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COLLECTIONS

Museums & Institutions

• Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) – 6 Mississippi 1970 photos accessioned (2014)

• National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) – 120 Mississippi 1970 photos accessioned (2018)

• Cincinnati Museum of Art, Prints Collection, Cincinnati, OH

• Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi Galleries, Oxford, MS

• Embassy of Sweden, Washington, DC

• Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York

Private Collections in Maryland; New York; Sweden; Virginia; Washington, DC and beyond.

SELECT PRESS

• Joanna Shaw Eagle, Martha Olson: A-O-Matic, Washington Times, 2003

• Henriksson, Korin, Svenska Dagbladet, "Malade sina swenska rotter...", March 24, 1997, p. 26

• Olofsson, Tommy, Svenska Dagbladet, "... och rotterna finns I Blekinge," March 24, 1997, p. 26

• Ferguson, Eve M., Exhibit at Swedish Embassy - Olsson's Intriguing, Complex Art Honors Swedish Heritage, Embassy Flash, Washington, DC, Vol. 3, No. 4, April 1997, p. 30, 43

• Zinnia, Koon, Martha Olsson: Recent Paintings plus Collages, April 1997, p. 21 Scott, Jerry, Washington Review, Art Reviews, june,july 1997, p. 19

• The Oxford Town, Oxford, MS, April 11-17, 1996, Issue 139, p. 33

• Martha McWilliams, Washington City Paper, July 30, 1993, p. 40

• Janet Wilson, The Washington Post, July 24, 1993, D2

• Zinnia, "Art Reviews", Washington Review, June/July, 1990, p. 21

• Alice Thorson, "Reviews, Washington, DC", New Art Examiner, June 1990, p. 51

• Michael Welzenbach, "Galleries", The Washington Post, March 3, 1990, D2

• Alice Thorson, "Figurists get shot in arm at Touchstone Show", The Washington Times, June 1988 Alice Thorson, "Alienation Confirmed", The Washington Times, Nov. 12, 1987, p. E3

• J.M. Mahoney, The New Art Examiner, Reviews - Olsson, Chicago, Ill., March 1986, p. 55

• Linda Waters, '"Ambiguous' theme adds to art show", The Journal, Rockville, MD, Feb. 7, l986, B5

• Michelle T. Hayghe, "Emerson exhibit stimulates sensations", The Alexandria Journal, Oct. 15, 1985, B5

• Jo Anne Lewis, "The Passion for Prints", The Washington Post, Nov. I, 1980, F7

• "Images of Mississippi On Exhibit in Jackson", Evening Post, Vicksburg, MS. Oct. 20, 1977

EXHIBITIONS

Select Solo Exhibitions

• Georgetown Art All Night – Jaryam (2022), Figure Studies (2023), The Perfect Mother (2024)

• Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club*, Bethesda, MD – Immersive Hand Dance Event & Exhibition (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)

• Portraits of a Law Firm, One-Person Photo Exhibition, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC (2014)

• Chevy Chase Women's Club, Chevy Chase, MD – Hand Dance Paintings by Martha Olson, Curated by Lou Stovall, Group Pop-Up Show (2007)

• Martha Olsson: Oil Paintings & Works on Paper, Home of Rick Jacobs and David Church, Washington, DC (1998)

• Martha Olsson: Recent Paintings & Collages and Portrait of My Swedish Family, Embassy of Sweden, Washington, DC (1997)

• Martha Olsson Collages/Mixed Media, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS (1996)

• Recent Paintings and Collages, Salve Regina Art Gallery, Catholic University, Washington, DC (1995)

• Beyond Flesh & Blood, Gallery 10 LTD, Washington, DC (1990)

• Woodcuts and Paintings, Emerson Gallery, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA (1985)

• Images of Mississippi, The Old Capitol, State Historical Museum, Jackson, MS (1977)

• Images of Mississippi, Argel Gallery of Ethnic Arts, Washington, DC (1976)

Select Group Exhibitions

• National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) – 120 Mississippi 1970 Photos from First Year of Desegregation of Mississippi Schools Accessioned (2018)

• Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) – 6 Mississippi 1970 Photos Accessioned (2014)

• Washington Print Club, Katzen Center – Woodcut of Gene Davis

• Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club, Bethesda, MD – Immersive Hand Dance Event & Exhibition (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)

• Art-o-matic 2000, Washington, DC, 2000

• Crosscurrents 96: Reclamation, The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, curator JW.  Mahoney, College Park, MD, 1996

• Lilith-The Power of the Feminine Shadow, Rockville Art Center, curator JW.  Mahoney, Rockville, MD, 1995

• The Flower Show, Clarke and Co., Washington, DC, 1994

• Group show, Clarke and Co., Washington, DC, 1993

• Significant Painting, Anton Gallery, juror John Figura, Washington, DC, 1993

• Annual Art Auction, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, 1993

• Crossfire, Anton Annex, juror David Carlson, Washington, DC, 1991

• Strathmore Hall - 1989, juror Marilyn Zeitlin, Rockville, MD, 1989

• New of View, Strathmore Hall, juror Jock  Reynolds, Rockville, MD, 1988

• New Dimensions, Gallery 10 LTD., Washington, DC, 1988

• The Figure As Symbol, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC, 1987

• Other Horizons, Strathmore Hall, ·1uror Derek Guthrie, Rockville, MD, 1987

• The Foundry and Co., Foundry Ga lery, Washington, DC, 1987

• Jazz, New Art Center, Tacoma Park, MD, 1987

• Elegant Erotica, Foundry Gallery, juror AF.R. Semko, Washington, DC, 1986

• Celebrations and Rituals, Washington Women's Art Center, juror Betsy Damon, Washington, DC, 1986

• Women and Power, Washington Women's Art Center, juror Muriel Magenta, Washington, DC, 1986

• Ambiguous Relationships, Strathmore Hall, juror David Tannous, Rockville, MD, 1986

• WPA Art Auction, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, 1985

• Images of the Southern Woman, University of Mississippi Museums, held in conjunction with the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, Oxford, MS, (three woodcuts of the South}, 1985

• Reflections of Washington, Washington Women's Art Center, juror Leon Berkowitz, Washington, DC (two silkscreens o Iranian student demonstrations), 1985

• Salon des Refuses, Washington Women's Art Center, juror Ann Zahn, Washington, DC, 1985

• Salon des Refuses, Studio Gallery,  juror Val Lewton, Washington, DC, 1985

• All Washington Show, Salon des Refuses", Washington, DC, 1985

• New Acquisitions Show, Cincinnati Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, 1984

• Printmakers' Show Ill, Washington Women's Art Center, juror David Tannous, Washington, DC, 1980

• Two Women's Visions, The Center for Southern Folklore, Memphis, TN, 1980

• An Office Gallery, Congressional Women's Caucus Room, The Rayburn Building, Washington, DC, (three-person), 1979

• Washington Women In The Visual Arts, Washington Women's Art Center and the Slide Registry of Women Artists, Washington, DC, 1979

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Purchase by Juried Committee, Oil on Linen Painting Adam and Eve, City University of New York (1989)

• First Place, Corning Museum Arts and Crafts Show, Corning, NY – Woodcut Nausea (1970)

• First Place, Mademoiselle Magazine College Art Competition – Five oil paintings (1969)