Olga Lah

I am interested in the accumulation, repetition and presentation of humble materials to question perception and the nature of reality. I am after a kind of precarious monumentality, built from repetitious labor and craft. I want to point to transcendence in my work and remind the viewer of her or his physicality. I feel sculpture and installation work engages in this kind of sensory experience in a unique way.

2006, M.A. in Theology,

Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA

2002, B.A. in Studio Art & B.A. in Art History,

University of California, Riverside, CA

2000-01, U.C. Education Abroad Programme in Art History,

University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Select Exhibitions:

2012 , Array II, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA.

2012, For the Land, Feature Installation, Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA.

2012, Escape from the Landfill, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA.

2012, 20th Annual Juried Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles, CA Jurors: Douglas Fogle, Chief Curator & Deputy Director of Exhibitions & Public Programs, Hammer Museum; Alma Ruiz, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art; Max Presneill, Curator, Torrance Art Museum.

2012, Momentum, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA.

Juror: Rita Gonzalez, Associate Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

2011, Burst, Public Installation, Playhouse District Association, Pasadena, CA.

2011, LA Art Association Open Show 2011, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA Juror: Charlie Manzo, Gagosian Gallery, New York.

2011, South Bay Focus 2011, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA Juror: Carl Berg.

2011, CIVA 2011 National Juried Exhibition, Biola University Art Gallery, La Mirada, CA Juror: Patty Wickman.

2011, Reflections on the Harbor: The Land, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.

2011, Liturgy+Lab: Compline, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.