Olga Koumoundouros

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Olga Koumoundouros is an American sculptor based in Los Angeles.

Koumoundouros was born in New York, New York in 1965.[1] Her sculptures and installations address issues of real estate, gentrification and social justice. After her neighbors' house was abandoned, she occupied the space and transformed it into a work of art.[2][3][4]

She received her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California in 2001.

Selected exhibitions[edit]

2013[edit]

  • We made life here for a little while, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects Off-site, Altadena, CA[5]
  • Dream Home Resource Center, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
  • Transformer Display for Community Fundraising: Phase 4, Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY (two-person show with Andrea Bowers)
  • Possessed by Glint and Dreams, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

2011[edit]

  • Wall Works: CART-What Do We Need to Get By and How Do We Get There?, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
  • Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

2009[edit]

Demand Management, REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA (June 26 – August 23, 2009)

2008[edit]

Great Expectations and The Wreck of the Hope, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects (Project Space)

2007[edit]

"A Roof Upended,” Open Satellite, Bellevue, WA.

2006[edit]

"Thieves Vinegar,” Adamski Gallery, Aachen Germany.

2005[edit]

"More Yellow Wallpaper,” Mullin Gallery, Occidental College, Los Angeles.

2004[edit]

"Designated Hitters at the Spider Hole,” Adamski Gallery, Aachen, Germany.

2002[edit]

"#9", 5301 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (two-person show with Rodney McMillian)

1999[edit]

"Just in Case,” INMO Gallery, Chung King Road, Chinatown, Los Angeles.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Olga Koumoundouros". Greater LA. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  2. ^ Cheh, Carol (October 2, 2012). "When Olga Koumoundouros' Neighbors Abandoned Their House, She Took It Over...and Turned It Into Art". LA Weekly.
  3. ^ Ollman, Leah (March 21, 2013). "Review: Olga Koumoundouros takes on American dream of home ownership". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Sommer, Danielle (July 22, 2013). "Olga Koumoundouros". Art in America.
  5. ^ "Chamber of Commerce - OLGA KOUMOUNDOUROS". www.olgakoumoundouros.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.

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