Olga Koumoundouros is an American sculptor based in

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. Koumoundouros was born in

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in 1965. Her sculptures and installations address issues of real estate,

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and social justice. After her neighbors' house was abandoned, she occupied the space and transformed it into a work of art. She received her MFA from the

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in Valencia, California in 2001.

Selected exhibitions

2013

* ''We made life here for a little while'', Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects Off-site, Altadena, CA * ''Dream Home Resource Center'', Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA * ''Transformer Display for Community Fundraising: Phase 4'', Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY (two-person show with Andrea Bowers) * ''Possessed by Glint and Dreams'', Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

2011

* ''Wall Works: CART-What Do We Need to Get By and How Do We Get There?'', Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA * Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

2009

''Demand Management'', REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA (June 26 – August 23, 2009)

2008

''Great Expectations and The Wreck of the Hope'', Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects (Project Space)

2007

"A Roof Upended,” Open Satellite, Bellevue, WA.

2006

"Thieves Vinegar,” Adamski Gallery, Aachen Germany.

2005

"More Yellow Wallpaper,” Mullin Gallery, Occidental College, Los Angeles.

2004

"Designated Hitters at the Spider Hole,” Adamski Gallery, Aachen, Germany.

2002

"#9", 5301 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (two-person show with Rodney McMillian)

1999

"Just in Case,” INMO Gallery, Chung King Road, Chinatown, Los Angeles.

References

External links

Official website

* ttp://www.redcat.org/exhibition/olga-koumoundouros Exhibition at Redcat, Los Angeles
Further information and images from Susanne Vielmetter
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