Art Forum/MFA Lecture Series

Visiting Artist

Rune Olsen: Sculptor.
Rune Olsen is a Norwegian artist living in New York. Since his first solo show in 1997 at UKS (Norway) he hasexhibited in numerous galleries and museums throughout the USA and Europe, including the Bronx Museum (NY 2001), Islip Art Museum (NY 2002), Jones Center for Contemporary Art (TX 2004), Aljira Center for Contemporary Art (NJ 2004), Smack Mellon and Exit Art (NY 2005). His life-size figurative sculptures examine the interplay among desire, power structures and society, and were exhibited in 2005 at the Istanbul Biennial. His work has been reviewed in Art Forum, Sculpture Magazine, Boston Globe, Austin Chronicle, New York Times, and Star Ledger. Rune Olsen has won 11awards from The Norwegian Government, including a distinguished three-year work grant for young emerging artists. He has been awarded the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowships, a studio residency with Artist Alliance in New York and a place at the renowned Art Omi International Artists Residency. Rune Olsen had a solo show with Samson Projects in 2007, in 2008 he is included in the Norwegian Drawing Biennial at Kunstnernes Hus and is exhibiting with the Museumof Sex in New York through spring 2009.