Olek

Olek was born Agata Oleksiak in 1978 in Poland. In 2000, she received a BA in Cultural Studies from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland, and relocated to New York City, where she is currently based. Olek’s work has been exhibited in galleries, museums and public spaces worldwide, and featured in numerous publications such as The New York Times, New York Magazine, Artforum, TimeOut New York ,TIME Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, ARTINFO, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Village Voice, CNN, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News. Olek is the recipient of awards including the Ruth Mellon Award for sculpture in 2004, In Situ Artaq award (France) in 2011, and a grant in 2011 from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) for performance in public space. Olek’s residencies have included Sculpture Space in 2005, Instituto Sacatar (Brazil) in 2009 and AAI-LES in 2010. In 2008, Olek was the winner of the Apex Art competition, which aired on PBS. In 2010, the artist was commissioned by the Brooklyn Museum of Art for a one-day interactive performance installation. In 2012, Olek was part of the 40 Under 40: Craft Futures exhibition at the Smithsonian, for which her entire crocheted studio apartment was exhibited.

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	Olek The End Is Far Gallery I Solo Exhibition Feb 23 thru Mar 23, 2013
	Aakash Nihalani, Jason deCaires Taylor, Olek, WK SCOPE-Miami 2011, Booth E09 International Contemporary Art Fair NE 1st Avenue @ NE 30th Street Wynwood District, Miami, FL 33127 Nov 29 thru Dec 4, 2011
	Olek The Bad Artists Imitate The Great Artists Steal Gallery II Solo Exhibition Aug 10 thru Aug 27, 2011