PAMELA OLSON
(303) 859-2649
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 “In Bloom” - Old Firehouse Art Center – Longmont, CO
2010 “Landscapes of Nature” - Broomfield Auditorium Gallery – Broomfield, CO
2007 “The Seed is Hope,The Flower is Joy ” The Dairy Center for the Arts-Boulder, CO
2005 “Contemplative Landscapes II ” - Baltimore, Maryland
Exhibition For NCECA: National Conference for the Education of Ceramic Arts
2004 “Configurations in Leaves, Sand & Porcelain” - Soke Fine Art - Vail, Colorado
2003 “Contemplative Landscapes” - University of Montana - Missoula, MT
“One of Many, Many of One” - Soke Fine Arts - Vail, Colorado
1997 “Seed Vessels” – California State University at Long Beach, California
SELECT JURIED and PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS
2012 “A Beautiful Earth” – Republic Plaza – Denver, Colorado
MmmmmBoulder – Dairy Center for the Arts – Boulder, Colorado
2011 “a haiku moment” - Canyon Gallery - Boulder, Colorado
2010 “Earth Matters” - NCECA Invitational Exhibition – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“EXPOSED - Selections from the Permanent Collection” –
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
2009 Boulder Solstice Arts – Canyon Galllery – Boulder, CO
Art Market – Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities – Arvada, Colorado
Art Market – Foothills Art Center – Golden Colorado
“Boulder Potters Guild 40th Anniversary Exhibition” Canyon Gallery–Boulder, CO
"Collective Nouns" – Faculty Exhibition – CVA Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO
2008 "Metropolitan State College of Denver Faculty Exhibition"-Emmanuel Gallery
"Sole Purpose" - E.V.B. Studio - Denver, Co
"Ceramics Invitational" - Westminster, Colorado
Beaver Creek Arts Festival - Beaver Creek, CO
“Boulder Open Studios” - Boulder, Colorado
“Loveland Sculpture in the Park” - Loveland, Colorado
2007 “Boulder Open Studios” - Boulder, Colorado
“Loveland Sculpture in the Park” - Loveland, Colorado
2006 “Landscapes” - Blink Gallery - Boulder, Co
2005 “Contemplative Landscapes II ” - Baltimore, Maryland
NCECA: National Conference for the Education of Ceramic Arts
2004 “Boulder Open Studios” - Boulder, Colorado
“Loveland Sculpture in the Park” - Loveland, Colorado
“Colorado Clay” - ‘Best of Show’-Juror -Peter Held-Foothills Art Cntr Golden, CO
“Cherry Creek Art Festival” - Cherry Creek - Denver, Colorado
“2004 North American Sculpture Exhibition” - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
“Rocky Mountain Biennial 2004” (Juror: Jan Ernst Adlmann - former asst.
director Guggenheim MOCA) - Fort Collins, CO
“Defining Dimensions” - Lincoln Art Center - Fort Collins, Colorado
2003 “Permanence/ Impermanence” - The Dairy Center for the Arts - Boulder, CO
“Open Studio’s” - Boulder, Colorado
“Loveland Sculpture in the Park” - Loveland, Colorado
“Cherry Creek Arts Festival “ - Denver, Colorado
“Ceramics Invitational Exhibition” - Denver International Airport - Denver, CO
2002 “Temporal Works” - The Dairy Center for the Arts - Boulder, Colorado
“Outside / In” - Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities - Arvada, CO
“11 th Annual National Juried Exhibition”–Boulder Art Association -Boulder, CO
“Contemplative Landscapes” - University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2001 “Summer Group Exhibition” - The Fenix Gallery - Taos, New Mexico
“Colorado Clay” -Juror, Wayne Higby - Foothills Art Center – Golden, CO
2000 “Sculpture & Photography” – Core New Art Space - Denver, Colorado
“Large Scale Ceramics” – NCECA Exhibition; Boulder Artists - Boulder, CO
“Annual Juried Show” – Spark Gallery - Denver, Colorado
1999 “Mixed Media ”- Torreyana Gallery - La Jolla, California
“Ink & Clay 25” - W. Keith & Janet Kellogg Art Museum - Pomona, California
1998 “Figuration / Configuration” - Sam Francis Gallery - Santa Monica, California
“Boats: Vessels for the Journey” - Angels Gate Cultural Center -San Pedro, CA
“On Site at the Gate” - Angels Gate Cultural Center - San Pedro, California
1997 “Ink & Clay” - W. Keith & Janet Kellogg Art Museum - Pomona, California
EDUCATION
2002 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - Master of Fine Arts – Ceramics
1997 California State University, Long Beach, CA - Bachelor of Fine Arts – Ceramics
Cum Laude Graduate
GRANTS & AWARDS
2005 “Grant for Solo NCECA Exhibition” - Baltimore Clayworks - Baltimore, Maryland
2004 “Neodata Endowment Grant” - Boulder County Arts Alliance - Boulder, CO
“Best of Show Award” - Colorado Clay - Foothills Art Center - Golden, CO
2002 “ Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant Award” –Office of the Dean –Univ. of CO
2001 “Art Hardware Studio Art Award” - University of Colorado @ Boulder
1996 “Purchase Award” -Ink & Clay-W. Keith & Janet Kellogg Art Museu -Pomona, CA
“Presidents Purchase Award” - Insights ‘96 -CA State University, Long Beach, CA
GALLERY AFFLIATIONS
Osmosis Gallery, Niwot, Colorado
Lane Fine Art - Aspen, CO
Toklat Gallery - Basalt, CO
Vintage Magnolia - Edwards, Colorado
Blink - Boulder, Co
Soke Fine Art - Minturn, Colorado
Dearborn Rieder - Boulder, Colorado
Phoenix Gallery - Taos, New Mexico
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
American Museum of Ceramic Art - Pomona, CA
Craig & Sally Sakin - Private Collection - Ketonah, New York
David & Diana Jacobs - Hollywood Productions - Los Angeles, CA
Hoffman, Reilly, Pozner & Williamson, LLP. – Denver, CO
W. Keith & Janet Kellogg Gallery -Univ. Museum CollectionCSU@Cal Poly,Pomona, CA
President Robert Maxim-California StateUniversityPresidentsCollection-Long Beach, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007- 2009 Ceramics Instructor -Metropolitan State College of Denver -Denver, CO
Responsible for teaching Hand building, Ceramic Sculpture & Wheel Throwing Ceramic Classes
2006Ceramics Instructor - University of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming - Fall 2006
Interim Ceramics Instructor for Ceramic Department. Responsible for entire ceramics depart. including teaching all classes and levels of Wheel Throwing, Hand building & Ceramic Sculpture. Responsible for ordering materials, budget & annual ceramics
auction.
2004 -2007 Ceramics Instructor - Front Range Community College- Boulder Campus-
Boulder, CO
Responsible for teaching Wheel Throwing,Ceramic Scupture & Hand building classes.
Ceramics Instructor - Boulder Potters Guild
Instructed Master’s Class in Plaster Mold- Making & Slip Casting
2003Visiting Artist - University of Montana - Missoula, Montana
Presented Solo Exhibition at the UC Gallery and Slide lecture for the University
Exhibition Coordinator– Boulder, CO
2002Ceramics Instructor - University of Colorado @ Boulder, CO
ARTSBRIDGE SCHOLAR
Created, planned and conducted visual arts workshops in the Boulder Valley schools. Employed to work with a host teacher to develop a program to integrate the visual arts with other disciplines. Taught historical and cultural art traditions through the exploration and application of materials, techniques and processes essential to the visual arts.
Studio: (303) 859-2649 pamela@pamelaolsonartist.com