Lives and works in the Los Angeles area
Select Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions & Projects
The Widening Hold, Olson Gallery, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN. 2024. Curated by Michelle Westmark Wingard
The Constance of Glory, Casa Romantica Cultural Center, San Clemente, CA. 2022
Anew, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. 2022
Lightly Freely Happily, Catalyst, presented by Long Beach Public Library, Arts Council for Long Beach and Art Supply Warehouse, Westminster, CA. 2022
Constellation, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA. 2021. Curated by Virginia Arce
Convergence, SXSW, presented by White Claw, Austin, TX. Canceled due to COVID
Lucent Shifts, Terminal 7, Los Angeles International Airport, CA. 2020
With Eyes to See, Concordia University Irvine, CA. 2019
Lucent Shifts, Don B. Huntley Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA. 2018
Translation, PAPERCUT, in conjunction with POW! WOW! Long Beach, CA. 2018
Moiety, ECF Art Center, San Pedro, CA. 2018
Translation, Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angeles International Airport, CA. 2017
Notes from the Front Line: Olga Lah and Jason Triefenbach, LACE: Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, CA. 2016. Curated by Ed Gomez
Burst, Public Installation, Biola University, La Mirada, CA. 2016
Amass and Swell, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. 2015
Phenomena, KAFA Award Recipient Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 2015
Convergence, Feature Installation, LA Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, CA. 2015
Moving the Line, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA. 2013
Array, Ptuj International Festival of Contemporary Art, Ptuj, Slovenia. 2013
Deviate, Public Installation, Ptuj International Festival of Contemporary Art, Ptuj, Slovenia. 2013
Array, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA. 2012
For the Land, Feature Installation, Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA. 2012
Release, Feature Installation, Asian American Equipping Symposium, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. 2012
Burst, Public Installation, Playhouse District Association, Pasadena, CA. 2011
Array, Kornrandolph Studio, Pasadena, CA. 2011
Select Group Exhibitions
Creative Community Care, She/They Gallery, Santa Ana, CA. 2024
No Touching, John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, CA. 2023. Curated by Heather Bowling
Boundless, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL. 2022. Catalogue. Curated by Jennifer Jankauskas
Art Renzei, in conjunction with Long Beach Walls, Long Beach, CA. 2022
Here After, Bridge Projects, Los Angeles, CA. 2022. Catalogue.
Art Renzei, in conjunction with POW! WOW! Long Beach, CA. 2021
Emergence, Port City Creative Guild, Long Beach, CA. 2020
We Are Here/Here we Are, Durden and Ray, Long Beach, CA. 2020
TOMES, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA. 2019. Curated by John David O’Brien and Piero Varroni
Immersion, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA. 2019. Curated by Heather Bowling
Neoteric, Goldenwest College Art Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA. 2019. Curated by Evan Senn
The Constance of Glory, Public Installation, BoldPas, Pasadena, CA. 2019
The Wrap Women Power Summit, presented by The Wrap News Inc., Los Angeles. 2018
Juried Exhibition 2018, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, CA. 2018. Jurors: Jamillah James, Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Steven Nelson, Professor of African American Art History, UCLA; Jonathon Griffin, art critic
Flow|Obstruction, Collaborative Gallery, Long Beach, CA. 2018
Variant Depths, Peter Strauss Ranch, Arts-in-State-Parks, Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, CA. 2018
PUMP, Long Beach, CA. 2017. Curated by FLOOD
Bloom, Peter Strauss Ranch, Arts-in-State-Parks, Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, CA. 2017
S/Election, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, CA. 2016. Curated by Erin Christovale
Poetics of Relation, Downtown Art Center Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 2016. Catalogue.
Deep End, MADE by Millworks, Long Beach, CA. 2016
Spatial Sensational, Arts and Services for Disabled, Inc., Long Beach, CA. 2016. Curated by Jason Triefenbach
EXTRA-ORDINARY THINGS, Green Art Gallery, Biola University, La Mirada, CA. 2016. Curated by Jeff Rau
Array, Feature Installation, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, University of Southern California, CA. 2015
Re-inventory, Long Beach Artist Fellows Exhibition, The Collaborative Gallery with the Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA. 2015. Curated by FLOOD
Curious Mediums, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA. 2015. Curated by Heather Bowling
Pulse of LA, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA. 2015. Catalogue. Juror: Leslie Cozzi, The Hammer Museum
Perception and Reality, Brand Library Gallery, Glendale, CA. 2014
Thin Space, Hubbard Library Gallery, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. 2014. Curated by Olga Lah
One for the Road, HUDSON|LINC at the Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA. 2014
Home Makers, Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA. 2014
MAS Attack, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA. 2013
Open16, International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations, San Servolo Island, Venice, Italy. 2013
Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 2013. Jurors: Carol Cheh, writer, Curator; Mike McGee, Director, Begovich Gallery at California State University, Fullerton; Aram Moshayedi, Curator, The Hammer Museum
Stigma, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA. 2013. Catalogue
David Jang, Olga Lah, Diane Silver, Downtown Art Center Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 2013
7th International Arte Laguna Art Prize, Venice Arsenale, Italy. 2013. Catalogue. Select Jurors: Adam Budak, Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Sabine Schaschl, Director and Curator, Kunsthaus Basel; Gabriella Belli, Director, Musei Civici of Venice
Arranged, HUDSON|LINC at the Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA. 2013
Still We Wait, Hollywood Pacific Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. 2012
Transform, VAALA Cultural Center, Santa Ana, CA. 2012. Catalogue.
