Don Olsen is a searcher. He uses paintings and drawings to explore concepts of memory, history and identity. He is also a teacher, an Oregonian, a father, a son, husband, uncle and a cat at heart, following his curiosity and ideas to new and unfamiliar territory. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art and has been exhibited locally at locations including One Wall Gallery, Oregon Contemporary (Disjecta), Chambers Gallery, Froelick Gallery and Alexander Gallery at Clackamas Community College. His work has also been shown in Brazil, Spokane, and Bend. Don received degree in Art and American Studies at Willamette University and his MFA in Printmaking and Drawing at Washington University in St. Louis.
Send me a message: don@donolsen.com
