Kelly Olshan is a NYC-based artist and arts manager whose sculptural paintings invite the viewer to navigate towards an unattainable place. She graduated Valedictorian from UNC Asheville with a BFA in painting, and went on to receive her master’s in Arts Administration from Columbia University. Her work has been exhibited nationally, most recently in solo exhibitions entitled Portals at Ground Floor Contemporary in Birmingham, Alabama and Reimagined Landscapes at Sean Christopher Gallery in Columbus, Ohio. As an arts administrator, she’s passionate about providing fiscal and professional development resources for creative practitioners, and currently serves as a Program Manager for Queens Council on the Arts. In 2019, she was named an Emerging Leader by New York Foundation for the Arts.