Karin Olah Explained

Karin Olah
Birth Date:3 February 1977
Birth Place:Lititz, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Field:Artist
Training:Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
Works:Sea Wall (2018)
Garden Quilt (2007)

Karin Olah is a contemporary artist in Charleston, South Carolina. She combines hand-dyed fabric and paint to create her signature multi-layered paintings.[1] Olah is known in the American South for her fabric collages which mimic elements of the natural world.[2] Her imagery is informed by quilt-making as well as the light patterns and colors of coastal landscapes.[3]

About

Olah was born in 1977 and is from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She attended the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), receiving a B.F.A. in fiber art in 1999. Following art school, Olah worked for several years in Manhattan managing a textile studio with couture fashion designer clients such as Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, and Ralph Lauren.[4] Olah's work is found in private and corporate collections including the Medical University of South Carolina’s Contemporary Carolina Collection, the City of Charleston's Office of Cultural Affairs; and the Shoestring Publishing Company.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Corrigan Gallery. November 2007. Carolina Arts. 2019-01-04.
  2. The Daily Serving, Karin Olah, November 13, 2008.
  3. Web site: VISUAL ARTS PREVIEW: Incantations in Thread. Smith. Nick. October 31, 2007. Charleston City Paper. en. 2019-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190413012604/https://charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/visual-arts-preview--incantations-in-thread/Content?oid=1111898 . 2019-04-13.
  4. http://www.acamagazine.com/ American Contemporary Art
  5. Art Business News, Emerging Artists, July 18, 2008.

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