short washington post review on NEXT here.

a lot has been going on since i last posted. i have updated my website with my finished thesis work under the 2011 category. also, check out reviews of the NEXT BFA thesis show at the corcoran here and here. and if you're in dc between now and may 23rd, please be sure to check out NEXT! it's free!

NEXT at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design from goldenbear on Vimeo.

me and friends talking about our experiences at the corcoran as well as the upcoming NEXT exhibition.

did some updates on my website, so check them out here.

today i discovered that one of my friends and peers died in a bike accident yesterday in new york. jasmine valentina was a passionate, witty, strong feminist artist who had so much more to offer than dying at age 23. she was blazingly intelligent and even a little bit intimidating, but i was always impressed by her and wanted to be as brave as she was. i will miss her and am sending prayers and love to my NYSP friends and everyone who knew her. In the words of my much more eloquent good friend Hannah,

"I am devastated and stunned and not sure what to say, we all grew so close to Jasmine in such a short period, and it's horrifying that we won't get to extend that time. I'm going to miss her like crazy. I hope apart from this news you are all well, I am so happy I got to spend that time in New York, I have never had the pleasure of being in the company of so many unique and sensational human beings-- and so sorry to have lost one of them."

hung up some new and old artwork in my new senior studio space, as well as postcards and photographs:

it's starting to feel homey!

(photo courtesy of denny henry)

me working on my final project (embedded below) for drawing my freshman year of college. now i've got to start working on my thesis! ahhhhhh! i also start school a week from today.

A Brittle Filament from Emilia Olsen on Vimeo.

today (august 12th), i am twenty-one!

pretty crazy.

Originally uploaded by loveologies

i've slacked off again on posting regularly. here is a photo from my show, that spanned from july 1st - 17th at the project lodge. maybe you were even able to see it! i haven't been doing much, mostly just been hanging out and working, and doing some small works. it feels strange to be preparing for my last year of college, at least undergrad. just a few days ago i was thinking about whether or not i'd stay for graduation this year, and then i remembered it was my graduation this time around! weeeeird.

Calm Moments

Calm Moments
Originally uploaded by loveologies

how i feel today

if you're in or around madison, i will have three small pieces in a group show called "little things" at the project lodge. the show will be up from june 21st - 30th, with a reception from 6 - 8 on the 23rd. here's a link to the facebook event page, if you can make it. hope to see you there!

happy fathers' day to my dad, and all dads out there.

a few things lately...

-i ended my junior year of college, which is pretty mind-bending and awesome at the same time
-i'm back home in madison, wi for the summer, waitressing and learning to bartend
-my dad found me an awesome vintage schwinn bike off of craigslist, which is at least 20 years old, with all its original parts, and still ridable (pictured above)
-one of my sketchbook pages was posted on the Aqua-Velvet blog here
-i applied for a public art grant, so here's crossing your fingers!
-i'll be having a show at the project lodge here in the first two weeks of july

post more soon, hopefully!

this is devastating.

here's a picture from critique today. we're all a little bit slack-jawed. mine went well i think. i've been terrible at updating this semester, but remember you can always keep up with my work by going to my flickr or my website. i'm almost finished with junior year. it feels great.

gary baseman (an artist who i really like and respect) just tweeted me and said he looked at my website and he likes what i'm doing! whoa! (i screenshot it because i am a total dork.)

CIMG1123
Originally uploaded by snapcracklecrispy

Awesome drawing by my good friend Chris

A Couch and a Wall

This is an old painting by my dear friend Hannah, who was in New York with me. I miss her dearly. Soon I will make a proper update, when I have time to breathe.

A Couch and a Wall
Originally uploaded by letthemlook

a bauhaus bike. really. did you design that specifically for me?