Susan Olsen lives in Aspen, Colorado and is an artist-in-residence at the Red Brick Center for the Arts. Ms. Olsen is a sculptor and assemblage artist who uses natural materials and mixed media to create unique sculptures of animal, human, and abstract forms. Working primarily with clay, found wood, and bronze, she seeks to explore our natural environment and its relationship to human civilization. Over the years, she has created work that emphasizes her concerns for world environmental issues, and hopes to underscore that humans are not separate from the earth, but are an integral part of the world environment and have a responsibility to be its steward.
As a local Colorado artist, Ms. Olsen shows in local galleries and exhibitions, and has public installations in Aspen and Grand Junction, Colorado. Her training is classical in nature and she studied fine art at both the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa. Ongoing studies include work at the Loveland Academy of Art and Anderson Ranch in Colorado, and also the Palette and Chisel Academy in Chicago, IL. Ms. Olsen’s career has always included teaching and she holds a Masters of Education and has taught art at the secondary and college level, most recently teaching ceramic life sculpture for 8 years at the Colorado Mountain College in Aspen, CO.
As a local Colorado artist, Ms. Olsen shows in local galleries and exhibitions, and has public installations in Aspen and Grand Junction, Colorado. Her training is classical in nature and she studied fine art at both the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa. Ongoing studies include work at the Loveland Academy of Art and Anderson Ranch in Colorado, and also the Palette and Chisel Academy in Chicago, IL. Ms. Olsen’s career has always included teaching and she holds a Masters of Education and has taught art at the secondary and college level, most recently teaching ceramic life sculpture for 8 years at the Colorado Mountain College in Aspen, CO.
