Olszewski Studios

In 1993, a 30-year museum retrospective of his work was mounted at the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard, California and in the same year Robert was named "International Collectible Artist of the Year." In 1994, Robert re-established privately owned Olszewski Studios and began exploring his art in a smaller studio to enable him to devote more time to his personal artistic growth. This new direction will follow his personal artistic interests and will reflect his love of working the in the small scale, his interest in European figurative porcelain, and his love of exploring and combining new materials. In his early fifties, his move to an independent status will leave more time to pursue in depth his art and address those areas he has been waiting to explore. In 1995, Robert was commissioned by the Walt Disney Company to prototype miniatures for their Enchanted Places Program. In 1996, a second museum retrospective of his work was mounted at The Carole and Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures in Los Angeles, California. In 1998, Robert received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a third retrospective of his artwork was mounted at the University Museum. In 1999, Robert was commissioned by Indiana University of Pennsylvania to create a commemorative gift for their 125th Anniversary.

Robert has worked from 1980 to 1994 interpreting in miniature under license the art of M.I. Hummel, Walt Disney, Bialosky, Norman Rockwell, and Ted Grazia. He has executed commissioned work for Grolier Enterprises, Artists of the World, Danbury Mint and the Franklin Mint.

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Biography received from Olszewski Studios
Image by Barbara Crews