Olivier Sola started his artistic career studying for a BA in visual arts at the Université de Rennes 2, while at the same time taking photography courses at the École Régionale des Beaux-Arts de Rennes. He later entered the École Nationale Supérieure de Photographie d’Arles and, during these studies, benefited from an exchange with the School of Visual Arts de New York. He entered Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contem-porains in Ooctober 2018. His work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in various venues and events, notably the festival Les Rencontres Photographiques d’Arles, the Friche Belle de Mai in Marseille and the Nuits Photographiques festival in Paris.