Jorn C. Olsen lives in Hastings, Nebraska with his wife, Mary. He grew up in Portland, Oregon where his family spent significant time camping, fishing, hunting, and traveling in the western United States and Canada. These experiences instilled a deep appreciation for the outdoors and wildlife.
Jorn attended Oregon State University and received a MBA from Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. He is employed by the Dutton-Lainson Company in Hastings, as Vice-President of Data Processing. He is the father of two children: Christopher, who lives in Austin, Texas, and Erica, who lives in Los Angeles.
In 1997, Jorn purchased his first digital camera and became enthralled with the possibilities of digital photography. In January 2005, he purchased a wide format color printer and began printing large photographs for friends, who encouraged him to market his work. He began the task of examining and refining eight years of photographs to create a collection he could market.
Most of the photos in his early portfolio were taken in Nebraska. The photographs of an unusual and spectacular Mammatus Cloud formation, he captured on June 12, 2004, have brought him a great deal of notoriety. He now has expanded his collection beyond the borders of Nebraska.
Jorn’s photographs have been published in books, calendars, billboards, magazines, and newspapers throughout the world, including The London Times, Focus Magazine, Readers Digest International, and Nebraska Life Magazine. He has also won awards, including Best of Show, at photography competitions and juried art exhibits. His current body of work is primarily oriented towards Landscape, Nature, Wildlife, and Nebraska Cultural themes. Many of his most popular works are the striking landscape panoramas he creates by stitching multiple images together and can be printed up to 50 feet long.
Jorn has recently completed a project with the Grand Island Regional Hospital, which consisted of 89 floor to ceiling landscape and nature murals printed on wallcovering. The prints were approximately 10 feet 6 inches high and ranged from 5 feet to 31 feet wide.
CREDITS:
- Saatchi Gallery – London, UK
- Digital Journalist
- Focus magazine – Italy and United Kingdom
- Men’s Health Magazine
- Journal of Meteorology (International Publication)
- The London Times
- Quest Magazine – The Netherlands
- Exploratorium – Global Studios
- Sky and Telescope Magazine
- Die Zeit Newspaper – Germany
- Colorado Life Magazine
- The Old Farmer’s Almanac – Yankee Publications
- Birdwatch – Warners Group Publications
- View Magazine – Germany
- Progressive Farmer Magazine
- Science et Vie Junior – France
- UTNE Reader Magazine
- Royal Meteorological Society – United Kingdom
- Cambridge University Press
- Accord Publishing
- La Republica (Italy)
- Picture Press – Germany
- Readers Digest International
- Science and Discovery – Spain
- National Weather Service Website
- University of Nebraska Website
- KUSI-TV Channel 9 – Denver, Colorado
- Nebraska Life Magazine.
- Best of Show – 2021 Wings Over the platte – Stuhr Museum – Grand Island, Nebraska.
- Best of Show – 2020 Wings over the Platte – Stuhr Museum – Grand Island, Nebraska.
- Featured Artist – 2019 Wings over the Platte – Stuhr Museum – Grand Island, Nebraska
- Best of Show – 2015 Wings over the Platte – Stuhr Museum – Grand Island, Nebraska
- Bronze Medal 2012 Independent Publisher Awards – Coffee Table book category
- Best of Show – 2012 Wings Over the Platte – Stuhr Museum – Grand Island, Nebraska
- Directors Choice Award 2008 – The Center for Fine Art Photography – All Things Horses exhibit.
- The Art in Nature – 2008 exhibit – The Center for Fine Art Photography.
- Best of Show – 2008 Wings Over the Platte – Stuhr Museum – Grand Island, Nebraska.
- Best of Show – 2007 Logan Summerfest Art Faire – Logan, Utah.
- Best Nebraska Artist – 2006 Lincoln Art Festival – Lincoln, Nebraska.
- Merit Landscape Award – 2006 Wings Over the Platte – Stuhr Museum – Grand Island, Nebraska.
- Merit Award – 2006 Art In the Park – Grand Island, Nebraska.
- Best in Show – 2005 Cottonwood Festival Photography Contest – Hastings, Nebraska.
- 2015 Willa Cather Gallery solo exhibit.
- 2014 Minden Opera House solo exhibit.
- 2014 Museum of Nebraska Art – “Spirit” Exhibition.
- The Natural World – 2013 exhibit – The Center for Fine Art Photography.
- 2013 Fred Simon Gallery – Omaha – Co-exhibitor for October/November.
- 2012 Museum of Nebraska Art – “Spirit” Exhibition.
- 2012 Robert Henri Museum – Summer Exhibit.
- 2010 Nebraska Governor’s Residence solo exhibit.
- Nebraska Cattlemen’s Ball 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015.
- Cottonwood Festival – Hastings, Nebraska.
- Grand Island Art Fair – Grand Island, Nebraska.
- Kearney Artist Guild – Art in the Park – Kearney, Nebraska.
- Lincoln Art Festival – Lincoln, Nebraska.
- Rockbrook Village Art Fair – Omaha, Nebraska.
- Summerfest – Logan, Utah.
- HBO / Anima Sola Productions – Los Angeles California.
- Saatchi Gallery, London England.
- Bank of Colorado – Sterling, CO.
- Saint Francis Medical Center – Grand Island, NE.
- Grand Island Regional Medical Center – Grand Island, NE.
- Pinnacle Bancorp – Central City, NE.
- Karsh & Hagan Advertising – Denver, CO.
- Bosselman Inc. – Grand Island, NE.
- Chief Industries – Lincoln, NE.
- Nebraska Veterans Home – Kearney, NE.
- Aurora Cooperative – Aurora Nebraska.
- Good Samaritan Hospital – Kearney, NE.
- Accord Publishing – Denver, CO.
- Bellville-Vondrak Eye Care & Surgery – Hastings, NE.
- Heartland Bank – Geneva, NE.
- Equitable Bank – Grand Island, NE.
- Hastings Family Practice PC – Hastings, NE.
- Northpointe Insurance – Geneva, NE.
- Ellerbrock Norris Insurance – Hastings, NE.
- Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust – Norfolk, NE.
- Centennial Plastics – Hastings, NE.
- Dutton-Lainson Company – Hastings, NE.
- Nebraska Nature and Visitors Center – Alda, NE.
- Willa Cather Foundation – Red Cloud, NE.
- Hastings College Permanent Collection – Hastings Nebraska.
- Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital – Hastings, NE.
- Butler County Health Center – David City, NE.
