Louise Olsson

louise@louiseolsson.com
www.louiseolsson.com
+46 70 2892546

Education
2007-2008    Bachelor of Education for the Upper Secondary School, University of Karlstad,   Sweden
2000-2003    The Glass and Ceramics School on Bornholm, Denmark (BFA)
1995-1997    Orrefors Glass School, Sweden
1989-1992    School of Arts, Eskilstuna, Sweden

Exhibititions
2009     Vind och Vatten Arvika Konsthall, Arvika, Sweden
2009     Newly Added Friends! Enough Variety For You? Smålands Museum
Växjö, Sweden
2009     DYNAMO 0:1 Gallery Norsu, Helsinki, Finland
2009     Skål! Sintra, Gothenburg, Sweden
2009     Kalas The Museum of Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden
2008     Glas Galleri Strand, Slottsbron, Sweden
2008     Serendipity 08 Sintra, Gothenburg, Sweden
2008     Annual Whidbey Island Glass Invitational MUSEO, Langley, USA
2008     Växtlighet Arvika Konsthall, Arvika, Sweden
2008     Ungt Värmländskt glas Konsthantverkarna, Karlstad, Sweden
2007    Serendipity Konsthantverkarna, Karlstad, Sweden
2006     Festen i konst och konsthantverk Rackstadmuseet, Arvika, Sweden
2006    MUSEO, Langley, USA
2006    The Glassery, Stockholm, Sweden
2004    MUSEO, Langley
2004-2006    Annual Whidbey Island Glass Invitational, MUSEO, Langley, USA
2003    ReForma, Karlstad, Sweden
2003    Konstfrämjandet, Art gallery, Karlstad, Sweden
2003     Exam Graduation Show; Jyllands Posten, Copenhagen, Denmark
Form/Designcenter, Malmö, Sweden
2002    Galleri Kaffeslottet, juried group exhibiton, Gudhjem, Denmark
1997    Galleri Ikaros, Gothenburg, Sweden

Working Experience
2009     Instructor, Glassblowing, Ethiopian Reflection, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2009     Gaffer, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
2009    Instructor, Glassblowing, Kosta Glascenter, Kosta, Sweden
2008              Workshop, DYNAMO Glass, Møbelfabrikken, Denmark
2007      North Lands Creative Glass “Hot Residency”, Lybster, Scotland
2006-2007    Sandfish Glass Ltd. Michael Ruh, London, Great Britain
2006     Visiting Artist, University of Illinois, Champaign, USA
2006     Teaching Asssistant for Boyd Sugiki, Pilchuck Glass School, USA
2006    Ingrids Glassverksted A/S, Ålesund, Norway
2005     Visiting Artist, The Museum of Glass, Tacoma, USA
2005    Teaching Assistant for Boyd Sugiki, Cam Ocagi, The Glass Furnace, Turkey
2005    Teaching Assistant for Sean Albert, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, USA
2005     Poleturner, Pilchuck Glass School, USA
2003-2005    David Levi, Whidbey Island, USA
2004-2005    John de Wit, Whidbey Island, USA
2005    Teaching Assistant for Boyd Sugiki, Pilchuck Glass School, USA
2004    Baltic Sea Glass, Gudhjem, Denmark
1999-2000    Glashyttan på Kungshöjd, Gothenburg, Sweden
1997-1998    The Handmade Glasscompany Ltd. London, Great Britain

Grants
2008     Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
2006     Stiftelsen Värmlands Museiförening
2006     Student Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School
2005     The Mary Beasom Bishop and Francis Sumner Merritt Scholarship
2004-2005    Fabrikör JL Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse
2003     Catto Family Scholarship
2002-2003    Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
1999-2003    Fabrikör JL Eklunds Hantverksstiftelse
2002         Anna Whitlocks Minnesfond
2002          August Rignérs Stiftlese
2000    Signe & Carl Gustav Widéns Minnesfond

Courses    
2006     Pilchuck Glass School: Peter Ivy;”Think and Tink”
2003         Haystack Mountain School of Crafts: Boyd Sugiki
2003    Pilchuck Glass School: Katherine Gray & Preston Singletary ”Practical Designing: Making, Using, Improving”

Represented
North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
The Museum of Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden
Landstinget Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden