Robert Olsen | VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES

: 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)