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AWARDED - BEST IN SHOW
THE HAL PRIZE, PHOTOGRAPHY
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AWARDED - DIRECTORS CHOICE
THIRD PRIZE
"MYSTERIEUSE"
Black Maris Film & Video Festival
AWARDED - GOLD
INTEGRATED BRAND PROGRAM
"STAMFORD DATA SCIENCE INITIATIIVE"
Connecticut Art Directors Club
2022
AWARDED - BEST VFX & COLOUR
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
"CLASS OF 2032"
Hollywood North Film Awards
2019
EXHIBITION & SCREENING
RECENT EXHIBITION
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Pennisula School of Art
December 2023
Gallery Omnibus
December 2023-January 2024
William Benton Museum of Art
October 2022-December 2022
EXHIBITION & SCREENING
RECENT EXHIBITION
"THESE TRUTHS 1.21.20"
Gallery Omnibus
February 2024-March 2024
William Benton Museum of Art
October 2020-December 2020
EXHIBITION & SCREENING
RECENT EXHIBITION
THE GLITCHKEEPER SERIES
Data Dreams
eARTh Gallery
Hoxton, London
EXHIBITION & SCREENING
RECENT SCREENING
"CLASS OF 2032"
Connecticut Film Festival
Bethel Cinemas, June 2018
Press:
Danbury director’s film on future of education to premiere in Bethel
EXPERTISE
& SKILLSETS
2D Animation / Motion Graphics / Stop-Motion / Puppet Animation / Digital Drawing / Compositing / Graphic Design / Concept Design / 3D Animation (Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering) / Pre-Visualization / Storyboarding / Drawing & Painting / Digital Video / Editing / Print /Printmaking/ Installation Arts / Photography / Narrative Prose
SOFTWARE
PROFICIENCY
Adobe After Effects / Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Premiere / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe InDesign / Adobe Animate / Maya / Cinema 4D / Final Cut Pro /Bodypaint / Frame Thief / Poser / Shake / Toon Boom / Trapcode Suite (Particular) / Zbrush / Microsoft Office Suite
COLLABORATORS
& CLIENTS
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Samantha Olschan is an award-winning transmedia artist & educator who works across animation, art, and design for brands, films, media, and experiences.
BIO
Recent exhibitions and screenings include the Black Maria Film & Video Festival, P.O.V. Series (PBS), The ShortList (PBS), Hollywood North Film Awards, Womenwhodraw.com, FrackFest, Visionfest, Tribeca Cinemas, Bumbershoot, New Haven International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Boston Cinema Census, Boston Underground Film Festival, Conversations at the Edge, The Gene Siskel Film Center, Marblehead Film Festival & the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Greece.
Teaching appointments in animation, design & media include: University of Connecticut, Pratt Institute, Wesleyan University, Quinnipiac University, Columbia College, New York Film Academy & The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
EDUCATION
MFA. Film, Video, New Media, Animation
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA. Fine Arts, Electronic & Time-based Media
Carnegie Mellon University
AWARDS & HONORS
2024 Judge, Ohio Valley Regional EMMY Awards, Motion & VFX, Sports Openers
2023 Best in Show, Photography, $n@¢K/t!m£ (i said hi). The Hal Prize
2022 Gold Award, Integrated Branding Program, Stamford Data Science Initiative. Connecticut Art Director Club Awards. Mildale, CT
2019. Best VFX and Colour- International Documentary, Class of 2032. Hollywood North Film Awards. Toronto, Canada
2018. Womenwhodraw.com, Featured Artist. Online database
2017 Official Selection, The Trouble. Frack Festival. Oklahoma City, OK
2008 Directors Choice- Third Prize, Mysterieuse. 27th Annual Black Maria Film & Video Festival. New York, NY.
SELECTED EXIBHITION
2024 Variations 2024. Marblehead Art Association Gallery. Marblehead, MA
2024 Data Dreams, Immersive Exhibit. eARTh Space Gallery Hoxton, London, UK
2024 Women in Art. Las Laguna Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
2024 Portraits, Gallery Omnibus, Dresden, Germany
2023 The Hal Prize, The Peninsula School of Art, WI
2023 Color, Gallery Omnibus, Dresden, Germany
2023 Made in the USA, Expressions of Freedom. TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Connecticut Art Director Club Awards. Mildale, CT
2022 William Benton Museum of Art
2020 William Benton Museum of Art
2019 Hollywood North Film Awards, Toronto, Canada
2018 Amazon Prime Streaming, International
2018 Connecticut Film Festival, Bethel Cinemas, Bethel, CT
2018 The Learning Futures Network & Fogarty & EDfutures, Curtin University, Bentley WA, Australia
2017 Boston Children's Hospital Lobby
2016 Frack Festival, Oklahoma City, OK
2014 New Haven International Film Festival, New Haven, CT
2014 Amazon Prime Streaming, International
2013 Marblehead Festival of the Arts, Marblehead, MA
2008 The Short List, PBS, National Syndication
2008 27th Annual Black Maria Film & Video Festival. New York, NY.
