Madeline Olson (b 1997)
Chicago, IL
madelineberniceolson@gmail.com
education and awards
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA ,2019
merit scholarship recipient, dean’s list recipient, student leadership honorable mention
selected group exhibitions
My Perfect Environment at My Perfect Environment, 2021
Looped at SITE Gallery, 2019
It’s Always Spring Above the Frostline at Laundry Room, 2019
LTD Wear4 at LVL3 and Tusk Chicago, 2019
SAIC Spring BFA Show at Sullivan Galleries, 2019
Data as Art at Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, Northwestern University, 2019
Crystal Lattice, Living Stone at Adds Donna, 2018
The Dangerous Professors at Triumph Gallery, 2018
publications as author and editor
Various interviews for lvl3, 2018- 2021 (selection - x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x)
"Dead Media Inventory" at Joan Flash Artist Book Collection, 2018
selected exhibition curation, design, organization
Water Cooler, 2021
Glimpses, 2021
Long Braids, Strong Backs, 2021
Caesar’s Palace, 2021
Echoes in Rain, 2020
Hot Wheelz Festival, 2020
Artists Run Chicago 2.0, 2020
Box Box Box Sun Sun Sun, 2020
Direct Sunlight, 2020
Circle Within a Square, 2020
Lasting Impressions, 2019
LVL3 booth at Barely Fair, 2019
Local Comfort, 2018
related press
Breakroom Small Talk: A Review of Water Cooler at LVL3 in Sixty Inches From Center, 2021
Review: LTDWear5 at LVL3 in Sixty Inches From Center, 2021
12 Galleries that Aren't in New York or Even Los Angeles in New York Times Style Magazine, 2021
Artists Still Run Chicago in Chicago Reader, 2020
The Birth of Virtual Art Shows in Chicago Reader, 2020
Fall Arts Preview 2019: Alternative Spaces in Chicago in Newcity, 2019
On the Ground: Chicago in ArtForum, 2018
professional experience
Manager of Member, Volunteer, Visitor Services at International Museum of Surgical Science 2021 -
Gallery Manager and Publishing Editor at LVL3 2018-2021
Marketing Commitee member at Equity Arts 2020-2021
Continuing Studies Teaching Assistant at SAIC 2018-2019
Continuing Studies Program Assistant at SAIC 2016-2017