Lindsay Olson
lindsay816@sbcglobal.net
Resume
Selected Exhibitions
2012 TOOLS OF THE TRADE St. Charles Public Library, St. Charles, IL
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Downers Grove Public Library, Downer's Grove, IL
2011 TOOLS OF THE TRADE - River Forest Library, River Forest, IL
NIAGARA SUITE Dole Library- Oak Park, IL
2010 TOOLS OF THE TRADE Oak Park River Forest High school, Oak Park
TOOLS OF THE TRADE-OAK PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, Oak Park Public Library
2009 FLYING PICTURES PROJECT Chicago Public Library, Oak Park Public Library
WATERWAYS PROJECT, Prairie Title, Oak Park, IL
2008 WATERWAYS PROJECT Oak Park Police Department Gallery, Oak Park, IL
OIL PASTEL SOCIETY MEMBERS SHOW –oilpastelsociety.com/
2007 OIL PASTEL SOCIETY MEMBERS SHOW - oilpastelsociety.com/
2001 REMEMBRANCE, A CELEBRATION OF LIFE, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
2001 WORD + IMAGE, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
FACE VALUE; REFLECTIONS OF SELF, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
SEVEN DEADLY SINS, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
2000 REMEMBRANCE, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL,
ARTIST MEMBER SHOW, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
SEVEN DEADLY SINS, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
1999 WOMEN’S WORKS, l999, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
1998 COLUMBIA COLLEGE GROUP SHOW, Columbia College Chicago Art Gallery, Chicago, IL. Jurors Stephanie Graph Santos and Antonia Contro
MEMBERS’ SHOW, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL Jurors, Beate C. Minkovski and Janet Block
THE HOUSE SHOW, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL Juror, Kay Campbell
SEVENTH ANNUAL COLLEGE STUDENT EXHIBIT OF SPIRITUAL ART, Fassbender Anex Gallery, Chicago, IL Fra Angelico Art Foundation
1997 FIBER FIRST SHOW, Gallery She-She, Chicago, IL. Juror Mickey Wright, Art Institute of Chicago.
MEMBERS SHOW, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Jurors, Janet Bloch and Beate C. Minovski.
SIXTH ANNUAL COLLEGE STUDENT COMPETITION AND EXHIBIT OF SPIRITUAL ART. Fassbender Anex, Chicago, IL Fra Angelico Art Foundation, Jurors, Frances L. Brocker, DuPage College; Mark Elder, DePaul University,
Matt Lamb, Artist.
Residency
November 2009-present Oak Park Police Department
Manager and Gallery founder
August 2008 Oak Park Police Department to present
Teaching
September 2001 – present Adjunct Faculty Columbia College Art and Design Department
Press
January 2010,
On the Job blog:
October 10, 2008 Pioneer Press Oak Leaves
October 10, 2008 Wednesday Journal, “Gallery Gives New Meaning to the Term Police Art”
October 1, 2008 Chicago Tribune, “New Oak Park Gallery Open to Select Few”
Public Appearances
2012 19th Century Charitable Association
St. Charles Public Library
Downer's Grove Pubic Library
2011 Lecture River Forest Public Library
2010 Lecture Oak Park Public Library
2009 Lecture-Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL
2001 Lecture- Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
2000 Lecture- Oak Park Public School District 97, Oak Park IL
Grant
Columbia College Chicago Faculty Grant
Education
BA Columbia College, Chicago, IL
