Resume
Karin Olah
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MEDIUM
Mixed media collage (hand-dyed fabric, vintage textiles, acrylic paint)
Works on Linen, Canvas, Wood Panel, and Paper
EDUCATION
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD B.F.A. Department of Fiber Art, 1999
REPRESENTATION
Gregg Irby Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Hillary Whitaker Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines Iowa
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Gregg Irby Gallery, Gather, Atlanta GA
2018 Corrigan Gallery, Beyond the Sea, Charleston SC
2016 Furbish Studio, Pop-up Shop, Raleigh NC
Corrigan Gallery, Karin Olah: On the Water, Charleston SC
2015 City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Karin Olah Solo Show, Charleston SC
2014 Corrigan Gallery, Karin Olah: Sea Going, Charleston SC
2012 Corrigan Gallery, Happy Go Lucky, Charleston SC
2011 Scoop Studios Contemporary Art, Unwound and Bound, Charleston SC
Charleston Community Foundation, The work of Karin Olah,
Charleston SC Warehouse Theatre, Karin Olah Solo Show, Greenville SC
2010 Globe Art Gallery, Artist in Residence: Karin Olah, Clayton GA
Red Sky Gallery, Karin Olah & Scott Summerfield, Charlotte NC
2009 RLS & Friends, Good Things in Small Packages, Charleston SC
Eva Carter Gallery: Karin Olah – Blue Sky, Charleston SC
2008 Dobbs Gallery, Arrivals: the Collage Paintings of Karin Olah, Birmingham AL
Wofford College, Karin Olah – Collage Paintings, Spartanburg SC
2007 Corrigan Gallery, Incantations in Thread, Charleston SC
2006 Corrigan Gallery, The Meandering Thread, Charleston SC
1999 MICA Gallery, Floaters, Baltimore MD
1998 MICA Gallery, Symbiosis, Baltimore MD
1997 MICA Gallery, Solo Show collaboration with John Liipfert, Baltimore MD
1995 Lititz Public Library, Artist of the Month, Lititz PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Robert Lange Studios, Cloudy, Charleston SC
2023 Liz Lidgett Gallery, Title TBD, Des Moines IA
2022 Liz Lidgett Gallery, Terrain, Des Moines IA
2020 Liz Lidgett Gallery, The Space Between, Des Moines IA
2019 Stellers Gallery at Ponte Vedra, Blush, Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Redux Contemporary Art Center, Above the Radar, Charleston SC
2017 Gregg Irby Gallery, New Arrivals, Atlanta GA
2016 Guild Hall of East Hampton, Annual Clothesline Art Sale, East Hampton NY
2013 Red Raven Art Company, March Featured Artists, Lancaster PA
2012 Robert Lange Studios, Everything Changes, Charleston SC
Medley at Millport, Lititz PA
Red Raven Art Company, August Featured Artists, Lancaster PA
Red Sky Gallery, Small Works Show, Charlotte NC
2011 Red Raven Art Company, August Featured Artists, Lancaster PA
Redux Contemporary Art Center, Reorientation, Charleston SC
Columbia Museum of Art, Contemporaries Artist of the Year, Columbia SC
Scoop Studios Contemporary Art, Antarctica, Charleston SC
2010 Martin Gallery, 8 x 8, Charleston SC
Kulture Klash Arts Festival, KK 6, North Charleston SC
Robert Lange Studios, Black vs. White, Charleston SC
2009 Redux Contemporary Art Center, Past Presence, Charleston SC
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Contemporary Charleston: Revelation of Process
Robert Lange Studios, Yellow vs. Blue, Charleston SC
Kulture Klash Arts Festival, KK 4, North Charleston SC
RLS & Friends, Fall Group Show, Charleston SC
2008 SC State Museum, 20th Anniversary Juried Show, Columbia SC
Dobbs Gallery, Grand Opening Exhibition, Birmingham AL
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 24th Annual Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition,
Charleston SC
Meyerhoff Gallery, 15 x 15 – MiCA Alumni Show, Baltimore MD
Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Led By Thread, Alexandria VA
Storehouse Row - Noisette, Kulture Klash 2, North Charleston SC
