Paul Olson, Sculptor
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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.
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.


He has received a number of awards, including "Best of Show" at the Edina Art Fair and "Honorable Mention" at the Uptown Art Fair.


Paul has been in numerous one and two-person shows.  Currently his works are on display at Terra Gallery in Columbus Ohio, The Artist Gallery, Wayzata, MN, Lanesboro Art Center, Lanesboro, MN., and Kelley
Gallery, Hudson, Wisconsin.
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Upcoming Shows:

60 Artists on 50th
April 14, 2012
Burroughs School, 1501 W. 50th, Minneapolis

Loring Park Art Festival, Minneapolis, August 4-5, 2012

To see enlargements of sculptures, click on the photos.
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