
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
6 1/4" H x 11 3/8" W
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
6 1/4" H x 11 3/8" W

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
8" x 19"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
8" x 19"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
11 1/3" x 6 1/3"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
11 1/3" x 6 1/3"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Graphite, watercolor on accordion notebook
8 1/4" x 123"
no title, 2010
Graphite, watercolor on accordion notebook
8 1/4" x 123"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Graphite, watercolor on accordion notebook
8 1/4" x 123"
detail
no title, 2010
Graphite, watercolor on accordion notebook
8 1/4" x 123"
detail

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 12"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 12"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2009
no title, 2009
Robert Olsen
no title, 2009
Oil on paper
9" x 12"
no title, 2009
Oil on paper
9" x 12"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2009
no title, 2009
Robert Olsen
no title, 2009
Oil on panel
9" x 12"
no title, 2009
Oil on panel
9" x 12"

Robert Olsen
On Foucault, 2010
On Foucault, 2010
Robert Olsen
On Foucault, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"
On Foucault, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
no title, 2010
Robert Olsen
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"
no title, 2010
Oil on panel
9" x 16"

Robert Olsen
Lemon with a Very Long Rind, 2009
Lemon with a Very Long Rind, 2009
Robert Olsen
Lemon with a Very Long Rind, 2009
Oil on panel
8"H x 19"W
Lemon with a Very Long Rind, 2009
Oil on panel
8"H x 19"W

Robert Olsen
Four Bee's Wax Candles (Version 1), 2008-09
Four Bee's Wax Candles (Version 1), 2008-09
Robert Olsen
Four Bee's Wax Candles (Version 1), 2008-09
Oil on panel
8"H x 19"W
Four Bee's Wax Candles (Version 1), 2008-09
Oil on panel
8"H x 19"W

Robert Olsen
Stack of Notebooks, Thoughts and Images, 2009
Stack of Notebooks, Thoughts and Images, 2009
Robert Olsen
Stack of Notebooks, Thoughts and Images, 2009
Oil on panel
9"H x 16"W
Stack of Notebooks, Thoughts and Images, 2009
Oil on panel
9"H x 16"W

Robert Olsen
Double Ellipse, Bartlett and Anjou Pear, 2009
Double Ellipse, Bartlett and Anjou Pear, 2009
Robert Olsen
Double Ellipse, Bartlett and Anjou Pear, 2009
Oil on panel
8"H x 19"W
Double Ellipse, Bartlett and Anjou Pear, 2009
Oil on panel
8"H x 19"W

Robert Olsen
Two Pears from the Glendale Farmer's Market, 2009
Two Pears from the Glendale Farmer's Market, 2009
Robert Olsen
Two Pears from the Glendale Farmer's Market, 2009
Oil on panel
9"H x 16"W
Two Pears from the Glendale Farmer's Market, 2009
Oil on panel
9"H x 16"W

Robert Olsen
Five Bottles, 2008-09
Five Bottles, 2008-09
Robert Olsen
Five Bottles, 2008-09
Oil on panel
9"H x 16"W
Five Bottles, 2008-09
Oil on panel
9"H x 16"W

Robert Olsen
Four Green Bottles, 2008
Four Green Bottles, 2008
Robert Olsen
Four Green Bottles, 2008
Oil on wood panel
9"H x 16"W
Four Green Bottles, 2008
Oil on wood panel
9"H x 16"W

Robert Olsen
Eight Blue Bottles, 2008
Eight Blue Bottles, 2008
Robert Olsen
Eight Blue Bottles, 2008
Oil on wood panel
9"H x 16"W
Eight Blue Bottles, 2008
Oil on wood panel
9"H x 16"W

Robert Olsen
Mustard, Salt, Oregano and Pepper on the Edge of the Table, 2008
Mustard, Salt, Oregano and Pepper on the Edge of the Table, 2008
Robert Olsen
Mustard, Salt, Oregano and Pepper on the Edge of the Table, 2008
Oil on wood panel
9"H x 16"W
Mustard, Salt, Oregano and Pepper on the Edge of the Table, 2008
Oil on wood panel
9"H x 16"W

Robert Olsen
Black out, 2008
Black out, 2008
Robert Olsen
Black out, 2008
Oil on wood
9" x 16"
Black out, 2008
Oil on wood
9" x 16"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
no title, 2007
Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
36" x 64"
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
36" x 64"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
no title, 2007
Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
36" x 64"
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
36" x 64"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
no title, 2007
Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
8" x 19"
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
8" x 19"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
no title, 2007
Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
8" x 19"
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
8" x 19"

Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
no title, 2007
Robert Olsen
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
8" x 19"
no title, 2007
Oil on panel
8" x 19"

Robert Olsen
Untitled (Concrete), 2005
Untitled (Concrete), 2005
Robert Olsen
Untitled (Concrete), 2005
Oil on panel,
8" x 11.5"
Untitled (Concrete), 2005
Oil on panel,
8" x 11.5"

Robert Olsen
Untitled (Mannequin Stripe), 2005
Untitled (Mannequin Stripe), 2005
Robert Olsen
Untitled (Mannequin Stripe), 2005
Oil on panel
11.5" x 8"
Untitled (Mannequin Stripe), 2005
Oil on panel
11.5" x 8"

Robert Olsen
Untitled (Shelter), 2005
Untitled (Shelter), 2005
Robert Olsen
Untitled (Shelter), 2005
Oil on panel
9.4" x 9.8"
Untitled (Shelter), 2005
Oil on panel
9.4" x 9.8"

Robert Olsen
Untitled (Double Shelter), 2005
Untitled (Double Shelter), 2005
Robert Olsen
Untitled (Double Shelter), 2005
Oil on panel
8.75" x 10.5"
Untitled (Double Shelter), 2005
Oil on panel
8.75" x 10.5"

Robert Olsen
Untitled (White Dumpster, Light View), 2004
Untitled (White Dumpster, Light View), 2004
Robert Olsen
Untitled (White Dumpster, Light View), 2004
Oil on panel
10" x 9.2"
Untitled (White Dumpster, Light View), 2004
Oil on panel
10" x 9.2"

Robert Olsen
Pump (Island), 2003
Pump (Island), 2003
Robert Olsen
Pump (Island), 2003
Oil on panel
11.5" x 8"
Pump (Island), 2003
Oil on panel
11.5" x 8"

