Karyn Olivier

Born 1968, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Lives in Brooklyn, NY

Education
2001     M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art; Bloomfield Hills, MI
1999     University of the Arts; Philadelphia, PA
1989     B.A., Psychology, Dartmouth College; Hanover, NH

Solo exhibitions include: Billboard Project, Project Row Houses, Houston, TX (forthcoming) (2004); Bench (seating for one), Feldman Gallery, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR (2003); and Round 16, Project Row Houses, Houston, TX (2002).

Two - person exhibitions include: It’s not the end of the world, Nave Museum, Victoria, TX (2003) and Blue, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI (2000).

Group exhibitions include: Group Show, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX (2005); 2004 Houston Area Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, The Art Museum of the University of Houston, Houston, TX (2004); In Practice, SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY (2004); The 18th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC (2004); Siting Sculpture, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX (2003); Sweet Dreams, No Name Gallery at the Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN (2003); Function: Assimilate, Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA (2003); Core 2003 Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (2003); Core Samples, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX (2002); Core 2002 Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (2002);Function: Drop it, Function Variable Artists' Projects, Houston, TX (2001); Wall Space, Genesis Park, Houston, TX (2001); Summer Show, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI (2001).

Residencies include: The Core Program, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (2001-2003); Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME (2000); and Abroad Program, Dartmouth College, Florence, Italy (1988).

Fellowships and awards include: The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Studio Grant, New York (2004); Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County, Individual Artist Grant, (2004); The 18th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition Award (2004); Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award, (2003); Eliza Prize, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (2002 and 2003); Jerome Family Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art (2000-2001); Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation Award, World Studio Foundation (2000); Jaycee War Memorial Scholarship, Jaycee War Memorial Fund (2000); Work Study Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (1996); New York City Boroughs’ Scholarship, Dartmouth College, (1988).

Karyn Olivier is this year's recipient of the Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation Emerging Artist Fellowship. The Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation endows one fellowship each year at Socrates Sculpture Park in keeping with their mission to support emerging artists.