Ollie Hayward
b. 1994, from London/the South-East, UK
Education
2014 - 17 | BA (Hons) Photography, Falmouth University.
Bio
Ollie is a multidisciplinary designer, illustrator and photographer. Working with a range of tools, from Adobe Creative Suite to paint to animation and even experience with high-end photographic retouching, their work excites with bold colours, an unmistakable presence as well as a strong sense of charm and personality throughout. Ollie has designed everything from album covers, to corporate branding, to logo design.
Exhibitions
2019 | Open Source, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool.
2018 | Photoworks Presents: Collaborate, Truman Brewery, London.
2018 | FBA Futures 2018, Mall Galleries, London.
2017 | Cream 2017 - Crane Kalman Graduate Show, The Photography Department, Brighton University, Brighton.
2017 | IOP Graduate Prize - 2017, Falmouth University, Falmouth.
2017 | Free Range 2017, Truman Brewery, London.
2017 | BRIK - Third Year Degree Show, Falmouth University, Falmouth.
2017 | Selfie to Self-Expression, Saatchi Gallery, London.
2017 | Feature, The Gallery Space, Falmouth University, Falmouth.
2016 | Preview, The Gallery Space, Falmouth University, Falmouth.
2016 | BRIK - Second Year Degree Show, The Poly, Falmouth.
2016 | Photo Symposium - 2016, The Gallery Space, Falmouth University, Falmouth.
2014 | Foundation Degree - End of Year Show, Sussex Coast College, Hastings.
Publications & Features
2025 | The Guardian, “The 10 best jazz albums of 2025”, (Tom Smith: ‘A Year in the Life’ @ No. 10), [Online].
2025 | UK Jazz News, “Tom Smith Big Band: Debut album ‘A Year in the Life’ for release 21 February 2025”, [Online].
2023 | Pitchfork, “The Best Music Merch Gifts of 2023”, [Online].
2019 | Open Eye Gallery, “Digital Window Gallery: Open Source 03 - Ollie Hayward”, [Online].
2018 | Photograd, “PGZ129”, [Print].
2018 | Untitled Collective, "Ollie Hayward- Body Of Ours" [Online].
2017 | Photoworks, "Showcase: Ollie Hayward" [Online].
2017 | Undergrad Zine, "Genesis: By Ollie Hayward" [Online}.
2017 | It's Nice That, “Take a surreal self-portrait”: Juno Calypso’s top picks from the Monthly Brief" [Online].
2017 | Photograd, "Ollie Hayward - Body of Ours" [Online].
2017 | British Journal of Photography - No. 7862, August 2017, "BJP x Free Range" [Print].
2017 | Source Magazine, "Graduate Photography Online - Ollie Hayward" [Online].
2017 | Dazed Digital, "Juergen Teller and Tracey Emin pick their favourite selfies" [Online].
2017 | Vogue Paris, "Juergen Teller and Tracey Emin's 10 favourite selfies, on display at the Saatchi Gallery" [Online].
2017 | GQ, "The Saatchi Gallery has found the best selfie in the world" [Online].
2017 | It's Nice That, "Saatchi Gallery announces the shortlist and winner of the #SaatchiSelfie competition" [Online].
2017 | Artnet, "See Juergen Teller and Tracey Emin’s 10 Favorite Selfies" [Online].
2017 | BBC News, "Selfies get the 'art' treatment" [Online].
2017 | Saatchi Gallery, "Ollie Hayward - Entry Profile" [Online].
2017 | GRUFF Magazine, "Gayngel" [Online].