www.brandonwallsolsen.com
b@brandonwallsolsen.com

Born 1982
Lives and works in San Francisco

Education
2009 MFA Fine Arts, California College of the Arts
2005 BA Honors, Art Practice, UC Berkeley
2005 BA Psychology, UC Berkeley

Solo Exhibitions
2010 Rotated Views, Sight School, Oakland
2009 Cal Jam Too (Project Space), Curated by Keith Boadwee, Blankspace, Oakland
2005 Printed Matter, Curated by Randy Hussong, Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley

Group Exhibitions
2012 The Museum Problem, Curated by Chris Fitzpatrick, Frutta, Rome
2011 Sunset Scavengers (I. The Gleaners), Curated by Chris Fitzpatrick, 361 Fair Oaks, San Francisco
2011 What Happened To The Other Dollar?, Curated by Chris Fitzpatrick & Post Brothers, Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City
2010 BOOM!, Juried by Astria Suparak, Southern Exposure, San Francisco
2010 SC13, Curated by Chris Fitzpatrick & Post Brothers, San Francisco Antique & Design Mall, San Francisco
2010 (...), Curated by Jackie Im & Aaron Harbour, MacArthur B Arthur, Oakland
2010 Re-Imagine Re-Build Repeat, Collaboration with Kelly Lynn Jones, Sight School, Oakland
2010 Living, Curated by Brandon Drew Holmes, 4707 Telegraph (Now called As Is Exhibitions), Oakland
2009 Interim Infills, Curated by Sally Szwed & Dan Phelan, Big White Truck Gallery, San Francisco
2009 California College of the Arts MFA Thesis Show, San Francisco
2009 Paradox of the Sets, Club 6, San Francisco
2007 Florida Is A Death Metal Los Angeles, Curated by Shaun Koplow, Unitard, Los Angeles
2006 Florida Is A Death Metal Town, Curated by Shaun Koplow, Arspace, San Francisco
2006 In Print, ABCo Artspace, Oakland
2005 Honors Studio Show, Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley

Awards
2008 All College Honors, Graduate Fine Arts, California College of the Arts
2008 Berman Fellowship, California College of the Arts
2005 Fall Semester Honors Studio, UC Berkeley
2005 Printmaking Department Award, UC Berkeley

Affiliations and Job Experience
2010- Preparator, Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, San Francisco
2008-09 Co-Director, PLAySPACE Gallery, California College of the Arts, San Francisco
2007-08 Committee Member, PLAySPACE Gallery, California College of the Arts, San Francisco

Press
2011 Harbour, Aaron. Residence//Brandon Walls Olsen(+speculations by Post Brothers, curated by Chris Fitzpatrick). Curiously Direct.
2011 Valencia, Natalia. A Riddle Exhibition. Kaleidoscope Blog.
2010 Hewicker, Scott. ParaSites: SC13. SFMOMA Open Space.
2010 Noz, Raphael. Interview with Artist Brandon Walls Olsen. Atelier Visit.
2009 Hyun, Michelle Y. Temporarily Full. ArtSlant.
2009 Asher, Lani. 2009 CCA MFA Exhibition. Shotgun Review.