self portrait of Christopher M. Olsen

Self Portrait,
oil on canvas, 1997

Exhibitions and Competitions
  • 2008 MAC Marin Arts Salon, Invited Visual Artist, San Rafael, CA
  • 2007 & 08 O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried Competitions, Mill Valley, CA
  • 2007 Brian Marki Fine Art, Selected Work, Portland, OR
  • 2007 Affiliate Finalist, Headlands Center for Arts, Golden Gate National Park, CA
  • 2007 Solo Exhibits, Madonna Series, Episcopal Churches, SF Bay Area, CA
  • 2006 Permanent Exhibit, Ludwick Community Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
  • 2006 Career Grant, Marin Arts Council Fund for Artists, San Rafael, CA
  • 2006 Solo Show, Gallery at Back to the Picture, San Francisco, CA
  • 2006 Berkeley Community College Juried Competition, Berkeley, CA
  • 2006/05 Central Coast Art Association Juried Competition, Morro Bay, CA
  • 2005 Solo Show, Series Preview, Vina Loma Cellars, San Luis Obispo, CA
  • 2005/04 Human Diversity Exhibit, PG & E Corporate, San Francisco, CA
  • 2000 Z-Space Studios, Genevieve Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1999 Open Studio, San Francisco, CA


  • Articles
  • 2008, May Issue, Marin Magazine, San Rafael, CA
  • 2008 March 25, ABC News, Plein Aire Painter, Golden Gate National Park, CA
  • 2007 Fall Issue, MIX Magazine, Portland, OR
  • 2006 Marin Arts Council, online publication www.marinartscouncil.org


  • Commissions and Collections
  • Maurice Shortall, Dublin, Ireland
  • Louise Siegel, San Diego, CA
  • Daniel & Traecy Berryman, Rocklin, CA
  • Alan Beckstead, San Antonio, TX
  • Milton Birdwell, Houston, TX
  • Edward & Hether Ludwick, Oakland, CA


  • Education
  • 1996-2004 Stanley Goldstein, Private Studio Instruction, San Francisco, CA
  • 2001 EdD, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • 1997-98 San Francisco School of Art, San Francisco, CA
  • 1978 MS, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
  • 1976 BS, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA