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Karyn Olivier

(Trinidadian)

Karyn Olivier

THE BODY WAS THE HOME THAT MATTERED (Monument), 2021

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Karyn Olivier

For Sale (1510 N. American Street), 2023

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Biography

Timeline

1988: New York City Boroughs’ Scholarship, Dartmouth College
1989: Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
B.A. in Psychology, June 1989.
1996: Work Study Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
1997 - 1999: University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Post- Baccalaureate Program (academic years 1997-1999).
2000 - 2001: Jerome Family Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art
2000: Camille Hanks Cosby Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation Award, World Studio Foundation
Jaycee War Memorial Scholarship, Jaycee War Memorial Fund
2001: Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: M.F.A., May 2001.
2002 - 2003: Eliza Prize, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
2003: Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award, (catalogue)
Artadia Fund for Art and Dialogue Grant, Finalist
2004: Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County, Individual Artist Grant
The 18th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition Award
2005: Creative Capital Foundation, Grant Recipient
: Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Exhibitions

2007: In the Public Realm, Public Art Fund, New York, New
Billboard Project (59 South), Houston, Texas (Creative Capital Grant)
New Work, Laumeier Sculpture Park, (catalogue), St. Louis, MO
2006: Factory Installed, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2005: New Work, Women and their Work Gallery, Austin, Texas -solo
Double Consciousness: Black Conceptual Art since 1970, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas
Greater New York 2005, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Queens, New York
2004: Billboard Project, Project Row Houses, Houston, Texas -solo
Houston Area Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, The Art Museum of the University of Houston, (curated by Bill Arning), Houston, Texas
Emerging Artists Fellowship Exhibition, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York
In Practice Series, SculptureCenter, Long Island City, New York
The 18th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, North Carolina
2003: Bench (seating for one), Feldman Gallery, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon -solo
It’s not the end of the world, Nave Museum, Victoria, Texas
Siting Sculpture, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
Sweet Dreams, No Name Gallery at the Soap Factory, curated by Franklin Sirmans, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Function: Assimilate, Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Core 2003 Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
2002: und 16, Project Row Houses, Houston, Texas -solo
e Samples, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas
Core 2002 Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
2001: Function: Drop it, Function Variable Artists' Projects, Houston, Texas
Wall Space, Genesis Park, (curated by Hiram Butler), Houston, Texas
Summer Show, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
M.F.A. Thesis Show, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2000: Blue, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2000 Erotics of Dislike, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
1999: Thesis Exhibition, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Public Collections

: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
: The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York

Literature

2007: 2007 Bonetti, David. “Karyn Olivier: A Closer Look,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 11, 2007.
: King, Chris. “Living It,” The St. Louis American, March 15, 2007.
2006: Johnson, Ken, “Trace”, The New York Times, August 18, p. E28
: Cotter, Holland, “Beyond Sight,” The New York Times, September 8, p.E29
: Wolin, Joseph, “Trace,” Time Out New York, September 7-13, p.147
: R.C. Baker, “The Gang’s all Here,” The Village Voice, September 14
: Momin, Shamin, Trace (exhibition catalogue), The Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria, New York, NY
: Volk, Gregory, Quid Pro Quo (exhibition catalogue), The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
: Sholis, Brian, Insight Out (exhibition catalogue), The Wanas Foundation, Knislinge, Sweden
2005: “Youth and the Market: Love at First Sight”, The New York Times, Friday March 18.
: Heinkel-Wolfe, Peggy, “Siting Sculpture”, ArtLies, Winter 2003/4, p.78
: Dollar, Steve, “Putting Innovation into ‘Practice’”, Newsday (Queens Edition), January 4, p. D.27
: Moloney, Tim, “The Accidental Artist”, 002 Magazine, February, p.14
: Perreault, John, Artsjournal: www.artsjournal.com/artopia, February 1
: The 18th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition (exhibition catalogue), The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, North Carolina
2004: Houston Area Exhibition (exhibition catalogue), Blaffer Gallery, The Art Museum of the University of Houston
: Johnson, Patricia, “African–American art in focus”, Houston Chronicle, February 18
2003: Pugh, Clifford, “Is Houston Hip? UK mag thinks so”, Houston Chronicle, November 23, p.11
: Poulson, Alex, “Oil be damned: Houston Art”, Dazed and Confused, December, p.180
: Heinkel-Wolf, Peggy, “Sculpture exhibit offers odd twists at every turn”, Star-Telegram, Nov. 8
: Daniel, Mike, “‘Siting Sculpture’ at the Contemporary”, The Dallas Morning News, October 31, p.59
: Klaasmeyer, Kelly, “Party on the Patio”, Houston Press, April 10, p.50
: Core 2003 (exhibition catalogue), The Glassell School of Art of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
: Davenport, Bill, "Core 2002 Exhibition at the Glassell School of Art", Glasstire: www.glasstire.com, April
2002: Core Yearbook (exhibition catalogue), The Glassell School of Art of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
2001: 2001 Morrison, Gavin, “Wall Space. Wall-works at Genesis Park, Houston”, Glasstire: www.glasstire.com, April

Karyn Olivier

(Trinidadian)

Karyn Olivier

Karyn Olivier

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Public Collections

Literature

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