 Paul
spent his early years in Colombia, South America,
where his first impressions of movement, art and form
were developed.  He has a
B.A. degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN
and M.A. degrees from the University of Oregon
and Florida State University and was a college English
teacher and a Medical Librarian before becoming
a sculptor.
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Paul
studied sculpture at Chicago's School of the Art
Institute and at the Contemporary Art Workshop, but
much of his skill is self-taught.
 Paul's
sculptures are found in collections throughout the
United States and in England, Germany and Canada.
 His works
are included in the collections of Blue Cross, Blue
Shield of Minnesota, Hennepin County Humane Society,
Express Scripts, Wells Fargo Bank, and Ridgeview
Medical Center.
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 He has received a number of awards, including "Best of Show" at the Edina Art Fair and "Honorable Mention" at the Uptown Art Fair, and he was an award winner at the Society of Minnesota Sculptors' Show.  Paul has been in numerous one and two-person shows. Currently his works are on display at Lanesboro Art Center, Lanesboro, Minnesota, and Abstract Earth Gallery in Columbus Ohio. A YouTube of Paul's creative process was created by Prairie Public Television and is entitled "Paul Olson, Carving Out a Career". |