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KARYN OLIVIER
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KARYN OLIVIER
Public
Sculpture
Installations
Photography
News
Press
Publications
Bio
Public
Sculpture
Installations
Photography
News
Press
Publications
Bio
The Future Is Present The Harbinger Is Home, "Karyn Olivier", Seph Rodney, 2024

The Future Is Present The Harbinger Is Home, "Karyn Olivier", Seph Rodney, 2024

La Trienal 2024: Flow States, “Karyn Olivier,” 2024, Serubiri Moses

La Trienal 2024: Flow States, “Karyn Olivier,” 2024, Serubiri Moses

Black Like That: Our Lives As Living Praxis 2024, Curatorial note from Jova Lynne

Black Like That: Our Lives As Living Praxis 2024, Curatorial note from Jova Lynne


Whitney Biennial 2024

Whitney Biennial 2024

Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy, “Envisioning Dinah, Stenton’s Ongoing Challenging,” 2024 Amy Jane Cohen

Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy, “Envisioning Dinah, Stenton’s Ongoing Challenging,” 2024 Amy Jane Cohen

Seep, 2023, List Gallery Swarthmore College

Seep, 2023, List Gallery Swarthmore College

Environmentality in Art and Screen Media: Atmospheres of Projection, 2022 Giuliana Bruno

Environmentality in Art and Screen Media: Atmospheres of Projection, 2022 Giuliana Bruno

Everything That’s Alive Moves, 2021
Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania

Everything That’s Alive Moves, 2021 Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Field Guide    

“Interview with Karyn Olivier,” 2020 Wildsam Field Guides

Philadelphia Field Guide “Interview with Karyn Olivier,” 2020 Wildsam Field Guides

Culture As Catalyst, 2020

Edited by Isolde Brielmaier

Culture As Catalyst, 2020 Edited by Isolde Brielmaier

Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia, 2020

Edited by Paul M Farber and Ken Lum

Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia, 2020 Edited by Paul M Farber and Ken Lum


The Battles of Germantown: Effective Public History in America (History and the Public), 2019 David W. Young

The Battles of Germantown: Effective Public History in America (History and the Public), 2019 David W. Young

Craft Capital: Philadelphia’s Cultures of Making, 2019

Edited by Glenn Adamson

Craft Capital: Philadelphia’s Cultures of Making, 2019 Edited by Glenn Adamson

A-Z of Caribbean Art, 2019

Edited by Melanie Archer and Mariel Brown

A-Z of Caribbean Art, 2019 Edited by Melanie Archer and Mariel Brown

Don’t Talk to Strangers, 2014

Edited by Sandino Scheidegger

Don’t Talk to Strangers, 2014 Edited by Sandino Scheidegger

Eye Around Matter, 2014

Catalog by Marso

Eye Around Matter, 2014 Catalog by Marso

Stocked, Ulrich Museum of Art, 2013

Essay by Emily Stamey

Stocked, Ulrich Museum of Art, 2013 Essay by Emily Stamey

The Art Life—On Creativity and Career, 2012

Edited by Stuart Horodner

The Art Life—On Creativity and Career, 2012 Edited by Stuart Horodner

Magical Visions, University of Delaware Museum, 2012

Catalogue by Keith Morrison

Magical Visions, University of Delaware Museum, 2012 Catalogue by Keith Morrison

Imagine Art: in Nature at Wanas, 2012

Essay by Marika Wachtmeister

Imagine Art: in Nature at Wanas, 2012 Essay by Marika Wachtmeister

Next, Contemporary Wing, 2012

Essay by Kalia Brooks

Next, Contemporary Wing, 2012 Essay by Kalia Brooks

Who Runs the Space Now?, Mexico City, 2011

Essay by Christopher Cozier

Who Runs the Space Now?, Mexico City, 2011 Essay by Christopher Cozier

Rockstone and Bootheel: Contemporary West Indian Art, 2010

Edited by Kristina Newman Scott and Yona Backer

Rockstone and Bootheel: Contemporary West Indian Art, 2010 Edited by Kristina Newman Scott and Yona Backer

Carnival and the Artistic Contract: Spring in Gwanju, 2010 by Claire Tancons

Carnival and the Artistic Contract: Spring in Gwanju, 2010 by Claire Tancons

Carnival Within: An Exhibition Made in America Uferhallen, Berlin, 2009

Essay by Sabine Russ and Gregory Volk

Carnival Within: An Exhibition Made in America Uferhallen, Berlin, 2009 Essay by Sabine Russ and Gregory Volk

Inbound: Houston, 2009 Karyn Olivier

Inbound: Houston, 2009 Karyn Olivier

Core: Artists and Critics in Residence, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2008

Essay by Alison de Lima Greene

Core: Artists and Critics in Residence, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2008 Essay by Alison de Lima Greene

The 7th Gwangju Biennale: Annual Report Gwangju Biennale, 2008

Essay by Claire Tancons

The 7th Gwangju Biennale: Annual Report Gwangju Biennale, 2008 Essay by Claire Tancons

Black Light White Noise Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 2007

Essay by Valerie Cassel

Black Light White Noise Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 2007 Essay by Valerie Cassel

A Closer Look, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 2007

Essay by Shannon Fitzgerald

A Closer Look, Laumeier Sculpture Park, 2007 Essay by Shannon Fitzgerald

From Taboo to Icon: Africanist Turnabout, Crane Arts, 2007

Essay by Sophie Sanders

From Taboo to Icon: Africanist Turnabout, Crane Arts, 2007 Essay by Sophie Sanders

Quid Pro Quo Studio Museum in Harlem, 2006

Essay by Gregory Volk

Quid Pro Quo Studio Museum in Harlem, 2006 Essay by Gregory Volk

Insight Out The Wanas Foundation, 2006

Essay by Brian Sholis

Insight Out The Wanas Foundation, 2006 Essay by Brian Sholis

Frequency Studio Museum in Harlem, 2005

Essay by Shamim Momin

Frequency Studio Museum in Harlem, 2005 Essay by Shamim Momin

Greater New York PS1 Contemporary Art Center, 2005

Essay by Michelle Yun

Greater New York PS1 Contemporary Art Center, 2005 Essay by Michelle Yun

Winter Hung to Dry Women & their Work Gallery, 2005

Essay by Mary Leclere

Winter Hung to Dry Women & their Work Gallery, 2005 Essay by Mary Leclere

Core 2003 Exhibition Glasell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2003

Essay by Mary Leclere

Core 2003 Exhibition Glasell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2003 Essay by Mary Leclere

Core 2002 Exhibition Glasell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002

Interview by Lane Relyea

Core 2002 Exhibition Glasell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002 Interview by Lane Relyea