Olivia Bee is a photographer and director. She is intrigued by the magic of everyday life, a human’s inherent connection with land, the duality of love, and how the beauty of memories (real or imagined) touches us.        

With an initial rise in the photography world via Flickr in 2009, she began shooting commercially for international brands such as Nike and Converse at the age of 15, had a New York Times Magazine cover under her belt at 16, and a commission for Hermès by 17.

While she was still a teenager, spearheading the rebrand for the iconic French perfume from Cacharel, “Anais Anais” got her foot officially in the door of the directing world. Within a few years, her music video for Olivia Rodrigo’s “traitor” was nominated for a VMA in 2022, and her narrative short film “All The World” showed at multiple festivals in the US.

She became the youngest artist to have a book published with Aperture Foundation with the release of her monograph “Kids In Love” at 22 years old in 2016. The work was shown as a solo show at Aperture Foundation as well as agnès b in New York City. She has been included in group exhibitions with Danziger Gallery, agnès b, Aperture Foundation, Weinstein Gallery, Bernal Espacio Galeria, and with Van Cleef & Arpels in Kyoto and Paris. Her solo show “In The Secret Distance” showed at Headstone Gallery at Upstate Art Weekend in 2025, as well as online at Danziger Gallery.

Olivia has given two Tedx talks and has spoken at conferences around the world. She has been listed in the sought after directories of PDN 30 Under 30, and Forbes 30 Under 30.

Olivia lives in Southwestern Oregon with her husband, Joe, and their daughter, Mary. They run Y Knot Farm + Ranch in Oregon’s Umpqua Valley, with a focus on regenerative, pasture raised meats. The dance between the rootedness of farm life, and the sparkle of international travel, punctuated with art making, is what makes Olivia tick.

Select Commercial Clients:

Adidas, Amazon Studios, Anomaly, , Aritzia, Atlantic Records, Bare Necessities, Capitol Records, Cacharel, Converse, Cynthia Rowley, Dannijo, Disney, Fiat, Ford, Geffen Records, Harper Collins, iHeart Radio, Island Records, Hermès Paris, Impatto, Interscope Records, Jacques Marie Mage, Leo Burnett, Levi’s, Little Brown and Company, L’Oreal, MTV, Mullen, Nike, Netflix, North, Orla Kiely, REDValentino, Roger Vivier, Simon & Schuster, Sony Music Entertainment, Subaru, , Subpop Records, TeenNick, Van Cleef & Arpels, Vans, Viacom, Vice Sports, VSA Partners, Warner Records, Wieden + Kennedy, YouTube Music, Y&R, &Samhoud, 72 and Sunny.

Select Editorial Clients:

AM Journal, Atmos, Billboard, The Coveteur, Complex Magazine, Cowboys & Indians, CR Fashion Book, The Cut, Der Speigel, Elle Magazine US, Elle France, The Fader, Gravure Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar Germany, Heroine Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, i-D, Lady Magazine, Le Monde, Madame Figaro, The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Numéro Magazine, Nylon Magazine, Obsession Magazine, Out of Order Magazine, OUTSIDE Magazine, Oyster Magazine, Rookie Magazine, Seventeen Magazine, Style.com, Upstate Diary, Vice Magazine, The Village Voice, Violet, Vogue.com, The Wall Street Journal, W Magazine, Zeit Magazin.

Exhibitions:

In The Secret Distance. Solo show at Headstone Gallery. July 2025. Kingston, New York.       

I Felt The Stars In That Room. Solo show at Kyotographie with Van Cleef & Arpels. 2024. Kyoto, Japan.  

I Felt The Stars In That Room. Le CnD. December 2023. Paris, France.

Paris Photo Group Show. Danziger Gallery. November 2019. Paris, France.        

Weather. Group Show at D Museum. 2018. Seoul, South Korea. 

Olivia Bee: A Kid in Love. Solo show to celebrate the release of Kids in Love at Aperture Foundation. April 2016. New York, New York.

L’intime et la Méditerranée. Group show at agnès b galerie du jour. November 2014. Paris, France.

The Fashion Show. Group Show at Weinstein Gallery. November 2014. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Aperture On The Road. Group Auction at Terminal 5. October 2014. New York, New York.

Flickr 20 Under 20. Group show at Milk Studios. October 2014. New York, New York.

Enveloped In A Dream. Solo show at Bernal Espacio Galeria.September 2014. Madrid, Spain.

Kids In Love. Solo show at agnés b. June 2014. New York, New York.

#GirlsTribu. Solo show at Le Palais De Tokyo. February 2014. Paris, France.

Gynolandscape. Group show curated by Petra Collins. September 2013. New York, New York.

2012 VICE Photo Show. August 2012. Vancouver, British Columbia.

2012 VICE Photo Show. July 2012. Brooklyn, New York.

Underage: A Group Exhibition of Young Photographers. June 2012. Brooklyn, New York.

Olivia Bee: Solo Show at Gallery 135. March 2012. Portland, Oregon

Wieden and Kennedy 10×10 Show. February 2012. Portland, Oregon.

APA San Francisco: Something Special. December 2011. San Francisco, California.

Art and Connection: A Photo Show Presented by &Samhoud. November 2010. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

G/IRL: Girls In Real Life. October 2010. New York, New York.

Converse ‘You’re It.’ March 2010. Paris, France.

Olivia Bee: Solo Show at Stumptown Coffee Roasters. October 2009. Portland, Oregon.

Solo show at Gatos De Marte. 2009. Murcia, Spain.

BARK: A Group Exhibition at Stumptown Coffee Roasters. 2009. Portland, Oregon.