Earl Olsen

The February 2012 show at Brackenwood Gallery will feature Earl Olsen. Please see News and Events page for specifics.

Artist’s Statement

Photography has been my life-long passion starting at eighteen while stationed in the US Air Force in Morocco. I was stimulated and wanted to record this culture and climate so different from New England where I grew up. Mostly self-taught, I have learned the craft of seeing, capturing, printing and now framing the photographic image. After a 35 year career in the electronics industry, my time is now spent perfecting my skills. With or without a camera, I continuously look for that interesting line, shape, form, color or light combination that will make a good composition.  My eye tends to go to the detail, looking for that something special in the familiar that surrounds us every day.  What I enjoy most is that photography allows me to combine my artistic and technical skills to create an image of how I see some small part of our world–and to share it with others.

Awards and Recognition

August 2009          Anacortes Arts Festival – “Best Artist of the Festival” Award
September 2007    Featured Artist, Whidbey Island Studio Tour
June 2005            Edmonds Arts Festival, Juried Art Show, First Place Award
August 2003       Period Gallery, Omaha, NE, Abstraction VI, Award of Excellence
June 2002          Edmonds Arts Festival, Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention
April 2002           Seattle Art Museum – Volunteer Honoree Photography Arts Council
August 2001       Period Gallery, Omaha, NE, Abstraction IV, Special Recognition
June 2001           Edmonds Arts Festival, Juried Art Show, First Place Award
June 2000           Edmonds Arts Festival, Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention
June 1998           Edmonds Arts Festival, Juried Art Show, Third Place Award
July 1995             Arts Council of Snohomish County, Third Place Award
June 1995           Edmonds Arts Festival, Juried Art Show, Second Place Award
July 1994            Northwest Poets & Artists Annual Calendar, Honorable Mention
June 1994          Edmonds Arts Festival, Juried Art Show, Second Place Award
September 1993     Reflections of Lynnwood, Juried Photo Show, Third Place Award
July 1993            First National Polaroid Transfer Exhibition, First Place Award
September 1992     Reflections of Lynnwood, Juried Photo Show, First Place Award
June 1992          Mercer Island Visual Art League, Arts Festival, Honorable Mention
September 1991      Reflections of Lynnwood, Juried Photo Show, First Place Award
June 1991        “ Mercer Island Visual Art League, Arts Festival, Honorable Mention

Selected Gallery Exhibitions

2011                    The Artist’s Remarque Gallery, LaConnor, WA

2011                     Bluehorse Gallery, Bellingham, WA

March 2010        Brackenwood Gallery, Langley, WA

August 2005       Sandpiper Gallery, Old Town, Tacoma, WA
October 2004      Whidbey Panoramas Gallery, Coupeville, WA
July 2004             Ideation Gallery, Olympia, WA
August 1997      “Water Wisdom Series” Commencement Art Gallery, Tacoma, WA
July 1996           “Pogacha Restaurant Gallery, Bellevue, WA
November 1995      “Vertebrae Series,” Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA
May 1995             Blue Heron Gallery / Vashon Allied Arts, Vashon, WA
July 1994           “Abstractions in Bronze,” Library Gallery, Lynnwood, WA
June 1994         Jensen’s Books & Gallery, Everett, WA