Sarah Olson
                                                                                                 180 Lenox Rd, #1F
                                                                                                Brooklyn, NY 11226
                                                                                            sarah@sarah-olson.com
                                                                                              www.sarah-olson.com
                                                                                                   (917) 434-7877


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

           2012
         Beyond Reason, Design Museum, London

           
             Beyond Reason, Oakley SoHo, New York, NY

           2011
         Wrapt (solo exhibition), Casita Maria Gallery, Bronx, NY

                    
    Giggling and Bubbling, Da Gallery, New York, NY

                    
    Private Eyes, I Made an Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

           2010
         The Birds and the Trees: A Two Night Stand in conjunction with
                          “Galvanic Folklore from the Accelerating Universe” choreographed by Cori
                          Kresge, Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY

                    
    The Birds and the Trees II, Littlefield Performance Space, Brooklyn, NY

                    
    Painting with Pictures, Casita Maria Gallery, Bronx, NY

                    
    The Veil of Forgetfulness, Littlefield Performance Space, Brooklyn, NY

           
             Beyond Mountains There are Mountains, Art for Change, New York, NY

           2009
         Neerja Modi Residency Exhibition, Neerja Modi Gallery, Jaipur, India

           
             Ballast, Leith Hall Performance Space, Bronxville, NY

           
             Grandmother Waits For You, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland

           
             Fresh Asphalt, curated by Eun Young Choi, Gallery SATORI, New York, NY

           
             Pool Art Fair, Article Projects, curated by David Gibson, New York, NY

           
             Locus, curated by Lauren Wolk, MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, MA

           2008
         Micro-Macro, Gallery SATORI, New York, NY

           
             Free Fall, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY1

           
             Paper in the Wind, Realform Project Space, Brooklyn, NY

           
             Sandarbh U.S. International Artist Residency Exhibition, Colquitt Arts
                          Center, Moultrie, GA

           
             Bulletin, Bard Center for Curatorial Studies, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

           
             Take Home a Nude, Phillips de Pury, New York, NY

           2007
         The Veil of Forgetfulness, Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, NY

           
             Summer Exhibition, curated by Eric Fischl and Jenny Saville, New York
                          Academy of Art, New York, NY

           
             Anniversary Exhibition, Rivington Gallery, London

           
             Pitt House Artist Residency Exhibition, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England

           2006
         Take Home a Nude, Phillips de Pury, New York, NY

           2005
         The Divine Body: Columbia University, LeRoy Neiman Gallery, New York,
                          NY; Union Theological Seminary, James Chapel Gallery, New York, NY; and
                          Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY

           2002
         Alumni Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

           1999
         MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

           
             Academy Works, Dahesh Museum, New York, NY

           1998
         Fall Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

           
             Spring Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

           1997
         Drawing Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

           1996
         Space, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO

           1995
         Small Works, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO

           
             Spontaneous Combustion, Boulder Artist Gallery, Boulder, CO

           1994
         In the Hall of Icons (solo exhibition), Boulder Artist Gallery, Boulder, CO

           
             Inside her Voice, Boulder Artist Gallery, Boulder, CO

           1992
         A Castle of Crooked Walls (solo exhibition), Boulder Artist Gallery,
                          Boulder, CO




         180 Lenox Rd, #1F, Brooklyn, NY 11226/ (917) 434-7877 / sarah@sarah-olson.com / www.sarah-olson.com
PERFORMANCES

            2011
         Impossible Landscapes, Invisible Cities, in conjunction with “Giggling &
                           Bubbling” exhibition, Da Gallery, New York, NY

            
             Impossible Landscapes, Invisible Cities, in conjunction with “Private
                           Eyes” exhibition, I Made an Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

            2010
         Free Range, with choreographer Cori Kresge, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists
                           Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
 

            
             The Veil of Forgetfulness, opera by Susan Stoderl presented by Brooklyn
                           Repertory Opera, Littlefield Performance Space, Brooklyn, NY

            
             World Without a Head, Sandarbh International Artist Residency, Partapur,
                           India

            2009
         Ballast, Leith Hall Performance Space, Bronxville, NY

            
             World Without a Head, Educational Alliance, New York, NY

            
             more is more is more or less, with Wendy Osserman Dance Company, Old
                           Theater, Oriental, NC

