José García Oliva is a Venezuelan artist based in London. His practice is research-led and situated at the intersection between diasporic identity, migrant labour, and cultural heritage. The outcome of his work is usually an enactment of social exchanges or provocations shaped by the commons, site-specificity and the people with whom he collaborates. Oliva graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, in 2020 and completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Madrid with a mobility grant from the Ministry of Education. Oliva currently leads the MA in Visual Communication at Ravensbourne University and is an associate lecturer at Central Saint Martins and Kingston School of Art.

Press

Corridor8 / José Garcia Oliva in conversation with Lauren Velvic 08.09.24 Tribune / We Are Not the Dirt We Clean by Henry Broome 22.08.24 Gasworks / José García Oliva / Participation Residency Artist 31.05.24 BBC / Cleaners and security staff display art in uni show 25.04.24
Lancaster University / Lancaster Arts launch ‘Out of Hours’ exhibition featuring University staff work 24.04.24 e-flux / Programme, Gasworks 2024 25.01.24 RCA / Finding the format that best communicates the message 23.11.23 Lancaster Arts / Out of Hours: Research and Development 02.11.23 Art Monthly / (468) José García Oliva: How May I Serve You? by Laura Bivolaru 01.07.23 It’s Nice That / Unpacking call centres, labour and colonialism with José García Oliva 06.06.23 Mutual Art / De, Desde, En, Entre, Hacia – Set Woolwich 10.05.23 M2 Gallery / Displacement 30.04.23 Art Rabbit / José García Oliva - Displacement 28.04.23 Casa Wabi / José García Oliva - Residency 15.02.23 Lancaster Arts / Traces 12.07.22 Art Rabbit / Residency 2022 - Final show - José García Oliva 07.06.22 BBC / Cleaners' Covid efforts celebrated in artwork 02.03.22
Lancaster Guardian / Traces 02.03.22 Lancaster University / University cleaners to create a real sparkle 16.02.22 Window Cleaner Society / Complaint Choir 26.06.21 LADA / DIY 2020: José García Oliva – White Vinegar 20.09.20 ARC (The Dirty Issue) / Latinos Are Very Serviceable 28.08.20
Royal College of Art / Degree Show 2020 24.07.20