Janet Orselli

Janet Orselli is a multidisciplinary artist whose work draws on the power of the found object to evoke associations and memories. She holds an MFA from Clemson University and is known for her sculptural assemblage and site-specific installations. Orselli has an extensive exhibition history, including solo shows at prestigious venues such as OK Harris Works of Art in New York City and the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC. She has been chosen for artist residencies at Anderson Ranch, Co; Spring Island, SC; and Kaiserslautern, Germany. She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions both regionally and nationally, showcasing her diverse artistic practice.

Orselli’s accolades include a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship and multiple grants from the North Carolina Arts Council. She has served as an Artist-in-Residence at the 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, SC and Tryon Arts and Crafts School in Tryon, NC. Additionally, Orselli has taught drawing classes at institutions such as Spartanburg Community College, and Converse College, where her innovative approach earned her a special grant to teach an installation class resulting in a student-led installation in downtown Spartanburg.

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MFA in Studio Art, Sculpture & Drawing, Clemson University, 2001
BA in Psychology/Fine Arts, Clemson University, 1976

Solo Exhibitions
Tryon Arts and Crafts School, 2024
Crutchfield Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, 2023
Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, NC, 2004
701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC, 2019
The Depot Room, Tryon, NC, 2017
University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC, 2011
If Art Gallery, Columbia, SC, 2011
OK Harris Works of Art, NY, NY, 2010, 2007
Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, 2010
Downtown Art Walk, Spartanburg, SC, 2008
Robert Mills Historic House, Columbia, SC, 2007
Turchin Center for Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2006
Burroughs & Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2006
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC, 2005
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, 2004
Sumter Gallery of Art, Sumter, SC, 2003

Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 “Restore ReUse Contest,” Best of Art, Asheville, NC
2025 “Carolina Roots 2025,” Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2025 “12th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Spartanburg, SC, Honorable Mention
2025 “Drawing Marathon Exhibition,” Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, NC
2024 “Turtle Tales,” No. 3 Pottery, Simpsonville, SC
2024 “Eye to Eye: The Roefs & Waddell Collection, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC
2024 “ARS POETICA II,” Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Blow...