EDUCATION
Kent State University, Kent, OH - MFA Painting and Drawing
August 2022 - May 2024
The University of Akron, Akron, OH — BFA Painting and Drawing
August 2014 - May 2019
Selected Exhibitions
2026 - Group Exhibition, All About Abaca, The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
2026 - Solo Exhibition, Dog Days, 5-50 Gallery, Queens, New York
2025 - Group Exhibition, Portrait of the Artist, Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School of Art, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
2025 - Group Exhibition, Faculty Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School of Art, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
2025 - Art Fair, Online, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto ON, CAN (online).
2024 - Solo Exhibition, Playdates, Studio M Gallery, Massillon Museum of Art, Massillon, OH
2024 - Solo Exhibition, Rituals, Abattoir at the Quarter Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2024 - Head Curator and Artist, Two-Person Show, Femme Fete: Redefining Feminine Realms, SPRING/Break Art Show, New York, NY
2024 - Group Exhibition, Text Me When You Get Home, Avant Garden ART Studios and Gallery, Akron, OH
2024 - Solo Thesis Exhibition, They Could Never Make Me Hate You, Kent State Center for Visual Arts Gallery, Kent, OH
2023 - Juried Exhibition, Aggregate, Kent State University Galleries, Kent, OH
2023 - Juried Exhibition, Bazaarbeque Volume 10, KINK Contemporary, Cleveland, OH
2023 - Juried Exhibition, The Groundhog Show, Akron, OH
2023 - Juried Exhibition, 2023 Student Annual Show, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2022 - Solo Exhibition, After the Storm, Summit ArtSpace, Akron, OH
2021 - Solo Exhibition, In The Weeds, KINK Contemporary, Cleveland, OH
2021 - Juried Exhibition, The Groundhog Show, Akron, OH
2020 - Group Exhibition, Creativity During a Crisis, Summit Artspace, Akron, OH.
2020 - Juried Exhibition, Boschian: Beautifully Bizarre, Summit Artspace, Akron, OH.
2019 - Group Exhibition/Film Festival, Bechdel Fest, The Nightlight, Akron, OH.
2019 - Group Exhibition, Method Acting, Bostwick Design Partnership, Cleveland, OH.
2018 - Group Exhibition, First Annual Akron Painting and Drawing League Juried Exhibition, Summit Artspace on Tusc, Barberton, OH.
Grants and Awards
2026 - Part-Time Faculty Grant, granted by the Myers School of Art, Akron, OH
2023 - Best in Show, Graduate Student in 2023 Student Annual Show, awarded by the Kent State University School of Art
2019 - Outstanding Senior Painter Award, granted by the Myers School of Art, Akron, OH.
2018 - Gillette Travel Grant, granted by the Myers School of Art, Akron, OH.
2018 - Second Place in Student Juried Exhibition, granted by the Myers School of Art on behalf of curator Alex Coon, Akron, OH.
2017 - Harris Stanton Scholarship, granted by the Myers School of Art, Akron, OH.
Publications
“Disarming Intensity: A Review of Emily Olszewski at Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland,” New City Art, Alex Vlasov, December 19, 2024.
“Scene + Liked: Spring/Break Art Show NYC, 2024,” Two Coats of Paint, Sharon Butler, September 19, 2024.
“SPRING/BREAK Art Show Celebrates its 13th Edition in New York,” Whitewall, Erica Silverman, September 4, 2024.
“Five UA Myers Art Students Present Senior Exhibitions in Cleveland,” The Devil Strip, Noor Hindi, May 2019.