House of Kaya
Gallery Portfolio
Winn Slavin GalleryBeverly Hills
A comprehensive presentation of paintings by O. Kaya, organized by collection for private gallery review.
- Works
- 53
- Series
- 9
Artist Statement
“I prefer to paint what I’d rather not say.”
O. Kaya · Los Angeles
The Catalogue
Collections
Series
Celestial Self Portraits
2 Works
Plate 01
Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
Oil on canvas (mounted on panel)
2026
48 × 36 in · unframed
50 × 38 in · framed
Plate 02
Wound in Wool: The Ram
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2026
48 × 36 in · unframed
61.25 × 49 in · framed
Series
Whispers in Silk
7 Works
Plate 01
Forbidden Lullaby
Oil on Canvas
2026
20 × 24 in · unframed
29.75 × 33.75 in · framed
Plate 02
The Pearl
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2026
48 × 36 in · unframed
59 × 47 in · framed
Plate 03
Elegy in Lace: The Veiled Widow
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2025
48 × 36 in · unframed
59.5 × 47.5 in · framed
Plate 04
Breath of a Kiss
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2026
36 × 24 in · unframed
49.75 × 37.5 in · framed
Plate 05
Fertile Thoughts
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2025
36 × 24 in · unframed
47.5 × 35.5 in · framed
Plate 06
The Apparition's Horn
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2026
7 × 5 in · unframed
22.25 × 20 in · framed
Plate 07
The Un-Named N°1
Oil on archival board
2025
7 × 5 in · unframed
— framed size to be provided —
Series
Tears Beneath the Rouge
5 Works
Plate 01
Kismet and Jest: Lucidity in Lace
Oil on Canvas
2025
36 × 24 in · unframed
43.5 × 31.5 in · framed
Plate 02
A Last Act That Never Ends
Oil on Canvas
2025
24 × 20 in · unframed
28 × 24 in · framed
Plate 03
To Be, Ms. Wells!
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2026
24 × 20 in · unframed
26.25 × 30.25 in · framed
Plate 04
She Wears Their Punchline Like Perfume
Oil on Canvas
2025
36 × 24 in · unframed
40 × 28 in · framed
Plate 05
Silkside Smile
Oil on wood panel
2025
12 × 12 in · unframed
18.25 × 18.25 in · framed
Series
Psyche in Parts
12 Works
Plate 01
Pleasantry's of Integration
Oil on Canvas
2026
36 × 24 in · unframed
37.5 × 25.5 in · framed
Plate 02
Battle or Ballet?
Oil on wood panel
2026
12 × 12 in · unframed
22 × 22 in · framed
Plate 03
A Toast From Her Other Face
Oil on Canvas
2025
17 × 11 in · unframed
22 × 16 in · framed
Plate 04
Liturgy of the Scalpel
Oil on wood panel
2026
12 × 12 in · unframed
18.25 × 18.25 in · framed
Plate 05
Envy in Verdant Stripes
Oil on wood panel
2025
12 × 12 in · unframed
19.25 × 19.25 in · framed
Plate 06
Petit Diabolique
Oil on Canvas
2025
24 × 20 in · unframed
29 × 25 in · framed
Plate 07
Mox Nox — A Toast to the Shroud
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2025
24 × 24 in · unframed
27 × 27 in · framed
Plate 08
The Highest Note
Oil on Canvas
2024
12 × 12 in · unframed
26 × 26 in · framed
Plate 09
Kiss of Dust
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2026
13.25 × 11.25 in · unframed
— framed size to be provided —
Plate 10
Lifted in Linen
Oil on wood panel
2026
12 × 12 in · unframed
20.5 × 20.5 in · framed
Plate 11
Caviar of Lost Marbles
Oil on Canvas
2026
48 × 36 in · unframed
57 × 43 in · framed
Plate 12
Effigy of Expectation
Oil on wood panel
2025
12 × 12 in · unframed
16 × 16 in · framed
Series
Seeking Host
2 Works
Plate 01
Inexhaustibly Exhausted
Oil on Canvas
2026
36 × 24 in · unframed
38 × 26 in · framed
Plate 02
Between Empty and Full
Oil on Canvas
2026
60 × 35 in · unframed
61.5 × 36.5 in · framed
Series
Masked Truth
7 Works
Plate 01
The Gilded Gag
Oil on wood panel
2026
12 × 12 in · unframed
24 × 24 in · framed
Plate 02
The Taurine Muse
Oil on Canvas
2026
10 × 8 in · unframed
— framed size to be provided —
Plate 03
The Weaver's Prayer
Oil on wood panel
2026
12 × 9 in · unframed
24 × 20 in · framed
Plate 04
Thoughts Unvoiced
Oil on Canvas
2026
10 × 8 in · unframed
15.5 × 14.25 in · framed
Plate 05
Phantasmagoria
Oil on Canvas
2026
5 × 5 in · unframed
20.25 × 20.25 in · framed
Plate 06
Iron Mask, Silk Soul
Oil on wood panel
2026
12 × 12 in · unframed
19.5 × 19.5 in · framed