            
             World Without a Head, Hacia Afuera Public Art Festival, New York, NY

            
             more is more is more or less with Wendy Osserman Dance Company and
                           musician Iva Bittová, Joyce SoHo, New York, NY

            
             World Without a Head, in conjunction with “Locus” exhibition, curated by
                           Lauren Wolk, MCLA (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts) Gallery 51,
                           North Adams, MA



REVIEWS

            2010
         Hill, Sophie. “One hundred and sixty seven.” postcardwall.wordpress.com,
                           June 16.

            
             Núñez, Joann Kim. “Bushwick Open Studios.” updownacross, June 8.

            
             Taylor, Leah. “Art for Change Presents Haiti: Beyond Mountain There are
                           Mountains.” Flavorpill, April 6.

            
             Television newscast, Bharat Mahesh Bhavsar, India News. Partapur: Jan 15.

            
             Mukesh Pomodya, Rajasthan News, January 10.

            
             Ashok Swarnakar, Rajasthan News, January 8.

            2009
         Hill, Charlie. “Old Theater Welcomes Wendy Osserman Dance Company.”
                           Sun Journal, August 31.

            
             Penkava, Melinda. “Modern Dance at Old Theater.” TownDock.net, Aug 29.

            
             St. Lascaux, David. “Gertrude Stein reads in SoHo: more is more is more or
                           less.” Voice of Dance, June 18.

            
             “Armory Arts Week.” CreativeContact Blog, March, 2009.

            
             Roiter, Andrew. “Locus intrigues gallery-goers.” MCLA Beacon, March 4.

            
             “Gallery 51 to merge performances with art.” MCLA News, February 7.

            2008
         “Moultrie hosts international artists,” interview by Wainwright Jeffers, WALB
                           News 10. Albany, GA: WALB, April 2.

            
             “New way of looking at things.” Moultrie Observer, April 1.

            2007
         Revenson, Jody. “The Veil of Forgetfulness.” susanstoderl.net, October 22.

            2005
         Melnick, Lauren. “Divine Body on Display.” Columbia Spectator, Oct 12.




          180 Lenox Rd, #1F, Brooklyn, NY 11226/ (917) 434-7877 / sarah@sarah-olson.com / www.sarah-olson.com
GRANTS, AWARDS, AND RESIDENCIES

             2012
    Ceangal International Artist Residency, Gairloch, Scotland

             2010
    Sandarbh International Artist Residency, Partapur, Rajasthan, India

             2009
    Neerja Modi International Art Residency, Jaipur, India

             
        Denver Children's Hospital Print Commission, Denver, CO

             2008
    Marquis Studio Teaching Residency, Brooklyn, NY

             
        Sandarbh U.S. International Artist Residency, Colquitt Arts Center,
                       Moultrie, GA

             2007
    Pitt House Artist Residency, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England

             2004-05
 Columbia University, Union Theological Seminary, Cathedral of St. John
                       the Divine Fellowships for “The Divine Body” project, New York, NY

             1997-98
 Faculty Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

             1996
    Morrison Family Foundation Tuition Scholarship, Boulder Academy of
                       Art, Boulder, CO

             1995
    Visual and Performing Arts Grant, Boulder Arts Commission, Boulder, CO

             1989
    Cleveland Institute of Art Scholarship, Lacoste, France



LECTURES AND PANELS

             2007
       Meet the Artists, Lecture in conjunction with “The Veil of Forgetfulness,”
                          exhibition, Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, NY

             2005
       The Divine Body: Religion and Art, Panel Chair, Cathedral of St. John the
                          Divine, New York, NY, October 2.

             
           The Divine Body: Artful Resistance - Lost Christian Texts and Popular
                          Imagination, Public Symposium, Union Theological Seminary, New York,
                          NY, October 6.