Sublimate, Boston Court Performing Arts Center, Pasadena, CA. 2012. Curated by Gabriel Cifarelli
Escape: Joyce Dallal, Olga Lah, Cynthia Minet, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA. 2012
20th Annual Juried Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles, CA. 2012. Catalogue. Jurors: Douglas Fogle, Chief Curator & Deputy Director of Exhibitions & Public Programs, The Hammer Museum; Alma Ruiz, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art; Max Presneill, Curator, Torrance Art Museum
Momentum, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA. 2012. Catalogue. Juror: Rita Gonzalez, Associate Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
LA Art Association Open Show, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA. 2011. Juror: Charlie Manzo, Gagosian Gallery, New York
South Bay Focus, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA. 2011. Juror: Carl Berg, Carl Berg Projects
Flag Stop: An Alternative Contemporary Art Event, Torrance, CA. 2011. Catalogue
Exuro, The Arcade, San Pedro, CA. 2011. Curated by Isabelle Lutterodt
CIVA National Juried Exhibition, Biola University Art Gallery, La Mirada, CA. 2011. Juror: Patty Wickman, Artist, Professor of Painting & Drawing, UCLA
The Land, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA. 2011. Curated by Isabelle Lutterodt
Deus Ex Machina, Judson Studios Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 2011
S.O.S. – Save Our States, monOrchid, Phoenix, AZ. 2011. Catalogue. Curated by Ed Gomez
S.O.S. – Save Our States, D-Block Gallery, Long Beach, CA. 2011. Catalogue . Curated by Ed Gomez
Liturgy+Lab: Compline, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 2011
Narrative of Life, Hubbard Library Gallery, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. 2010
Up From Ground, LA Fonderie, Los Angeles, CA. 2010
Group Exhibition, Hubbard Library Gallery, Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA. 2009
Education
M.A., Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. 2006
B.A., Studio Art, with honors, University of California, Riverside, CA. 2002
B.A., Art History, minor in Administrative Studies, with honors, University of California, Riverside, CA. 2002
Programme in Art History, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom. 2000-01
Awards & Residencies
COVID-19 Grant, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York, NY. 2021
Residency, Walls-Ortiz Gallery, City Seminary of New York, NY. 2021-22
Residency, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA. 2019
Residency, ECF Art Center, San Pedro, CA. 2018
Residency, John and Marcia Goldman Foundation Artful Harvest Circle Fellowship. Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA. 2014
Korea Arts Foundation of America Biennial Award. 2014. Jurors: Alma Ruiz, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art; Carol Eliel, Curator of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Dan Cameron, Chief Curator, Orange County Museum of Art
Professional Artist Fellowship, Arts Council for Long Beach, CA. 2014
Residency, Ptuj International Festival of Contemporary Art, Ptuj, Slovenia. 2013
Finalist, 2-Prize Awardee, Arte Laguna Art Prize. 2013
First Place Award, Art of Now International Competition. 2012. Main Juror: Peter Frank, Senior Curator Emeritus, Riverside Art Museum
Artistic Selection Award, 20th Annual Juried Exhibition. 2012. Jurors: Douglas Fogle, Chief Curator & Deputy Director of Exhibitions & Public Programs, Hammer Museum; Alma Ruiz, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art; Max Presneill, Curator, Torrance Art Museum
J. Paul Getty Multicultural Intern Alumni Award, California Association of Museums Conference Fellowship. 2012
Artist Professional Development Grant, Creative Capacity Fund, Center for Cultural Innovation. 2011
J. Paul Getty Multicultural Intern Alumni Award, California Association of Museums Conference Fellowship. 2010
Bibliography
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Bradley, Luanne. “10 California Artists Ready to Change the Way You See the World.” EcoSalon, May 28, 2012.
Black, Ezrha Jean. “S/Election – Democracy, Citizenship, Freedom.” Artillery Magazine, November 3, 2016.
Cachia, Amanda. “S/Election – Democracy, Citizenship, Freedom.” Artforum, November 2016.
Chung, Sookee. “The Art of Olga Lah.” The Korea Times Los Angeles, May 7, 2014.
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Talks and Teaching
Public Workshop + Artist Talk, The Miller Room at the Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, CA. 2021
Artist Talk, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA. 2021
Artist Talk, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. 2018
Artist Talk, Syracuse University MFA Residency Program, Long Beach, CA. 2016
Artist Q&A with Alyssa Cordova, Associate Curator, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. 2015
Public Workshop, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. 2015
Panelist, Feminism Ideals, Long Beach Museum of Art. 2015. Moderator: Victoria Bryan, Executive Director, Arts Council for Long Beach
Artist Talk, Brand Gallery, Glendale, CA. 2014
Artist Talk, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA. 2013
Panelist, Discussion with Escape from the Landfill Artists, Huntington Beach Art Center. 2012. Moderator: Susan Carpenter, Columnist, Los Angeles Times
Public Workshop, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles. 2012
Panelist, Discussion with Momentum Artists, Gallery 825, Los Angeles. 2012. Moderator: Priscilla Otani, President, Women's Caucus for Art