Harold Olejarz

H a r o l d O l e j a r z began his career as a sculptor. He worked mostly in wood and created wood sculptures ranging from waves to figural sculptures inspired by Greek Sculpture. Later, he turned to Performance Art and created wearable sculptures. He installed himself, as art, in museums and public spaces across the country. His performances were written about in many newspapers and featured on TV news programs, including NJN and WOR in the New York area. He even made the cover of the NY Daily News.

Olejarz’s art has been exhibited in numerous galleries and at the New Museum in New York and The Newark Museum and The Jersey City Museum in New Jersey. Olejarz was awarded a public art commission by NJ Transit. For this commission he created two etched glass block windscreens, that are installed at the Pavonia/Newport Light Rail Station in Jersey City.

Pratt Institute, Master of Fine Arts, Awarded Pratt Fellowship and Pratt Assistantship, 1977
Brooklyn College, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Double Major: Art and Psychology, 1975

Solo (selected)

1991 - Bergen Museum, Paramus, NJ, collaboration with Lynn H. Butler
1990 - Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey
1985 - 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, New York
1980 - 14 Sculptors Gallery
1979 - Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York University, New York
Group (selected)

2007 – New Jersey Arts Annual, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
2003 - Analog/Digital, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ curated by Samantha Dorfman
2002 - Off The Wall, Jersey City Museum Benefit, Jersey City, NJ
2002 - Exit 15E, NJ Turnpike, Robeson Gallery, Rutgers Univ., Newark, NJ
2001 - 2001.1, Digital Salon, Stele Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico
2000 - Spectra Digital Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2000 - Digital Art Museum, www.digitalartmuseum.com
2000 - Living Artist Gallery, www.livingartistgallery.com
1997 - 1+1=3, Alicia Torres, New York, New York
1994 - Eyes Open Minds, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
1993 - New Jersey Arts Annual, The Newark Museum
1993 - NJ Arts Fellowship Exhibition, Stedman Art Gallery, Camden, NJ
1992 - C.A.G.E., Cincinnati, Ohio
1990 - Site Sculpture, Arts Festival of Atlanta, curated by Lowery Sims
1990 - The New Museum, Annual Auction Benefit, New York
1989 - The Gallery at Hastings on Hudson, ...