Kristian Olson

AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Cover artist for the Graphic Artists' Guild's Directory of Illustration #23, Communication Arts Illustration Annua...ls 2003 and 2006, Applied Arts Photography and Illustration Annual 2004, 3x3 Illustration Annual 2006

BIO
After studying design at the University of California at Los Angeles, and an eight year career as a graphic designer, Olson has returned to his first love. With only four years under his belt as a professional artist his work has been accepted into the Communication Arts Illustration Annual twice (America's largest illustration competition), Canada's Applied Arts Photography and Illustration Annual, and 3x3's illustration annual. He has also been featured as a spotlight artist in MacUser, Computer Arts, and Taxi Design. In 2006 he was chosen as the cover artist for The Graphic Artists' Guild's Directory of Illustration #23.

Alongside Olson's intricate style of illustration he has also developed a mixed media technique for his personal and experimental work, which he is now showing in galleries. Combining elaborately designed digital artwork, giclée printing, and acrylic paint he creates otherworldly entities and structures that beg for exploration.

EDUCATION
University of California at Los Angeles, BFA in Design, 1989 - 1994 Show more