Olivia is currently an MFA candidate at Yale University. 

olivia.reavey@yale.edu






















                                 

                                

                 





Education
2026 MFA, Photography, Yale University
2020 BFA, Photography, Rhode Island School of Design

Solo & Two Person Exhibitions
2026 AIPAD, solo presentation with Thomas Erben, New York
2026 DRIVE MY CAR, City State, Miami
2025 Selected Works: Hannah Beerman & Olivia Reavey, Thomas Erben, New York
2022 Olivia Reavey and Oren Pinhassi, Helena Anrather Gallery, Independent Art Fair, New York
2022 Olivia Reavey and Walker Bankson, The Material Room, Richmond, VA

Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Tuxedo Park, Elliott Templeton Fine Arts, Miami
2025 Photos on Fridges, Harkawik, New York
2025 I hold it towards you, Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media, New Haven
2025 The Rose, Center of Photography Woodstock, New York
2025 Chew-ache, The Compound, Baltimore
2023 Oak House, Fernberger Gallery, Newport
2023 The Rose, The Lumber Room, Portland, OR
2022 The Studio Window, Justine Kurland Studio
2022 Through the Looking Glass, Yancey Richardson, New York
2021 Tracking, Janet Borden, New York

Selected Press & Publications
2025 Interview, A Rabbit’s Foot
2025 Review, Collector Daily
2025 Must See Shows, Cultured Mag
2024 Exciting Photography Now, MATTE Mag Issue 60
2022 Review, The New York Times
2022 Review, Collector Daily
2021 Review, Collector Daily
2020 Interview, Buzzfeed
2020 Interview, Vogue
2019 Olivia Reavey, MATTE Mag, Issue 55

Professional Experience
2025 Teaching Assistant, Yale University
2025 Visiting Lecturer and Critic, Wesleyan University
2024 Visiting Lecturer, Rhode Island School of Design
2023 Freelance Photographer, The New York Times
2022 Visiting Lecturer, Rhode Island School of Design
2022 Darkroom Facilities Manager, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA
2021 Visiting Lecturer, University of Virginia
2021 Assistant, Stacy Kranitz
2018-2021 Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design

Grants & Residencies
2025 Harvey Geiger Travel Grant, Yale University
2024 Art Farm Residency, Lincoln, NE
2021 Visible Records Residency, Charlottesville, VA
2021 Art Farm Residency, Lincoln, NE
2021 Opportunity Fund, Boston, MA
2019 Mauser EcoHouse Residency, Costa Rica