Sally A. Olson was born in Rutland, VT on October 30, 1981. She is a graduate of Rutland High School, class of 1999. Sally attended Middlebury College, class of 2003, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Studio Art and French. During the fall semester of 2002, she was enrolled in the Middlebury College study abroad program in Paris, based at the time at Reid Hall in the St. Germain des Prés district. Sally continued her art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PafA) in Philadelphia, PA and completed the Post-baccalaureate program with a focus on painting. During July of 2007, she attended the summer session at the Florence Academy of Art (FAA) in Italy and studied, Painting the Figure in Oil. Currently, the artist resides in South Burlington, VT. Sally has participated in various art exhibitions, completed numerous commissions, and has artwork on display in Middlebury College’s permanent collection.
Sally would like to give thanks to her art professors and mentors that she has had the pleasure to learn from and work with over the years.
Frederic Duclos Barstow Memorial School: Margaret Stringer, Jeannie Podolak
Rutland High School: Mary Crowley, Steve Halford.
Middlebury College: David Bumbeck, James Butler, Eric Nelson, John Huddleston.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Michael Moore.
Florence Academy of Art: Hunter Eddy, Andrew Ameral.
Favorite Artists:
Edouard Manet, Gustav Klimt, Andrew Wyeth, John Singer Sargent
Favorite Quote:
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
Eden Ahbez, "Nature Boy" (1948).
Education
July 2007
The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy: Summer Session - Painting the Figure in Oil
2005 – 2007
Vermont Technical College, Williston, VT: Dental Hygiene Program
2003 - 2004
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA: Post-Baccalaureate
2002 - 2003
Middlebury College School in France, Reid Hall - Paris: French Language & Culture
1999 – 2003
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT: BFA Double Major - Studio Art / French
Summer 1997
Governor’s Institute on the Arts, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT
1995-1999
Rutland High School, Rutland ,VT
Exhibitions
2010
Warm & Fuzzy Show, Artists’ Mediums Inc., Williston, VT – Oil painting (Lucy Ann) and watercolor paintings (Lily Mae, Georgie Mae) exhibited; March/April, 2010.
2009
South End Art Hop, SEABA (South End Arts + Business Association), Burlington, VT – Oil painting (Fiddlehead I) exhibited in Juried Art Show; Sept. 11-12, 2009.
2005-2007
Vermont Technical College Dental Hygiene Clinic, Williston, VT – Oil painting
(Marché Escudier VI) on loan; exhibited in clinic waiting room.
2004
North Hero Merchants Bank Summer Exhibition, Island Arts Organization of North Hero, VT, July 6 – Sept. 1, 2004.
2004
PAFA Graduate Program Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Feb.13-March 7, 2004.
2003
PAFA Graduate Program Drawing Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Dec.16-18, 2003.
2003
PAFA Graduate Program Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Nov.21-Dec.14, 2003.
2003
Middlebury College Graduating Studio Art Majors Exhibition, Middlebury College Center for the Arts.
2003
Digging, Advanced Independent Senior Work Exhibition, Johnson Memorial Gallery, Middlebury College; co-exhibitor: Joseph Schine. May 2-7, 2003.
2003
Studio Art Major Exhibition, Frog Hollow Art Gallery, Middlebury, VT.
April 30 – May 25, 2003.
2002
Patterns, Advanced Independent Junior Work Exhibition, Johnson Memorial Gallery, Middlebury College; co-exhibitors: Penelope Wall and Jesse Kulp. April 11-16, 2002.
2002
The Good Life Paradox, VACA (Vitality of the Artistic Community Association) Exhibition, Middlebury College,
February 8-10, 2002.
Permanent Collections:
2000-2001
Atwater Commons Commission – Artwork depicting historic buildings at Middlebury College (Le Chateau (orginal), 2000 and Allen Hall (original), 2001 – oil paintings); permanent collection - Allen Hall.
2000
Old Chapel, Middlebury College – View of Middlebury College from Bicentennial Hall (print of original), 1999 – pastel drawing; permanent collection – President’s Office.
Set Decoration:
2008
Lyric Theatre Company – Member of set decoration crew for production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – performed at Flynn Center for the Performing Arts,
April 10-13, 2008.