Janell F. Olah
janellolah@gmail.com 

Education  
2006
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M.F.A. University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
2001
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B.F.A. Millersville University, concentration: painting
Millersville, Pennsylvania
   
Residencies and Related Work
2011

upcoming solo exhibition, NEXUS / foundation for today’s art – Philadelphia, PA

2008 Visiting Artist, Truman State University – Kirksville, MO
2008  Guest Juror – Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Truman State University – Kirksville, MO
2007 Visiting Artist – University of Delaware – Newark, DE
2007 Fabric Workshop and Museum Apprenticeship Program – Philadelphia, PA
2007

Visiting Artist; Young Artists at Work summer art experience
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art – Boulder, Colorado

2007 Cooper Union School of Art Summer Residency Program – New York, NY
2007 Visiting Critic, University of Delaware
2005-2006

University of Delaware; instructor in painting and drawing
2002- Vermont Studio Center, painting residency – Johnson, Vermont
2001 Chautauqua Institution, painting concentration – Chautauqua, New York
2001-2002
Young Artist-In-Residence, Millersville University – Millersville, Pennsylvania
   
Solo Exhibitions
2011 NEXUS / foundation for today’s art – Philadelphia, PA
2008
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I will find us a path to everything we hope for, Constance S. and Robert J. Hennessy Project Space, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts – Wilmington, DE
2007 all our plans that lead back to beginnings, The Hall – Crane Arts Building – Philadelphia, PA
2003- why don’t you take the day off and try to repair, Lancaster Galleries – Lancaster, PA 
   
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
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New Members Show
NEXUS / foundation for today’s art –Philadelphia, PA
2009
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Soft Space: Architecture in Contemporary Art, curator: Margaret Winslow,
Maryland Art Place – Baltimore, MD
2009
Hand Drawn Map Association; Green Library, Florida International University
2009
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Paperworks 2009 International Juried Competition, juror: Maura Heffner,
b.j. spoke Gallery – Huntington, NY
2009
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Invasive Species, members of NEXUS / foundation for today’s art,
Community Arts Center – Wallingford, PA 
2009
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Beyond Matter, University of Delaware MFA Alumni Exhibition
juror: Nora Lawrence, Crane Arts Building – Philadelphia, PA 

2008
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Absurd Situations, two-person exhibition
New Wilmington Art Association – Wilmington, DE 
2008
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Connect to Future Modules, two-person exhibition,
Pool Art Fair, Cavalier Hotel –  Miami Beach, FL
2008
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NURTUREart 2008 Benefit, jurors: Koan Jeff-Baysa, Lowell Pettit, Amy Rosenblum Martin,
Lilly Wei, James Cohan Gallery – New York, NY
2008
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My Little / Membrane, curators: Zeljka Himbele-Kozul and William Heath,
NURTUREart – Brooklyn, NY
2007
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Cooper Union School of Art Summer Residency Program Exhibition, The Cooper Union School of Art – New York, New York
2007
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Art of the State 2007, juror: Kevin Wixted, The State Museum of Pennsylvania –
Harrisburg, PA
2007 Disappearance, curator: Patrick Coue, The Art Institute of Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
2007
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3rd Annual Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition: Across & Between, Juror: Matthew Higgs, Main Line Art Center – Haverford, PA
2007 Juried Works on Paper Exhibition, juror: J. Susan Isaacs, Muse Gallery – Philadelphia, PA
2007
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2007 Miami University Young Painters Competition for the William and Dorothy Yeck Award, juror: Jerry Saltz, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University – Oxford, Ohio
2007
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Young Talent Show, juror: Barbara von Schreiber, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, CT
2006
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draw_drawing_2, coordinator: Giacomo Picca, the foundry gallery – London Biennale 2006 –
Shoreditch, London
2006- MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Delaware – Newark, Delaware
2005 Identity, curator: Louis Flanigan, Gallery MC – New York, NY
2005
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MFA Biennial Exhibition, juror: Susan Isaacs, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Carole Bieber and Marc Ham Gallery – Wilmington, Delaware;
2005
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32nd Annual Juried Competition, juror: Barbara Grossman, Masur Museum of Art – Monroe, Louisiana
2005
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Art Endures, jurors: Cathleen Cohen, Ph.D., Jeff Thomsen, J.D., Becky Young, Walter and Leonore  Annenberg Conference Center for Medical Education – Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
2004 Faculty Collects, Sykes Gallery – Millersville, Pennsylvania
2004 Robert Andriulli and Former Students, Lancaster Galleries – Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2002 Y.A.R. Show, Sykes Gallery – Millersville, Pennsylvania
2001
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Chautauqua School of Art Annual Juried Student Exhibition, School of Art Gallery- Chautauqua, New York
1998 Istituto San Lodovico – Orvieto, Italy
1998 San Giovenale – Orvieto, Italy
   
Awards and Honors
2007 Juried Works on Paper Exhibition- Muse Gallery, third place
2007
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Finalist for the Miami University National Young Painters Competition for the William
and Dorothy Yeck Award
2006 Selected Artist for September, Maryland State Arts Council Visual Artists’ Registry
2005, 2006 Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship Nominee
2002 Vermont Studio Center artist’s grant
2000 Edna Rochow Workman Memorial Art Award
   
Registries/Memberships
2009-present NEXUS / foundation for today’s art (www.nexusphiladelphia.org/
2006-present In-liquid (www.inliquid.com)
2006-present Maryland State Arts Council Visual Artists’ Registry (www.msac.org)
2006-present NURTUREart artists’ registry (www.nurtureart.org
   
Articles and Reviews

Ebstein, Alex. “Learning the Trade.” Baltimore City Paper 21 October 2009, http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=19139
Lawrence, Nora. Beyond Matter. Philadelphia, PA: UD@Crane, 2009. 
“Experience Delaware.” By Janet Vasil. Delaware Tonight. WHYY-TV, Philadelphia. 10 February 2009. 
Longsdorf, Ron. Absurd Situations. Wilmington, DE: New Wilmington Art Association. 2008. 
Evangelista, Carina. I will find us a path to everything we hope for. Wilmington, DE: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, 2008. 
Himbele-Kozul, Zeljka and William Heath. My Little / Membrane. Brooklyn, NY: NURTUREart Non-Profit. 2008. 
“Alumni Art Gallery.” UD Messenger December 2007: 15(4), pg. 6.  
Artblog. “Look! It's Libby and Roberta, episode 10.” 3 June 2007 <http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/2007/06/look-its-libby-and-roberta-episode-10.html>. 
DiFonzo, Carla.  “Hidden systems: Olah paints from the inside out.”  Intelligencer Journal  4 April 2003, pg. 10-11. 

 
Collections
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