Jeff Olson: artist & art teacher
Jeff Olson is a US based artist residing in Seattle, Washington. Moreover, he is the Director of Art Education for Royal Talens North America. We are very fortunate and proud that he supports the values and mission of the Royal Talens Foundation.
As an artist, Jeff has a significant and original body of work spanning thirty years. His paintings offer a unique vision of the landscape and the inspirational forces of nature which shape it. His primary medium is Amsterdam™ acrylic paint on canvas, applying the material with a direct and rapid technique.
Jeff holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing. He has a decade of college and university teaching experience in studio art, and more than twenty years in the art material industry with product expertise in a variety of mediums. Olson’s lectures deliver meaningful insights into the history, development, and application of artists’ materials.
“The emphasis of my process is one of discovery. It is this philosophy that makes painting exciting and meaningful for me and feeds my ambitions as an artist”.
This painting was donated by Olson to the upcoming Royal Talens Foundation auction in 2023!
As the Director of Art Education for Royal Talens North America, Jeff coordinates and facilitates retail product training and promotion, our educational outreach, and the nationally recognized art ambassador program.
The mission of the Art Education Program is to provide resources and services to our retail partners, artists, and educators that encourages artistic experimentation and expression. At Royal Talens our broadest mission is to Facilitate and Stimulate Creative Expression. The goal of the Education Program is to Engage, Inform and Inspire to that end.
"I believe that education is potential. That it can be the catalyst to understanding the world as it is and how it might be and develops within us a stronger sense of the self and our place in the world as we chose to create it."
More projects
In times of displacement and uncertainty, art can be a powerful tool for healing and connection. Ukrainian artist Vlad Kladko, now residing in Oslo, Norway, understands this deeply. Besides his work with refugees at the Tåsen camp, he has initiated a remarkable art project that brings beauty and creativity back into the lives of those affected by war.
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In September and October 2024, the SAWA Collective, a non-profit organization supporting young adult asylum seekers in the Netherlands, partnered with the Royal Talens Foundation to host a series of empowering creative workshops for women residing in an asylum seekers’ centre in Amsterdam.
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The past year has been marked by intense violence, suffering, and heartbreak in various conflict zones around the world. We want to emphasize that we stand with all victims in a conflict and support organisations that help these victims when needed.
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The Lisbon Project’s Summer Art Project is in full swing, and the impact has been profound, thanks to the generous donation of materials by the Royal Talens Foundation. Last month, a debrief meeting with lead Art Therapist Paola Villanueva and her assistant highlighted the project’s success and outlined the next steps.
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