2007 Columbia Museum of Art, Contemporaries Artist of the Year, Columbia SC
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, View From the Water’s Edge, Charleston SC
Eva Carter Gallery, Sunset at Wadmalaw: An Invitational, Charleston SC
Robert Lange Studios, The Other Side, Charleston SC
Fox Gallery, 15 x 15 – MiCA Alumni Show, Baltimore MD
Visitors Center, Annual Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, Charleston SC
Robert Lange Studios, Small Works 2007, Charleston SC
Corrigan Gallery, Summertime Easy, CFADA Palette to Palate, Charleston SC
2006 City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Under the Radar, Charleston SC
Redux Contemporary Art Center, The Unlikely Target, Charleston SC
Corrigan Gallery, Grand Opening Show, Charleston SC
Sienna Restaurant, Gibbes Museum of Art Benefit, Daniel Island SC
2005 Redux Contemporary Art Center, Selected Works Auction, Charleston
53Cannon Gallery, Women Having Fun, Charleston SC
Starbucks King Street, Summer Exhibition, Charleston SC
Church Studio Art & Design, Studio Show, Charleston SC
53 Cannon Gallery, Up & Coming, Charleston SC
Visitors Center, Annual Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, Charleston SC
Charleston Artist Guild Juried Exhibition, Visitors Center, Charleston SC
Church Studio Art & Design, Studio Show, Charleston SC
2002 East Hawaii Cultural Center, All Hawaii Juried Art Exhibition, Hilo HI
2001 Lancaster Museum of Art, 38th Annual Open Art Award Exhibit, Lancaster PA
1999 Elizabethtown College Gallery, 9th Annual Pennsylvania Juried Exhibition,
Elizabethtown PA
Artscape ’98, Art Car Show: Little Big Bang Tour Bus, Baltimore MD
H. Lewis Gallery, 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Baltimore MD
Maryland Institute Gallery, Printmaking Exhibition, Baltimore MD
Maryland Institute Gallery, Fibers Exhibition, Baltimore MD
Maryland Institute Fox Gallery, Senior Thesis Exhibition: Constellation
Installation, Baltimore MD
1996 Baltimore Museum of Art, Special Valentines Event, Baltimore MD
AWARDS
2023 Art on the Beach 2023, Featured Artist
2015 Griffith/Reyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year Award
Charleston Supported Art Spring Artist
2011 Piccolo Spoleto Spotlight Concert Series Poster Image Award
Lafayette Art Association Juried Show - Mixed Media Award
2010 Artist in Residence – Echo Arts School, Tiger GA
2009 Contemporary Charleston 2009 Featured Artist
2007 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention
Charleston Farmers Market Poster Image Award
2006 Charleston Magazine & Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, “Under the Radar”
Emerging Artist
Charleston Farmers Market Poster Image Award
2005 Charleston Artist Guild Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention
Artist in Residence – Studio Scholarship, Church Studio Art & Design
COLLECTIONS
Meeting St Lofts, Charleston SC
Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Jacksonville FL
Citadel College – School of Arts and Humanities
Medical University of South Carolina – Contemporary Carolina Collection
Medical University of South Carolina - Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital
City of Charleston – Office of Cultural Affairs
The Ritz-Carlton, St Thomas
JW Marriot Essex House, New York City
PUBLICATIONS
"Above the Radar", Charleston Magazine, October 2019
"Cover Artist" Charleston Magazine, February 2016
"Local Artist dubbed Lowcountry Artist of the Year" The Post & Courier, Charleston Scene, Abigail Darlington, October 21, 2015
“The Art of Found Objects” Coastal Isles Magazine, Michael Paskevich, February 28, 2013.
“Fiber Artist Karin Olah presents her final Lowcountry show. Olah says Adios.” Charleston City Paper, Erica Jackson Curran, July 27, 2011. “Editor’s Picks: Visual Arts” Charleston Magazine, Darcy Shankland, August 2011.
