About
Inspired by the colors and light of the Southern coastal landscape, Karin’s subject matter ranges from seascape to abstract expressionism to a dreamy place in-between.
Her work has been on the cover of Charleston Magazine and featured in House & Garden Magazine, Southern Living Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Elements of Style Blog, American Contemporary Art Magazine, Charleston Style & Design, and Coastal Isles Magazine.
Karin's art is represented at:
Hillary Whitaker Gallery in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Liz Lidgett Gallery in Des Moines, Iowa
Her art is in public collections at Medical University of South Carolina, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic Florida, The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, and Ilya Corporation in Japan.
Karin is the 2023 Featured Artist at "Art on the Beach", hosted by Charleston Pro-Bono on Sullivans Island, South Carolina.
She was the 2015 Griffith/Reyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year Award. She served on the board of Redux Contemporary Art Center, 2008 - 2011.
Originally from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Karin has lived in Charleston since 2003. Karin enjoys going to the beach, playing golf, being silly with her daughters, and chasing after a naughty labradoodle named Charlie.
Working in her home studio on James Island, 2023
Charlie the Labradoodle - studio pet, UPS greeter, treat getter
Silly kiddos at Slate Studios in The Cigar Factory, 2020
"Sea Wall" Original by Karin Olah, 2018, Acrylic + Textiles on Canvas, 6 ft x 20 ft, collection of Meeting Street Lofts, Charleston South Carolina
Cover Artist, Charleston Magazine, February 2016
Redux Contemporary Art Center in 2011, Photo: Travel and Leisure Magazine