Robert Olsen
The Distance Between Two Cars, version II, 2003
The Distance Between Two Cars, version II, 2003
Robert Olsen
The Distance Between Two Cars, version II, 2003
Oil on MDF
21.2 x 28 cm
The Distance Between Two Cars, version II, 2003
Oil on MDF
21.2 x 28 cm
- 2002 MFA, University of California Los Angeles
- 1998 BFA, California College of Arts and Crafts
Selected Exhibitions
- 2015
- Paintings from 1997 2014, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Los Angeles, CA
- 2010
- Essence de la vie, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- 2009
- Susanne Vielmetter Berlin Projects, Berlin, Germany
- 2007
- "Utopias”, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, with Adam Ross
- "Empty Cities”, Plane Space, New York
- Monte Clark Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- 2006
- Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
- 2005
- "Caution”, Plane Space, New York (in progress)
- "Night Light”, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City (in progress).
- "Elements, Particular", G Fine Art Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2004
- "Stand", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, project space
- "re:moving", Plane Space, New York, NY
- 2003
- "C6H6", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
- "Tied Up…Down (in the basement)", Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
- 2002
- "Intraurban Interurban", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- MFA Thesis Exhibition, UCLA Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2000
- "Paintings", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions
- 2011
- “Baker’s Dozen”, Torrance Museum of Art, Torrance, CA
- 2009
- "Orphans and Kittens Go to the Circus", Circus of Books, Silverlake store in conjunction with the Third Annual LACE 10K, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Kristin Calabrese, Joshua Astor
- "Assembly", Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver Canada
- "Foundations" with Anthony Goicolea, Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
- "Interiority Complex", ACP (Artist Curated Projects), Los Angeles, CA, curated by Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe
- "Lovable Like Orphan Kitties and Bastard Children", The Green Gallery East, Milwaukee, WI, curated by Kristin Calabrese and Joshua Aster
- 2008
- "Weekend Warrior”, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA, curated by Beautiful/Decay
- "Salon", Ars Libri, Boston, MA, curated by Steven Holmes, The Cartin Collection
- "Scene/Seen: Recent Acquisitions from the Luckman Fine Arts Complex Permanent Collection, 1979-2006”, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, California State University, Los Angeles
- 2007
- Braunstein Gallery, San Francisco, curated by Mary Snowden
- 2006
- "Small Wonders”, Chesapeake Gallery, Harford Community College, Bel Air, Maryland
- 2005
- "New Trajectories I: Relocations: Recent painting, drawing and multi-media work from the Ovitz Family Collection, Los Angeles", Cooley Gallery at Reed College, Portland, OR
- "PETS", Fundacion Internacional Arte Contemporaneo, Monterey, Mexico
- 2004
- "Painting at Plane Space", Plane Space Gallery, New York, NY
- "Reciprocal Influences", Monte Clark Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- "About Painting", Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
- "New ", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Inaugural exhibition Culver City space
- 2003
- "Place", Harris Art Gallery at the University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
- ArtBasel Miami Beach, with Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
- Armory Show New York, with Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
- 2002
- ArtForum Berlin, Project Space, with Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Berlin, Germany
- "Painting and Illustration", Luckman Fine Art Complex, CalState Los Angeles, curated by Adam Ross
- 2001
- Cal's Art, Sampling California Painting, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
- Liste 01, Basel, with Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Switzerland
- 2000
- "H2O", works on paper, Los Angeles, CA
Bibliography
- 2015
- Schad, Ed, Robert Olsen: Paintings from 1997-2014, ArtReview, March
- 2008
- Coggins, David, "Robert Olsen at Plane Space”, Art In America, April
- Buckley, Annie. "Robert Olsen/ Adam Ross at Susanne Vielmetter”, Artforum.com, January 9
- Brooks, Amra, "Must See Art: Robert Olsen/ Adam Ross: ‘Utopias’ at Susanne Vielmetter”, LA Weekly, January 3
- 2007
- Pagel, David, "Union of realistic, abstract inspires: ‘Utopias’ at Susanne Vielmetter”, Los Angeles Times, December 21
- Knight, Christopher, "45 Painters Under 45”, Los Angeles Times, December 2
- Knight, Christopher, "They Help Make the L.A. Scene”, Los Angeles Times, December 2
- De Beaufort, Jacques, "Robert Olsen”, jacquesdebeaufort.blogspot.com, June 8
- 2006
- Row, D.K., Ovitz collection takes on an adventurous dimension, The Oregonian, Feb. 19
- Motley, John, New Trajectories I: Relocations, Portland Mercury.com, February 2-8
- Gallivan, Joseph, "Money makes the art go around”, Portland Tribune, pg.1-2, January 24.
- 2005
- Schmerler, Sarah, "Reviews: Robert Olsen, Plane Space”, Time Out New York, Issue 527, November 3-9
- Kruglyashova, Anastasia, "Robert Olsen Paints Night at Plane Space Gallery”, Artinfo.com, October 17
- Knight, Christopher, "Painting against an established grain”, Los Angeles Times, July 22
- Capps, Kriston, "Robert Olsen at G Fine Art”, Grammar.police, February 24
- Jacobson, Louis, Robert Olsen & Jitka Hanzlova, Washington City Paper, Feb. 4
- Sholis, Brian, "Washington DC, Critic's Picks: Robert Olsen", Artforum, January 26
- Green, Tyler, Modern Art Notes, January 24
- 2004
- Faultline, Journal of Art and Literature, Volume 13, 2004
- "Robert Olsen", Tema Celeste, Portrait Series, issue 104, July, pg. 68 and 69
- Green, Tyler, "D.C. Diary", artnet, March 17
- Ken, Johnson, The New York Times, January 30
- Worman, Alex, "L.A. Confidential", artnet, January 24
- Lesage, Marion, The New Yorker, Issue of 2004-02-02, posted 2004-01-26
- Green, Tyler, "Robert Olsen: Painter of Modern Light", Modern Art Notes, January 20
- 2003
- Knight, Christopher, "Illuminated in gas station's fluorescent glow", LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 10
- Worman, Alex, "L.A. Confidential", ArtNet, September
- Green, Tyler, "9.18.2003", Modern Art Notes
- artkrush, the artmagazine online, September
- Worman, Alex, "L.A. Confidential", ArtNet, February
- 2002
- Verini, James, "The Night Painter", Los Angeles Times, feature, Calendar section, pg. 16-19, December 12
- Harper's Magazine, October issue, page 22
- Wood, Eve, "Vision of Heaven - Robert Olsen at Susanne Vielmetter L.A. Projects", ArtNet, February 26
- Scarborough, James, NY Arts Magazine, February issue
- 2001
- Hilger, Stephen, "Junge Kunst", ArtNet, May 24
- Iannaccone, Carmine, "Robert Olsen / Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects", ART / TEXT, issue No. 72
- Dunlop, Jennifer, "Robert Olsen at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects", ART ISSUES, January / February 2001
- 2000
- Pagel, David, "Promising...", LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 20
- Harvey, Doug, LA WEEKLY, November 10 - 16
Public Collections
- 2009
- Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Awards, Grants and Fellowships
- 2000
- Shirle Carter Scholarship, UCLA
- 1997
- Ted Boyle Scholarship (Painting) CCAC
- 1996
- Richard K. Price Fund (Painting) CCAC
- University of California Davis, Departmental Citation (Art Studio)