Mo Golden, ceramics and acrylic paintings on canvas
Mo Golden is a painter and ceramic artist living in Olympia, Washington, whose work is informed by interdisciplinary and socially engaged creative practice. She has participated in group shows in the Olympia/Seattle area at local/regional galleries such as: The Copper Wolf Gallery, The Washington Center Gallery, Marmo Gallery, and Childhood’s End Gallery. She has had solo shows at Momentum Gallery (Seattle), Bar Francis (Olympia), The Cork Gallery (Baltimore). Mo is the recipient of the Olympia Art Space Alliance Grant, Working Washington Grant, the Jim Joseph Fellowship, and the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship. Mo has been featured in publications such as The Seattle Times, Seattle Magazine, and South Sound Business Magazine.
Mo owns the design house Studio Golden, where she adapts her fine art into functional design for the home, and leads a team of artisans in downtown Olympia. Mo studied portrait painting in Spain and ceramics in Argentina. She completed her undergraduate studies in visual and performing arts at The Evergreen State College. She earned her Masters of Arts at The George Washington University in Education and Human Development, where she focused on art making as immersive learning. She is currently pursuing a PhD through The European Graduate School in Switzerland, where she is researching the role of artist residency programs for studio artists.