Olana Light

Olana Light (b. 1983) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Portsmouth, UK. She holds an MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London (2020) and a BA in Fine Art from Southampton Solent University (2017). Recent awards include the Bute Festival Thameslink Award (2024), Every Breath We Take Award (2024), Arts Council England DYCP (2024), CAS Emerging Sculptors Award (2023), and Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants (2021–22). Light has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work appears in Planted Journal, Global Art Times, Trebuchet, Inside Artist, and Ludvig Rage.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Exhibited: 'Nature Calling', Surrey Hills Arts (2025); Midsummer Festival (2025); Middlesbrough Art Week (2024); 'Windbreaks', Portsmouth City Council, Southsea Awards/grants: 2 x Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants