About
I am a photographer/graphic designer/educator living and working in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. My work documents macro-landscapes found on rusted steel mechanical and/or other deteriorated surfaces and objects. Many years work in design studios and publishing houses have honed my color, textural and compositional values and have enhanced my observational skills yielding an analytical perspective. These photos embody a search for visual and social relevance and the discovery of unnoticed imagery and relationships. Inspired by other artists and photographers, everyday experiences and encounters, my photos are evidence that fascinating visual material is widely accessible and perceptible upon deliberate examination. My work has been exhibited in museums, local galleries and establishments and is part of individual collections.
RECENT SHOWS + EXHIBITIONS:
Black Cow, solo exhibit, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Feb, 2015
2015 Photographers of Northern Westchester, 33rd Annual Spring Exhibition. group show, March 2015
Green Growler, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, solo exhibit, May, 2015
Westchester Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Group Show, Valhalla, NY, May, 2015
Westchester County Center for the Arts, Group Exhibition, White Plains, NY, May, 2015
Black Cow, solo exhibit, Pleasantville, NY, Aug., 2015
Ossining Public Library, OAC Group Show, Aug., 2015
FRAGMENTS: Photographs by ROBERT OLSSON, Ossining Art Council, Steamer Firehouse Gallery, solo exhibit, Ossining, NY, Dec., 2015
2016 LiveArtFest, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Arts, Peekskill, NY, Jan. 31st, Live photographic and 20' X 20' portraiture projections.
WORD, group show, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Arts, Peekskill, NY, Feb., 2016
Westchester County Center for the Arts, Group Exhibition, White Plains, NY, May, 2016
Peekskill Open Studios, 'Off the Beaten Track' 2016, Group Show, WCC gallery, Peekskill, NY, June, 2016
Breaking Surface 2.0, The Flatz Gallery, Group Show, Peekskill, NY, July, 2016
The I'm Tired Project | Beacon, NY, November, 2016
The I'm Tired Project | Croton-on-Hudson, NY, November, 2016
The I'm Tired Project | Manhattan I, New York, NY, December, 2016
The I'm Tired Project | Manhattan I!, New York, NY, January, 2017
VOICES, photography from 'The I'm Tired Project'*, benefit for the Hudson Valley Community Coalition, Croton, NY, March, 2017
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 'ABSTRACTIONS' online gallery show, 2nd place award, April 2017
2017 Photographers of Northern Westchester, 35rd Annual Spring Exhibition. Group Show, May, 2017
Ossining Public Library, OAC Group Show, Aug., 2017
PARTICLES OF LIGHT, Group Show, Front Street Gallery, Patterson, NY, October—December, 2017
PHOTOcentric 2017, Juried Group Show, The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY, December 2017—January 2018
HEART, A Juried Group Exhibition, Front Street Gallery, Patterson, NY, February 24– April 13, 2018
LOCAL COLOR, The Croton Council on the Arts, Annual Membership Exhibition, Unitarian Universal Church, Croton, NY, March 9–18, 2018
36th Annual Exhibit, Photographers of Northern Westchester, Group Show, Unitarian Universal Church, Croton, NY, May 7–11, 2018
The Village Gallery, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, November, 2017—June, 2018
2018 Ossining Arts Council Members' Show, Group Show, Ossining Public Library, June 2–25, 2018
The Village Gallery, ADJACENCY & GENERAL DYNAMICS, solo exhibit, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, April–July, 2019
37th Annual Exhibit, Photographers of Northern Westchester, Group Show, Unitarian Universal Church, Croton, NY, April 6–13, 2019
47th Annual ART SHOW: BEDFORD 2020, Juried Group Show, St. Matthew’s Church, Bedford, NY, January 2020. Best Photograph Award
48th Annual ART SHOW: BEDFORD 2020, Juried Group Show, St. Matthew’s Church, Bedford, NY, January 2021
The Center for Photography at Woodstock Members Show, February–March 2021, https://www.cpw.org/upcoming/members-show-2021/
The Bau Gallery, Beacon, NY, ‘Emergence’, Juried Group Show, February–March 2021
The Bau Gallery, Beacon, NY, ‘Dialogues’, March–April 2021, https://www.baugallery.org/march-2021-bau-in-context
PHOTOcentric 2021, Juried Group Show, The Riverside Galleries at Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY, December 2021—January 2022
49th Annual ART SHOW: BEDFORD 2022, Juried Group Show, St. Matthew’s Church, Bedford, NY, January 2022. Best In Show Award
Garrison Art Center, Member Exhibition, Garrison, NY, January 14—23, 2022
Blue Door Art Center, ‘One More Time’, Juried Group Show, Yonkers, NY, April 23, 2022 to May 21, 2022 https://bluedoorartcenter.org/gallery/one-more-time-recycled-artifacts
Riverfront Art Gallery, ‘Memento Mori’, Juried Group Show, Yonkers Public Library, Yonkers, NY, May 5, 2022 to July 22, 2022 https://www.ypl.org/riverfront-art-gallery-exhibition-memento-mori/
Riverfront Art Gallery, ‘Deconstructed Anatomies”, Juried Group Show, Yonkers Public Library, Yonkers, NY, August 4–October 21, 2022. https://www.ypl.org/artgallery/
Mood Indigo (Large Work) Exhibition at the Serious Fun Art Fest, Juried Group Show, White Plains Galleria, October 12–16, 2022, https://artswestchester.org/serious-fun-arts-fest/
Fahrenheit 100+, An Art Exhibition focused on Climate Change, Ossining Public Library, Group Show, October 1–31, 2022, https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGqQmbBNrssjRfxnCWTldBfpZdD?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0t39n7zvmM
Riverfront Art Gallery, ‘Winter Calling”, Juried Group Show, Yonkers Public Library, Yonkers, NY, November 3 – January 20, 2023, https://www.ypl.org/artgallery/
Garrison Art Center, smallWORKS, Juried Group Show, Garrison, NY, December 19, 2022 – January 15, 2023. https://www.garrisonartcenter.org/smallworksapplication
Garrison Art Center, Member Exhibition 2023, Garrison, NY, January 28 – February 12, 2023. https://www.garrisonartcenter.org/member-exhibition
BAU Gallery, Studies, Solo Show, Beacon, NY, February 11 – March 4, 2023. https://www.baugallery.org/
District Office of NYS Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg, Contemplating the Hudson River, Juried Group Show, September 22 – December 27, 2023
PUBLICATIONS:
2015 International Voices, annual arts
*The 'I'm Tired' photographs were taken as part of an international project by 'Points of Light' award-winning British artists Paula Akpan & Harriet Evans. More here: https://www.facebook.com/theimtiredproject/
A review of the HVCCA museum WORD exhibit in the New York Times which the I'm Tired Project was part of can be linked here:
2016 International Voices, annual arts
HVNN.com article and short video on "I'm Tired Project" exhibition discussion by participants.
http://hudsonvalleynewsnetwork.com/2016/05/05/20160505hvcca-applauds-insomniacs/
www.cultural-center.org/abstractions
Photograph taken in HVCCA, published 01/31/2018 in Westchester Magazine article "Here Are the 7 Best Things to Do in Westchester This February" http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/February-2018/Music-Dance-and-Theater-for-Theater-Haters/