Naomi Olson

Naomi is a multi-disciplinary Artist with thirty plus years of experience. It started as a way to escape the trauma of a dysfunctional childhood and turned into a lifetime career. Once an adult, she apprenticed with a custom furniture maker, was commissioned by The Milwaukee Museum of Art, and produced mixed media sculptures for Hyatt Hotels and other retail establishments. She was also introduced to film making by Stephanie Barber, and began producing her own short experimental films, combining collage and photography.

A brief career in prop making for The Minneapolis Children’s theater paved her way for working in the art department on various film and commercial shoots when she moved to Hawaii in 1999. This sparked a love for the photographic image and she switched to working as a camera assistant. She worked closely with Paul Chesley of National Geographic fame and David Ulrich, author of Zen Camera. Eventually showing her own photographic collections in solo exhibits around Honolulu. In 2011 she was featured in The Artists of Hawaii Biennial at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

With moves to France and NYC to pursue yoga, tantra, and wellness. She continued to evolve her eye for imagery and stayed inspired by the rich artistic cul...

2014 - 2016 STILLPOINT, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Certificate, NY, NY
2013 GLOBAL CINEMATOGRAPHY INSTITUTE, Digital Cinematography, Los Angeles, CA
2010 ALOHA YOGA KULA, 200hr Teacher Training Certificate
2004 – 2007 PACIFIC NEW MEDIA at UNIVERSITY of HAWAII MANOA, Courses in Digital Imaging, Photoshop, Photography, Adobe Illustrator & Indesign, Honolulu, HI
1998 MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN, Printmaking workshops, Milwaukee, WI
1995 - 1997 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE, audited courses in Film & Photography, Milwaukee, WI

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2011 SEEING THROUGH THE HEART: PORTRAITS OF THE BLIND IN HAWAII, Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu, HI
2010 LIMITLESS, Town, Honolulu, HI
2010 BIJA, Open Space Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2009 LAND SEA MOON, South Street Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2008 NIGHTTIME LANDSCAPES,12th Avenue Grill, Honolulu, HI

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2023 SIMBIOSIS GALLERY, Bucerias, Nayarit, MX
2022 WINTER, Art East Gallery, online
2022 WATER, Art East Gallery, online
2007 - 2010
CATHEDRAL ARTS FESTIVAL, Jersey City, NJ
STARLIGHT BALL, Honolulu Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
PUNAHOU CARNIVAL GALLERY, Honolulu, HI
MIXED MEDIA MINIATURES, Koa Gallery, Honolulu, HI; DARKNESS, Koa Gallery, Honolulu, HI (juried photography)
ECO – LOGIC, Art at Marks Garage, Honolulu, HI
VISION AND DISCOVERY, Canon Gallery, Honolulu, HI
PHOTO PLUS EXPO, Jacob Javits, New York, NY