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Karyn Olivier (Trinidadian)
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Karyn Olivier
Invitation: Playground
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Karyn Olivier
Ridgewood Line (BQT Ghost No. 6064) 2004
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Karyn Olivier
Untitled (Coffee Table) 2005
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Biography |
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1988 |
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New York City Boroughs’ Scholarship, Dartmouth College |
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1989 |
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Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
B.A. in Psychology, June 1989. |
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1996 |
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Work Study Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts |
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1997 - 1999 |
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University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Post- Baccalaureate Program (academic years 1997-1999). |
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2000 |
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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 |
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2000 - 2001 |
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Jerome Family Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art |
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2001 |
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Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: M.F.A., May 2001. |
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2002 - 2003 |
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Eliza Prize, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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2003 |
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Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award, (catalogue)
Artadia Fund for Art and Dialogue Grant, Finalist |
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2004 |
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Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County, Individual Artist Grant
The 18th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition Award |
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2005 |
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Creative Capital Foundation, Grant Recipient |
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Born : Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
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Collections Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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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 |
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2006 |
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Factory Installed, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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2005 |
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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 |
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2004 |
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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 |
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2003 |
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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 |
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2002 |
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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 |
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2001 |
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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 |
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2000 |
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Blue, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2000 Erotics of Dislike, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
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1999 |
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Thesis Exhibition, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Literature |
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2007 |
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2007 Bonetti, David. “Karyn Olivier: A Closer Look,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 11, 2007. |
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2007 |
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King, Chris. “Living It,” The St. Louis American, March 15, 2007. |
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2006 |
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Johnson, Ken, “Trace”, The New York Times, August 18, p. E28 |
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2006 |
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Cotter, Holland, “Beyond Sight,” The New York Times, September 8, p.E29 |
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2006 |
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Wolin, Joseph, “Trace,” Time Out New York, September 7-13, p.147 |
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2006 |
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R.C. Baker, “The Gang’s all Here,” The Village Voice, September 14 |
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2006 |
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Momin, Shamin, Trace (exhibition catalogue), The Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria, New York, NY |
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2006 |
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Volk, Gregory, Quid Pro Quo (exhibition catalogue), The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY |
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2006 |
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Sholis, Brian, Insight Out (exhibition catalogue), The Wanas Foundation, Knislinge, Sweden |
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2005 |
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“Youth and the Market: Love at First Sight”, The New York Times, Friday March 18. |
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2004 |
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Houston Area Exhibition (exhibition catalogue), Blaffer Gallery, The Art Museum of the University of Houston |
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2004 |
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The 18th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition (exhibition catalogue), The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, North Carolina |
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2004 |
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Perreault, John, Artsjournal: www.artsjournal.com/artopia, February 1 |
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2004 |
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Johnson, Patricia, “African–American art in focus”, Houston Chronicle, February 18 |
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2004 |
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Moloney, Tim, “The Accidental Artist”, 002 Magazine, February, p.14 |
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2004 |
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Dollar, Steve, “Putting Innovation into ‘Practice’”, Newsday (Queens Edition), January 4, p. D.27 |
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2004 |
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Heinkel-Wolfe, Peggy, “Siting Sculpture”, ArtLies, Winter 2003/4, p.78 |
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2003 |
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Pugh, Clifford, “Is Houston Hip? UK mag thinks so”, Houston Chronicle, November 23, p.11 |
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2003 |
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Poulson, Alex, “Oil be damned: Houston Art”, Dazed and Confused, December, p.180 |
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2003 |
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Heinkel-Wolf, Peggy, “Sculpture exhibit offers odd twists at every turn”, Star-Telegram, Nov. 8 |
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2003 |
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Daniel, Mike, “‘Siting Sculpture’ at the Contemporary”, The Dallas Morning News, October 31, p.59 |
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2003 |
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Klaasmeyer, Kelly, “Party on the Patio”, Houston Press, April 10, p.50 |
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2003 |
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Core 2003 (exhibition catalogue), The Glassell School of Art of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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2002 |
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Core Yearbook (exhibition catalogue), The Glassell School of Art of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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2002 |
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Davenport, Bill, "Core 2002 Exhibition at the Glassell School of Art", Glasstire: www.glasstire.com, April |
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2001 |
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2001 Morrison, Gavin, “Wall Space. Wall-works at Genesis Park, Houston”, Glasstire: www.glasstire.com, April |
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