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Alex Olson lives and works in Los Angeles. She received her BA from Harvard University in 2001, and her MFA from CalArts in 2008. Recent exhibitions include Laura Bartlett Gallery, London; Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and the Swiss Institute, New York. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Olson will present a solo show at the gallery in the fall of 2012. 


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  • Alex Olson in group show at Claudia Altman Siegel

    January 05, 2012

    The exhibition includes work by Jessica Dickinson, Liam Everett, Josh Smith, and Garth Weiser. On view from January 5 - February 25, 2012.

  • Alex Olson in group show at Laura Bartlett Gallery

    August 03, 2011

    Alex Olson will be featured in an upcoming three-person show with Tania Perez Cordova and Florian Schmidt at Laura Bartlett Gallery in London. The exhibition opens September 9 and will be on view through October 8. 

  • Alex Olson in group show at Michael Benevento

    May 20, 2011

    Alex Olson is included in a group show at Michael Benevento, Los Angeles. The show, entitled No Swan So Fine, is curated by Joanna Fiduccia, and also includes the work of Tyler Coburn, Liz Glynn, Ry Rocklen, Mateo Tannatt, and Caroline Thomas. The show will be on view from May 20th, 2011 until June 25th, 2011. 

  • Alex Olson in Emerge Selections

    April 16, 2011

    Alex Olson's work is featured in Emerge Selections at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The show also includes work by Martin Soto Climent and Gilad Ratman and will be on view from April 16th until October 16th, 2011.

  • Alex Olson and Jon Pestoni at Shane Campbell Gallery

    November 04, 2010

    Alex Olson and Jon Pestoni will both be exhibiting in a group show titled Drawing at Shane Campbell Gallery in Chicago, Illinois. Drawing will be on view from November 20, 2010 to January 15, 2011. 

  • Olson: Interview Magazine "Surface Tension"

    August 2010


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