1972 Born in Bismark, North Dakota Education 1997 Post-Graduate Work, Printmaking, Wayne State University 1996 BA, Painting

JOHN OLSON 1972 Born in Bismark, North Dakota

Education 1997 Post-graduate work, Printmaking, Wayne State University 1996 BA, Painting and Arts Education, Michigan State University

Selected Performances 2014 285 Kent Farewell Show (as Wolf Eyes) 2012 Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (as Wolf Eyes in collaboration with Merzbow and Richard Pinhas) 2010 MOCAD (as Wolf Eyes), Detroit, MI Secret Robot (as Wolf Eyes), Brooklyn, NY 2009 No Fun Fest Sweden (as Dead Machines and Wolf Eyes) 2008 Stella Lohaus, Belgium (as Graveyards) No Fun Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City, NY (as Wolf Eyes) 2007 Sonar Festival, Barcelona, Spain (as Wolf Eyes) 2005 Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (as Wolf Eyes in collaboration with Anthony Braxton) Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Kongsberg, Norway (as Wolf Eyes) Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival, Bad Bonn Kilbi, Switzerland (as Wolf Eyes) 2004 Opening act for Sonic Youth during their US tour (as Wolf Eyes)

Selected Gallery Exhibits, Workshops and Residencies 2015 Hollywood, Florida, Brand New Gallery, Milan, IT 2014 Intenselizionio, What Pipeline, Detroit, MI Group Show, The Church on York, Los Angeles, CA 2013 MUG, Detroit

via Carlo Farini 32, 20159 Milano www.brandnew-gallery.com [email protected] 2011 Featured artist, Red Cedar Cafe, East Lansing 2009 Designer, Ecstatic Peace Skateboard Color Out of Space, Brighton, UK 2008 Selected New Works, Wolf Eyes and Family, UFO Factory, Detroit 2005 Reverse Engineers, Carnegie Art Center Visiting Artist, UC San Diego 2002 Harvestworks, New York City, NY

Selected Discography 2013 Wolf Eyes "No Answer: Lower Floors", Label: De Stijl Instruments: Saxophone, electronics, metal, vocals, drums 2011 Stare Case "Lose Today", Label: De Stijl 2006 Wolf Eyes and Anthony Braxton, Label: Les Disques Victo Graveyards "Bare those Excellent Teetch Vol. 1", Label: Editions Broken Research 2005 Dead Machines "Futures", Label: Troubleman Unlimited 2004 Wolf Eyes "Burned Mind", Label: Sub Pop Records

via Carlo Farini 32, 20159 Milano www.brandnew-gallery.com [email protected]