Olivia Arthur was born in London and grew up in the UK. She studied mathematics at Oxford University and photojournalism at the London College of Printing and began working as a photographer in 2003 after moving to India, where she was based for two and a half years.
She is known for her in-depth photography examining people and their personal and cultural identities. “For me, part of the power of still photography is the ambiguousness of pictures, the ability to give a hint about a scene or event without being too absolute,” says Arthur.
Her work has been exhibited internationally and has been included in institutional collections in the UK, USA, Germany and Switzerland.
