Gaia Ozwyn

Born 1991, UK

Lives and works in London, UK

Born to a Caribbean-British family, Gaia Ozwyn’s multifaceted identity deeply informs her work, prompting a nuanced exploration of belonging and ‘otherness.’ Initially pursuing a career in the sciences, Ozwyn received training as a biomedical scientist and later studied Medicine, dedicating several years to serving as a doctor in the NHS. Ozwyn has pivoted to a full time painting practice and has since completed a painting MA at the Royal College of Art, supported by the Sir Frank Bowling Scholarship. She was selected for the RCA BLK x Yinka Shonibare Foundation residency programme that took place at the G.A.S Foundation, Lagos, Nigeria in March 2025.

EDUCATION

2024 MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2020 Medicine and Surgery MBBS, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

2016 Biomedical Science BSc 1st Class Honours, University of Plymouth

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025 (Forthcoming) ‘Incantations of a Vague Borderland’, LBF Contemporary, London, UK

2025 ‘Material Sensibilities’, October Gallery, London

2024 ‘Group Show 58’, PM/AM, London UK

2024 ‘Like a Beacon Against the Cold’, LBF Contemporary, London, UK

2024 ART021 Hong Kong. Group presentation by Seefood Room, HK

2024 ‘Stretching The Light’, curated by Alayo Akinkugbe, RELE Gallery, London, UK

2024 Royal College of Art Graduate Show 2024, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2024 ‘LBF at the Lake’, LBF Contemporary, Muskoka, CAN

2023 ‘Junctures,’ Chili Art Projects, London, UK

2023 ‘If You Are Lost, This is Where You Can Be Found,’ Peckham Safehouse, London, UK

2023 London Art Biennale, UK

2022 ‘Eternal Elements by Diba Art,’ S&P Gallery, London, UK

2021 ‘SuperGlue 21,’ Espacio Gallery, London, UK