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Born 1978. Known for: Painting.
Alex Olson was born in 1978. Olson lives and works in Los Angeles, CA where she attended the California Institute of the Arts. She also studied at Harvard University. Her paintings, often rendered... Read full biography
Alex Olson was born in 1978. Olson lives and works in Los Angeles, CA where she attended the California Institute of the Arts. She also studied at Harvard University. Her paintings, often rendered with graphic and gestural qualities, have been shown in solo shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York,... Read full biography
Alex Olson was born in 1978. Olson lives and works in Los Angeles, CA where she attended the California Institute of the Arts. She also studied at Harvard University. Her paintings, often rendered with graphic and gestural qualities, have been shown in solo shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and London and are found in the LACMA, Hammer Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and Walker Art Center collections. Olson uses a variety of tools to “mark” canvases, resulting in high... Read full biography
Alex Olson was born in 1978. Olson lives and works in Los Angeles, CA where she attended the California Institute of the Arts. She also studied at Harvard University. Her paintings, often rendered with graphic and gestural qualities, have been shown in solo shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and London and are found in the LACMA, Hammer Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and Walker Art Center collections. Olson uses a variety of tools to “mark” canvases, resulting in high contrast lines, ribbons, and shapes. The deliberate handling of the marks, often with raised, burr-like edges from the paint distribution, creates a textured surface.
Alex Olson was born in 1978. Olson lives and works in Los Angeles, CA where she attended the California Institute of the Arts. She also studied at Harvard University. Her paintings, often rendered with graphic and gestural qualities, have been shown in solo shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and London and are found in the LACMA, Hammer Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and Walker Art Center collections. Olson uses a variety of tools to “mark” canvases, resulting in high contrast lines, ribbons, and shapes. The deliberate handling of the marks, often with raised, burr-like edges from the paint distribution, creates a textured surface.