2008. Boston Cinema Census, Boston, MA
2008. Annual Boston Underground Film Festival, Boston, MA
2007 Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle, WA.
PRESS
Announcing the 2023 Hal Prize Winners, Door Country Pulse, December 8, 2023
Third Student-Inspired ‘Welcome to Easton’ Sign Planned, Easton Courier, October 19, 2023
Second Student-Designed ‘Welcome to Easton’ Sign Installed, Easton Courier, August 24, 2023
Facilitating ”Artist Dates” in the Classroom with Samantha Olschan, Fueling Creativity Podcast, February 21, 2023
Documenting the American Dream: In First-of-its-Kind Project, UConn Professor Directs Film for U.S. Congressional Committee, UConn Today, January 5, 2023
First of the Student-Designed ‘Welcome To Easton’ Signs Installed at 4 Corners, Easton Courier, December 20, 2022
Let's Get Digital: Benton Exhibition Showcases Digital Media & Design Faculty's Artistry - UConn Today, December 5, 2022
New ‘Welcome to Easton’ Signs Unveiled, Easton Courier, July 6, 2022
E18: Women in Animation, Select+CT Podcast, December 22, 2021
The Ballard Institute Presents PUPPETRY, GAME DESIGN, AND DIGITAL PERFORMANCE Puppet Forum, April 22, Broadwayworld.com, April 9, 2021
Creating Art in COVID-19, Daily Campus, 0ctober 20, 2020.
2020 UConn Faculty Exhibition Spotlight: Samantha Olschan , The William Benton Museum of Art, 2020
Danbury director’s film on future of education to premiere in Bethel, Newstimes.com May 26, 2018
Exploring Color Theory, DadsForCreativity.com, 2016
2015 NMC Five Minutes of Fame, New Media Consortium, 2015
Mellon Grant Puts Digital Publishing at the Front-line, UConn Today, December, 18, 2015
Interactive visual systems to improve the stay of children in hospitals, Digital AV Magazine, May 19, 2015
Hospital’s High-tech Wall Opens Doors to Imagination, UConn Today, January 27, 2015
Digital Media Specialists Harovas and Olschan Join the UConn Faculty, UConn Today, April 3, 2013
CITATIONS
COMING SOON
PRESENTATIONS & PANELS
2023 Olschan S. (2023). “Embracing Empathy & Ambiguity through Making DEIA Media”. FATE Conference 2023- Serious Play, Foundations in Art: Theory & Education.
2021 Olschan, S. (2021). “Puppetry, Game Design, and Digital Performance”. 2021 Spring Puppet Forum Series, The Ballard Institute and Museum. Panel. (with Eddie Kim, Ken Thompson).
2021 Olschan S. (2021). “Building Communities of Practice through Lateral Thinking Exercises & Play in Digital Art & Design Foundations”. FATE Conference 2021- Infrastructure, Foundations in Art: Theory & Education.
2020 Olschan, S. (2020). "Creativity During Quarantine"., The William Benton Museum of Art. Panel, (with Heejoo Kim, John O’Donnell, Allison Paul, Janet Pritchard).
2020 Olschan, S. (2020). 2020 “UConn Faculty Exhibition Spotlight: Samantha Olschan with Hannah Lim”.
2017 Olschan, S. (2017). "Greenhouse Studios / Scholarly Communications Design at The University Of Connecticut". AIGA Converge Conference.
2017. Violin, J. Olschan, S. Pejril, D. & (2017) “Animation for "Digital Visualization as a Tool to Bridge Science and Policy: Examining the Long-Term Effects of Phosphorus on the Everglades Ridge Slough Landscape". Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference.
2016 Olschan, S. with Worwood, M. (2016). "Class of 2032" Crowdsourcing, Visualization & Documentary Project. Creativity Con. 2015 Olschan S. with Hunter, T. “Puppetry & Digital Performance in Boston Hospitals.” Ballard Institute Puppet Forum.
2015 Olschan, S. with Worwood, M. (2015). "Class of 2032", 2015 NMC Summer Conference.
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