Artist Statement

My work explores imagined forms and environments through a longstanding fascination with science, coexistence, and life beneath the visible surface.

I am interested in what happens when different elements, ways of seeing, and visual languages occupy the same space. Rather than resolving those differences, the work allows them to remain in relation, influencing one another while retaining something of their own identity.

The forms I create often suggest organisms, specimens, or fragments of unfamiliar ecosystems. They move between the observed and the invented, the organic and the constructed, and between what appears visible and what may remain hidden.

At a broader level, the work reflects on coexistence itself: how people, cultures, ideas, and environments shape one another through proximity, difference, and exchange.

Bio

Olga Burkard is a Swiss-Mexican visual artist based in Geneva. Her work explores imagined forms and environments through themes of coexistence, perception, and life beneath the visible surface.

Drawing on a longstanding interest in science and observation, she creates works that move between the organic and the constructed, bringing together different visual languages within a shared space.

She studied Graphic Design at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and completed postgraduate studies in design at the Basel School of Design. Before dedicating herself fully to her artistic practice in 2024, she developed an international career in design and art direction.

Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private collections in several countries. She is a member of Visarte Switzerland and collaborates with Mabe Gallery in Geneva, Galería Claroscuro in Mexico City, and EDNA Contemporary in California.

CV

Selected Gallery Collaborations

  • Galería Claroscuro — Mexico City, Mexico
  • Mabe Gallery — Geneva, Switzerland
  • EDNA Contemporary — California, USA

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2026 — Sistemas Vivos: Ecologías de la imagen, Galería Claroscuro, Mexico City, Mexico
  • 2026 — Galerie Katapult, Basel, Switzerland

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2026 — SGBK Exhibition, Switzerland
  • 2026 — Participated in three exhibitions at FLOW Art Space, Basel, Switzerland
  • 2025 — Christmas Exhibition, Galerie Katapult, Basel, Switzerland
  • 2025 — Participated in four exhibitions at FLOW Art Space, Basel, Switzerland
  • 2025 — Global Horizons IV, Artio Gallery (Virtual Exhibition)
  • 2025 — Viva le Printemps!, Mabe Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 2025 — Art Awakening, Galerie Calabro, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2025 — Whisper of the Garden, Open Call for Artists (Virtual Exhibition)
  • 2024 — Winter Show, Mabe Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland

Selected Publications & Media

2026: Features, Interviews & Substantive Coverage

  • Excélsior – RSVP — Entornos imaginarios. Feature on Sistemas Vivos: ecologías de la imagen.
  • The Book of Life Magazine — Olga Burkard: la artista que aprendió a ver entre México y Suiza. Artist feature and interview.
  • The Book of Life Magazine—Olga Burkard: Sistemas Vivos en Galería Claroscuro. Exhibition feature and photographic essay by Alejandro Carballo.
  • Television coverage — Sistemas Vivos: ecologías de la imagen. Interview and exhibition report by Mariana Sánchez.
  • Canal 6 / Telediario — Crónicas Urbanas — Sistemas Vivos. Television feature on Olga Burkard’s artistic practice and exhibition.
  • Milenio — Crónicas urbanas — Ecología de la imagen. Feature on Sistemas Vivos and Olga Burkard’s artistic practice.
  • El Economista — Art Basel Basilea 2026: el mercado del arte recobra el pulso. Includes discussion of Olga Burkard’s solo exhibition at Galerie Katapult and her artistic practice.
  • Conciencia Femenina — El arte como una red viva: Olga Burkard llega a México para mostrarnos el poder de la interconexión.
  • Cultura en México — Olga Burkard – Sistemas Vivos. Feature on the exhibition and artistic practice.
  • Local.mx — La artista suiza Olga Burkard presenta en Galería Claroscuro su nueva exposición.
  • The Intelligent — Olga Burkard inaugura Sistemas Vivos en Galería Claroscuro.
  • Animal MX — Cultura—Sistemas Vivos la obra de Olga Burkard llega a la CDMX.Feature on the exhibition and artistic practice.
  • Bold Journey — Meet Olga Burkard. Artist profile and interview.
  • Curatory Magazine — Olga Burkard. Interview, Volume 13.

2026: Selected Listings & Mentions

  • Vogue México & Latinoamérica — Qué hacer en la CDMX en julio de 2026, featuring Sistemas Vivos.
  • Excélsior – Expresiones — El límite entre lo natural y lo artificial.
  • Excélsior – Expresiones — Hurga en la ecología de la imagen.
  • Chilango — Día del Tequila, Torta Fest y Noche de Museos: acá encuentras los mejores planes en CDMX, featuring Sistemas Vivos.
  • CoolhunterMX — Agenda cultural de agosto 2026 en CDMX y México, featuring Sistemas Vivos.
  • MESH — Sistemas Vivos, ecologías de la imagen. Olga Burkard.
  • Mi Valedor — Galería Claroscuro: Sistemas Vivos – Olga Burkard.
  • The Happening —Agosto se vive en los museos: las mejores exposiciones del mes, featuring Sistemas Vivos.

2025: Features & Interviews

  • Arts to Hearts Magazine — Artist Feature, Issue 11.
  • AATONAU — Olga Burkard: Abstract Worlds Born of Thread and Thought.
  • New & Abstract — Five Questions to Olga Burkard. Interview.
  • Open Call for Artists — Meet Olga Burkard: An Artist Who Found Healing Through 200 Days of Art. Interview.

Professional Recognition

WallPepper® (Italy) —Satori and Strata selected for the 2026 WallPepper® Collection.

Education

  • Basel School of Design (Schule für Gestaltung Basel), Basel, Switzerland — Advanced Postgraduate Program in Graphic Design (Weiterbildungsklasse für Grafik)
  • Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico — Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design

Professional Memberships

  • Visarte Switzerland
  • SGBK (Swiss Society of Women Artists)

Additional Information

  • Nationality: Swiss / Mexican
  • Languages: English, Spanish, German (fluent), French (working knowledge)