Olivia Irvine was born in Kilwinning, Scotland, and studied Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art, followed by postgraduate study in Madrid and Barcelona. Based in Edinburgh, she is an abstract painter whose work has been exhibited widely in Britain and internationally. Recent exhibitions include her solo show Enclosed Spaces at Linlithgow Burgh Halls (2025) and Frontiers: Painting in Scotland Now at the Royal Scottish Academy (2024). Her practice has been supported by numerous awards and residencies, including the Creative Scotland Open Fund Award and Blackadder Houston Mid-career Travel Award (2025), and residencies with the Hosking Houses Trust and Cill Rialaig. She recently retired from her role as Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.