair), Westport | Kansas City, MO
ArtHeals (Juried Group Exhibition), InterUrban ArtHouse | Overland Park, KS
2022
Making Music, at the Lied Center (Solo Show), Lied Center of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Making Music (Solo Show), Kansas Union Gallery, University of Kansas | Lawrence KS
2021
Scholarship Show 2021 (Online Juried Group Exhibition), University of Kansas Department of Visual Art | Lawrence, KS
Stages (KU Painting Club Juried Exhibition), Mercer Gallery | Garden City, KS
2020
2020 (Online Juried Group Exhibition), Spencer Museum of Art | Lawrence, KS
GRANTS AND ENGAGEMENT
2025
Art For Art Benefit Art Auction and Live Painting, Folly Theater | Kansas City, MO
2024
Inspiration Grant, ArtsKC | Kansas City, MO
Art For Art Benefit Art Auction and Live Painting, Folly Theater | Kansas City, MO
2023
Seven-Week Self-Guided Painting Tour of France and Italy
2021-22
In-House Painter at the Lied Center of Kansas Performing Arts Center | Lawrence, KS
2021
Undergraduate Research Award, University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Ted Johnson Interrelations of the Humanities and the Arts Award, University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS
Digital and Print Promotional Materials for Center Cut Records’ Concerts at Lemonad(e) Park | Kansas City, MO