The Staff

The dedicated staff comprising Art on Wheels is motivated by the tremendous need to revitalize arts education in the Greater Richmond Region, bridging gaps in existing programming and creating new avenues of exploration through its historically focused arts curriculum.

Andrea Olson
Executive Director
Hailing from Chicago, Andrea Olson has worked as the Director for several fine art galleries over the past five years, including as the Executive Director of Desotorow, a non-profit gallery space in Savannah. A Suma Cum Laude graduate of the Savannah College of Art & Design and an advocate of community service, she has devoted countless volunteer hours to non-profit art centers, galleries, and nursing homes in addition to offering her time to community re-building projects through Habitat for Humanity and working with the disabled. On founding Art on Wheels, Olson says, “It was very important to me to make certain that our programs included a contextual history of each process, something that I feel many times is lacking in art education. It is our hope to bridge these gaps in standard programming, to build a well rounded, active and culturally engaged community.”

Kevin Orlosky
Lead Instructor
After graduating with Honors from the highly regarded Painting and Printmaking Department at the Savannah College of Art & Design, Orlosky continued his exploration of traditional and alternative processes in both the public and private arena through his work with the esteemed Anchor Graphics Print Shop in Chicago, Illinois, and most recently as a faculty instructor at Montpelier Art Center in Montpelier, Virginia. Having won several awards for his work, Orlosky exhibits his art nationally and internationally, and is included in private collections. On bringing his process-oriented curriculum to the Greater Richmond Region through Art on Wheels, Orlosky says, “The impact of these processes is immediate and long-lasting. The significance of quality art education is astounding. It transforms communities, it changes lives.”