             
           Loosening Canon, Lecture, Professor Hal Taussig, Union Theological
                          Seminary, New York, NY

             
           God In Art, Panel, Ethan Cohen Fine Art, Scope Art Fair, New York, NY

             
           Images of the Divine Feminine, Lecture, Professor Donna Seamone,
                          Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario



EDUCATION

             1999
       Master of Fine Arts, Painting, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

             1990
       Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO



COLLECTIONS

             
           Bruce W. Ferguson, New York, NY

             
           Eric Fischl, New York, NY

             
           Eileen Guggenheim, New York, NY

             
           Pierogi Gallery, Flat Files, New York, NY

             
           Neerja Modi Collection, Jaipur, India




         180 Lenox Rd, #1F, Brooklyn, NY 11226/ (917) 434-7877 / sarah@sarah-olson.com / www.sarah-olson.com

Sarah Olson CV 2012

  • 1.
    Sarah Olson 180 Lenox Rd, #1F Brooklyn, NY 11226 sarah@sarah-olson.com www.sarah-olson.com (917) 434-7877 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2012 Beyond Reason, Design Museum, London Beyond Reason, Oakley SoHo, New York, NY 2011 Wrapt (solo exhibition), Casita Maria Gallery, Bronx, NY Giggling and Bubbling, Da Gallery, New York, NY Private Eyes, I Made an Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2010 The Birds and the Trees: A Two Night Stand in conjunction with “Galvanic Folklore from the Accelerating Universe” choreographed by Cori Kresge, Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY The Birds and the Trees II, Littlefield Performance Space, Brooklyn, NY Painting with Pictures, Casita Maria Gallery, Bronx, NY The Veil of Forgetfulness, Littlefield Performance Space, Brooklyn, NY Beyond Mountains There are Mountains, Art for Change, New York, NY 2009 Neerja Modi Residency Exhibition, Neerja Modi Gallery, Jaipur, India Ballast, Leith Hall Performance Space, Bronxville, NY Grandmother Waits For You, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland Fresh Asphalt, curated by Eun Young Choi, Gallery SATORI, New York, NY Pool Art Fair, Article Projects, curated by David Gibson, New York, NY Locus, curated by Lauren Wolk, MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, MA 2008 Micro-Macro, Gallery SATORI, New York, NY Free Fall, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY1 Paper in the Wind, Realform Project Space, Brooklyn, NY Sandarbh U.S. International Artist Residency Exhibition, Colquitt Arts Center, Moultrie, GA Bulletin, Bard Center for Curatorial Studies, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Take Home a Nude, Phillips de Pury, New York, NY 2007 The Veil of Forgetfulness, Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, NY Summer Exhibition, curated by Eric Fischl and Jenny Saville, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Anniversary Exhibition, Rivington Gallery, London Pitt House Artist Residency Exhibition, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England 2006 Take Home a Nude, Phillips de Pury, New York, NY 2005 The Divine Body: Columbia University, LeRoy Neiman Gallery, New York, NY; Union Theological Seminary, James Chapel Gallery, New York, NY; and Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY 2002 Alumni Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 1999 MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Academy Works, Dahesh Museum, New York, NY 1998 Fall Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Spring Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 1997 Drawing Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 1996 Space, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO 1995 Small Works, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO Spontaneous Combustion, Boulder Artist Gallery, Boulder, CO 1994 In the Hall of Icons (solo exhibition), Boulder Artist Gallery, Boulder, CO Inside her Voice, Boulder Artist Gallery, Boulder, CO 1992 A Castle of Crooked Walls (solo exhibition), Boulder Artist Gallery, Boulder, CO 180 Lenox Rd, #1F, Brooklyn, NY 11226/ (917) 434-7877 / sarah@sarah-olson.com / www.sarah-olson.com
  • 2.
