Catie Olson
@ Burlington Bar
3425 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Friday, August 4th, from 9PM - 2AM
On view through Thursday, August 17th
Catie Olson is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Decatur, Illinois, the pleasant home of two
chicken cars. She received her BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in
Agriculture, ventured to Chicago and received her BFA at the School of the Art Institute. She
often works multi-disciplinary with plenty of whimsical notions and a focus on interactive
kinetic sculptures and sound. Catie organizes SpiderBug, a mobile short film festival.
SpiderBug often includes a group of musicians which she is part of that create live musical
scores for video programs. Catie has several DJ residencies throughout Chicago and a bi-
monthly radio show on Lumpen Radio (105.5 FM, WLPN) called ‘Planet Catieo’. In the past,
she co-organized Floor Length and Tux, a domestic art space.
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