Meg Olsen is a visual artist currently living in New York City. Olsen started her career as a Professional Teaching Artist in Indianapolis, IN, working with many nonprofit organizations. Highlights include curating Through the Eyes of Children photography exhibit at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis and being featured as the cover story on the IUPUI Alumni magazine. As the staff photographer for Punk Rock Night and a member of Bottoms Up Burlesque, Olsen was immersed in the subculture of the Indy music scene, designing event posters and photographing bands and musicians for online content, CD covers, and inserts. In addition, she painted large-scale outdoor murals as the Senior Assistant with Stahl Studios while participating in multiple group and solo exhibitions.

 

After the birth of her daughter in 2012, Olsen moved to Canon City, Colorado (2013) where she continued painting murals and became a classroom art teacher. Notable works include the Dino Daze public sculpture competition, and the 4th Street Viaduct Community Mural project which involved students throughout the district. A total of 16 pylons and one underpass support were painted in colorful murals celebrating responsible stewardship of the environment.  In 2022 she was asked to advise and participate on the Mural Committee for the city’s Sesquicentennial Celebration.

 

While in Colorado, Olsen attended Colorado State University Pueblo where she received a Masters of Art Education. While attending CSUP, Olsen had the opportunity to work with Dr. Zahari Metchkov, creating a stop motion video which accompanied a live piano piece for the Pueblo Keyboard Arts Festival. In addition to painting murals, Olsen took on private commissions and exhibited her work in group and solo shows.

 

Olsen received a Master of Fine Arts from Brooklyn College in 2024. She is currently working with Colorado State University Pueblo and Passaic County Community College in the capacity of Adjunct Professor. Olsen is an advocate for expanding arts education for underserved communities. Through her work with CSUP she designed and teaches print based drawing and painting courses for incarcerated students. She is also working with Young Audiences of New York in the role of Professional Teaching Artist.