    PERFORMANCES 2011 Impossible Landscapes, Invisible Cities, in conjunction with “Giggling & Bubbling” exhibition, Da Gallery, New York, NY Impossible Landscapes, Invisible Cities, in conjunction with “Private Eyes” exhibition, I Made an Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2010 Free Range, with choreographer Cori Kresge, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY The Veil of Forgetfulness, opera by Susan Stoderl presented by Brooklyn Repertory Opera, Littlefield Performance Space, Brooklyn, NY World Without a Head, Sandarbh International Artist Residency, Partapur, India 2009 Ballast, Leith Hall Performance Space, Bronxville, NY World Without a Head, Educational Alliance, New York, NY more is more is more or less, with Wendy Osserman Dance Company, Old Theater, Oriental, NC World Without a Head, Hacia Afuera Public Art Festival, New York, NY more is more is more or less with Wendy Osserman Dance Company and musician Iva Bittová, Joyce SoHo, New York, NY World Without a Head, in conjunction with “Locus” exhibition, curated by Lauren Wolk, MCLA (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts) Gallery 51, North Adams, MA REVIEWS 2010 Hill, Sophie. “One hundred and sixty seven.” postcardwall.wordpress.com, June 16. Núñez, Joann Kim. “Bushwick Open Studios.” updownacross, June 8. Taylor, Leah. “Art for Change Presents Haiti: Beyond Mountain There are Mountains.” Flavorpill, April 6. Television newscast, Bharat Mahesh Bhavsar, India News. Partapur: Jan 15. Mukesh Pomodya, Rajasthan News, January 10. Ashok Swarnakar, Rajasthan News, January 8. 2009 Hill, Charlie. “Old Theater Welcomes Wendy Osserman Dance Company.” Sun Journal, August 31. Penkava, Melinda. “Modern Dance at Old Theater.” TownDock.net, Aug 29. St. Lascaux, David. “Gertrude Stein reads in SoHo: more is more is more or less.” Voice of Dance, June 18. “Armory Arts Week.” CreativeContact Blog, March, 2009. Roiter, Andrew. “Locus intrigues gallery-goers.” MCLA Beacon, March 4. “Gallery 51 to merge performances with art.” MCLA News, February 7. 2008 “Moultrie hosts international artists,” interview by Wainwright Jeffers, WALB News 10. Albany, GA: WALB, April 2. “New way of looking at things.” Moultrie Observer, April 1. 2007 Revenson, Jody. “The Veil of Forgetfulness.” susanstoderl.net, October 22. 2005 Melnick, Lauren. “Divine Body on Display.” Columbia Spectator, Oct 12. 180 Lenox Rd, #1F, Brooklyn, NY 11226/ (917) 434-7877 / sarah@sarah-olson.com / www.sarah-olson.com
  • 3.
    GRANTS, AWARDS, ANDRESIDENCIES 2012 Ceangal International Artist Residency, Gairloch, Scotland 2010 Sandarbh International Artist Residency, Partapur, Rajasthan, India 2009 Neerja Modi International Art Residency, Jaipur, India Denver Children's Hospital Print Commission, Denver, CO 2008 Marquis Studio Teaching Residency, Brooklyn, NY Sandarbh U.S. International Artist Residency, Colquitt Arts Center, Moultrie, GA 2007 Pitt House Artist Residency, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England 2004-05 Columbia University, Union Theological Seminary, Cathedral of St. John the Divine Fellowships for “The Divine Body” project, New York, NY 1997-98 Faculty Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 1996 Morrison Family Foundation Tuition Scholarship, Boulder Academy of Art, Boulder, CO 1995 Visual and Performing Arts Grant, Boulder Arts Commission, Boulder, CO 1989 Cleveland Institute of Art Scholarship, Lacoste, France LECTURES AND PANELS 2007 Meet the Artists, Lecture in conjunction with “The Veil of Forgetfulness,” exhibition, Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, NY 2005 The Divine Body: Religion and Art, Panel Chair, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY, October 2. The Divine Body: Artful Resistance - Lost Christian Texts and Popular Imagination, Public Symposium, Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY, October 6. Loosening Canon, Lecture, Professor Hal Taussig, Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY God In Art, Panel, Ethan Cohen Fine Art, Scope Art Fair, New York, NY Images of the Divine Feminine, Lecture, Professor Donna Seamone, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario EDUCATION 1999 Master of Fine Arts, Painting, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO COLLECTIONS Bruce W. Ferguson, New York, NY Eric Fischl, New York, NY Eileen Guggenheim, New York, NY Pierogi Gallery, Flat Files, New York, NY Neerja Modi Collection, Jaipur, India 180 Lenox Rd, #1F, Brooklyn, NY 11226/ (917) 434-7877 / sarah@sarah-olson.com / www.sarah-olson.com