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SELECTED SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2026 - Ecos Rítmicos: Dibujos en Tinta de Aaron Olson-Reiners [Rhythmic Echoes: Ink Drawings by Aaron Olson-Reiners], Alianza Francesa de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia.
2018 - Aaron Olson-Reiners, Great River Arts Satellite Gallery, Little Falls, MN.
2018 - Ambiguous Connections, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN (with artist, Nicole Havekost).
2017 - Seeking a Sense of Self, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND.
2014 - Aaron Olson-Reiners, Next Door Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2013 - Scary Danger Man (Revisited), The Tea Garden, St. Paul, MN (with artist, Matthew Reiners).
2011 - Aaron Olson-Reiners, Beloved Studios, St. Paul, MN.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 - Dis/comfort, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK. (Curated by Katie Ione Craney.)
2020 - Together Apart, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN.
2019 - How the Beaver Got Its Flat Tail: Five Years of Flat Tail Press, Northwest Arts Center, Minot, ND.
2018 - Little Big Show, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN.
2017 - Twenty-Fifth Annual Juried Art Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN. (Juried)
2017 - Aaron Olson-Reiners, Phoenix on the River, Minneapolis, MN.
2017 - MFA Thesis Exhibition, MFA Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.
2017 - Aaron Olson-Reiners, Barnes & Thornburg Law Offices, Minneapolis, MN.
2016 - Apoptosis, MFA Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.
2016 - Americas 2016: All Media, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND. (Juried, Best in Show)
2016 - Double Shift, MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.
2015 - The Meeting Waters, Whittier Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.
2013 - The Bedtime Story, Stevens Square Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN. (Juried)
2012 - For the Love of Paint!, Flow Art Space, Minneapolis, MN. (Juried)
2010 - Shine, Peach Gallery, St. Paul, MN.
2010 - Foot in the Door 4, MAEP Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN.
2006 - National Juried Competition: Works of Art on Paper, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ. (Juried)
2005 - Viewable, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, Northfield, MN.
2005 - Milk Tooth Gone, Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.
2004 - Members' Show, Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, Northfield, MN.
2004 - Art of Democracy: Tools of Persuasion, MAEP Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN.
2004 - Voice Your Vote, DeGroot Gallery, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.
2004 - Box Fresh, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN.
2004 - Pieces of Us, Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021–2022, Art Instructor, Northland Community Schools, Remer, MN.
2017–2020 - Adjunct Instructor, Hibbing Community College, Hibbing, MN.
2018 - Lead Teaching Artist, Community Mural-Making, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN.
2018 - Lead Teaching Artist, Art in the Park, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN.
2017 - Instructor, Itasca Life Options, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
2026 - Gallery Talk and Q&A, Ecos Rítmocos, Alianza Francesa de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia (March 5).
2018 - Artist Talk, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN (September 19).
2017 - Visiting Artist Lecture, Minot State University, Minot, ND (August 22).
AWARDS AND HONORS
2025 - Participant, Pollinator Residency, virtual (October 2–November 6).
2018–2019 - Artist in Residence, Central School Artist Residency, Grand Rapids Arts, Grand Rapids, MN (December 1–September 1).
2016 - Best in Show, America's 2016: All Media, Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND (Juror: Kim Fink, Professor of Art, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND).
2004 - Participating Artist, Fifth Year Emerging Artist Program, (formerly titled Art Apprenticeship), St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN (September 1–May 15).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024 - Rachel Marie Patterson and Dara-Lyn Shrager, ed. Radar Poetry, Issue 39, June, 2024. Featured art.
www.radarpoetry.com/issue-39-toc
2024 - Cory Nolan and Xine Rose, ed. “Aaron Olson-Reiners.” Submit Magazine, Issue 1, January 2024, 36. Featured art.
www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/2711426_…
2019 - Heidi Holtan and John Bauer, “Artist Interview: Aaron Olson-Reiners,” KAXE/ KBXE Northern Community Radio, Grand Rapids, MN, January 4, 2019.
www.kaxe.org/post/artist-interview-aaro…
2018 - “MAC Hosts Mid-Month Artist Talk,” Herald Review, Grand Rapids, MN, September 16, 2018.
2018 - Shirelle Moore, “In Focus: Artists Show Off Their Work At Grand Rapids First Friday,” Lakeland PBS, Bemidji, MN, September 7, 2018.
2018 - Rachel Marie Patterson and Dara-Lyn Shrager, ed. Radar Poetry, Issue 17, January, 2018. Featured art.
www.radarpoetry.com/issue-17-toc
2014 - "Aaron Olson-Reiners - St. Paul, Minnesota," 365 Artists 365 Days (blog), August 10, 2014.
365artists365days.com/2014/08/10/aaron-…
2014 - Lisa Mangini, Perfect Objects In Motion, Red Bird Chapbooks, St. Paul, MN, 2014. Cover image.
www.redbirdchapbooks.com/catalog/p/perf…
2012 - Michael McGraw, "Aaron Olson-Reiners - Painting," Local Artist Interviews (blog,) July 1, 2012.
www.local-artist-interviews.com/2012/06…
EDUCATION
2017 - MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.
2004 - BA, magna cum laude, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.