“Cover Artist” Charleston Art Mag, Summer 2011
“Featured Artist Profile: Karin Olah” Charleston Art Mag, Stacy Huggins, Summer 2011
“Material Girl - Karin Olah Makes the Cut with Fabric and Fresh Inspiration” Charleston Magazine, Kristen Gehrman, September 2010
“In Tune with Jonathan Brilliant and Karin Olah” Charleston City Paper, August 17, 2009
“The Big Piccolo Spoleto Exhibition” Carolina Arts Unleashed, June 23, 2009
“Contemporary Charleston celebrates Local Visionaries” Charleston City Paper, May 20, 2009
“Some Stunning Shows for Spoleto” Carolina Culture, Jeffrey Day, May 21, 2009
“Revelation of Process” Post & Courier: Preview, May 21, 2009
“Cover Artist” Carolina Arts, May 2009 “Karin Olah” Daily Serving.com, November 13 2008
“Abstract Planes” Black & White: Birmingham City Paper, Oct 30 2008
“Two Artists Find Inspiration in Their Charleston Setting” American Contemporary Art, Sept/Oct 2008
“Expressions of the Soul” Charleston Style & Design, Fall 2008
“At the Galleries” Black & White: Birmingham City Paper, Aug 7 2008
“Emerging Artists” Art Business News, July 2008
“Seeing is Believing” The Birmingham News, July 13 2008
“Cover Artist” Black & White: Birmingham City Paper, July 10 2008
“Cover Artist” Farmers’ Markets Today, July/August 2008
“Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC Offers Works by Karin Olah” Carolina Arts, April 2007
“Channel Markers, Critic’s Choice” Charleston Magazine, November 2007
“Corrigan Gallery Offers Woks by Karin Olah” Carolina Arts, November 2007
“Visual Arts – Incantations in Thread” Charleston City Paper, October 2007
“Arts Around – Sunset at Wadmalaw” The Post and Courier, September 2007
“Art Space Talk: Karin Olah” myartspace.com/blog, September 2007
“Artist Starts a New Thread” Charleston Post & Courier, June 2006
“Corrigan Gallery Features Works by Karin Olah” Carolina Arts, June 2006
“City Picks – A Rising Star’s Solo Debut” Charleston City Paper, May 2006
“Karin Olah at the Corrigan Gallery” Charleston Mercury, May 2006
“Visual Arts – Upscale” Charleston City Paper, May 2006
“Visual Arts – Moving Targets” Charleston City Paper, March 2006
“Under the Radar” Charleston Magazine, May 2006
“Gallery News” Art Business News, November 2005
“53 Cannon St Gallery…” Carolina Arts, July 2005
“Jell-O: A Biography” Carolyn Wyman, Harcourt Books, 2001
“Artscape ‘98” Baltimore Visual & Performing Arts Event Program, 1998
“Prospectus” Undergraduate Catalogue – Maryland Institute, 1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Guest Speaker, Charleston Modern Quilt Association, Charleston SC
2021 Guest Speaker, Kiawah Arts, Kiawah Island SC
2019 Instructor, Get Messy Art Retreat, Folly Beach SC
2018 Instructor, Squam Art Workshops, Holderness NH
2017 Instructor, Squam Art Workshops, Holderness NH
Guest Speaker, Sea Island Artist Guild, Seabrook SC
2016 Instructor, Squam Art Workshops, Holderness NH
2015 Guest Speaker, Artist & Craftsman Supply Uptown - Aisle Talk
Guest Speaker, North Charleston Artist Guild
2013 - 2015 Client Happiness Officer, Art Biz Coach / Alyson B. Stanfield
2012 Instructor, pARTiculars Art Gallery & Teaching Studio
2011 Instructor, Redux Contemporary Art Center, The Art of Fabric Collage
Board Member + Exhibitions Committee Chair, Redux Contemporary Art Center
2010 Instructor, Echo Arts School, Tiger GA,
Guest Speaker, College of Charleston, Gallery Fundamentals Class
Secretary/Board member, Redux Contemporary Art Center
2009 Director, RLS & Friends Gallery, Charleston SC
Instructor, Charleston Artist Guild, Adventures in Collage Art Workshop
Board member, Redux Contemporary Art Center
Board member, Charleston Arts Coalition
Guest Speaker, Knight Bees Quilters, Columbia SC
Guest Speaker, Charleston City Gallery – CC09 Demo & Lecture
Guest Speaker, Citadel College, Art Appreciation Class, Charleston SC
Guest Speaker, Art Institute of Charleston, Charleston SC
2008 Guest Speaker, Wofford College, Karin Olah – Collage Paintings
Board member, French Quarter Gallery Association
2007 Instructor, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Collage Art Workshop
Board member, French Quarter Gallery Association
2006 Guest Speaker, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Contemporary Art
Perspectives
Guest Speaker, Charleston Artist Guild, Artists Mid & Early Career
2005 - 2009 Director & Curator, Eva Carter Gallery, Charleston SC
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