Plate 07
Last Call
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2026
19 × 13 in · unframed
29.5 × 23.5 in · framed
Series
Sfumeditations
7 Works
Plate 01
Like a Moth to a Flame
Oil on Canvas (mounted wood panel)
2025
48 × 36 in · unframed
— framed size to be provided —
Plate 02
Azure Testament
Oil on Canvas
2025
48 × 36 in · unframed
— framed size to be provided —
Plate 03
Carnal Cathedral
Oil on Canvas
2025
35 × 32 in · unframed
39 × 35 in · framed
Plate 04
Feral Glow: Instinct Unbound
Oil on wood panel
2026
12 × 12 in · unframed
20.5 × 20.5 in · framed
Plate 05
Ascent of the Head, Descent of the Form
Oil on Canvas
2026
36 × 24 in · unframed
45.5 × 32 in · framed
Plate 06
Corner of Embers
Oil on Canvas
2026
16 × 12 in · unframed
21.25 × 17.25 in · framed
Plate 07
Same same, but different
Oil on Canvas
2025
36 × 24 in · unframed
41 × 29 in · framed
Series
Honest Feasts
2 Works
Plate 01
The Scholars' Table
Oil on wood panel
2026
12 × 12 in · unframed
20.5 × 20.5 in · framed
Plate 02
Crimson Toast
Oil on Canvas
2024
12 × 12 in · unframed
16 × 16 in · framed
Series
Drawings
5 Works
Plate 01
Untitled
Charcoal on parchment
2024
11 × 14 in · framed
Plate 02
Diabolique Study
Charcoal on archival paper
2024
14 × 14 in · framed
Plate 03
Passage
Charcoal and pencil on archival paper, 24k gold leaf
2025
14 × 14 in · framed
Plate 04
Billowing Belle
Charcoal on parchment
2024
14 × 11 in · framed
Plate 05
Kiss of Time
Charcoal on parchment
2025
14 × 11 in · framed
Catalogue
Individual Works
Awaiting Assignment to a Series
The works below have not yet been grouped into a formal series or collection. They will be organized on request.
4 Works
Plate 01
Thorns of the Silent Cry
Oil on archival board
2026
9 × 6 in · unframed
15.25 × 12.5 in · framed
Plate 02
Serenity in Slaughter
Oil on archival board
2026
7 × 5 in · unframed
13.5 × 11.5 in · framed
Plate 03
Petite Appetite: Golden Girl No. 1
Oil on Canvas
2024
5 × 3.5 in · unframed
10.5 × 9 in · framed
Plate 04
Petite Appetite: Golden Guy No. 1
Oil on Canvas
2024
3.5 × 3 in · unframed
8 × 7.5 in · framed
Biography
O. Kaya
O. Kaya is a Los Angeles-based painter working primarily in oil on canvas. His work combines classical technique with a contemporary sensibility, using dramatic contrasts of light and shadow to create scenes that feel both intimate and theatrical.
He is drawn to the tension between what is visible and what remains hidden. His paintings often explore the emotional weight of revelation and concealment — moments where figures seem to emerge from, or dissolve back into, darkness.
Kaya’s approach is informed by a background in film and psychology, which influences his sense of composition, atmosphere, and psychological charge. He has exhibited at Petit Ermitage in West Hollywood, including the 2026 solo presentation Between Light and Shadow. He maintains an active studio practice through House of Kaya.
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Exhibitions & Awards
Solo Exhibitions
2026
"Between Light and Shadow" — Petit Ermitage, West Hollywood, CA
Currently running
2025
"Veiled Perspectives" — Petit Ermitage, West Hollywood, CA
Group Shows
2025
"Fractals" (Duo Show with Booboo Stewart) — Slip Studios, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
2024
Ravens Gallery, Echo Park, CA
Awards
2026
The People's Artist Competition — presented by Johnny Depp & The Art of Elysium
1st in Group
Provenance
Works in Private Collections
O. Kaya’s paintings are held in the private collections of distinguished leaders in entertainment, finance, venture capital, and the arts, including:
- —Lawrence P. Murphy — Former EVP & Chief Strategic Officer, The Walt Disney Company
- —Gil Penchina — Venture capitalist; founder of Flight VC; former CEO of Wikia
- —David Maisel — Founding Chairman of Marvel Studios; film producer
- —Jason Betteridge — Principal Auctioneer at Park West Gallery
- —Stefan Ashkenazy — Owner of Petit Ermitage; Co-Founder, Bombay Beach Biennale
- —James Cromwell — Emmy Award-Winning Actor & Academy Award Nominee
- —Thomas Dekker — Actor and visual artist
- —Estate of Philip Seymour Hoffman — Academy Award-winning actor