Her creative work focuses on storytelling, heritage, ritual, magic, and the power and significance held in objects and stories. Olsen is a connector whose work aims to build community by holding space for others and creating a dialogue around legacy, history, and the symbolism we assign to it. 

As a Stage 4 cancer patient, Olsen hopes to create work that bridges survivors, caregivers, family members and supporters, providing perspective and education about cancer treatment and recovery to reduce stigma and prejudice. 

She is the recipient of a North Adams Project grant via MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists, a 2021 grant from the North Adams Artist Impact Coalition to assist artists with marketing, and a 2022 grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s Martha Boschen Porter Fund. 

In 2024 and 2025, with WPA-inspired nonprofit Artists at Work, she worked with Ventfort Hall in Lenox on an exhibit and community activities. In 2023, she worked with the Phelps Cancer Center in Pittsfield on a month-long exhibition of art by breast cancer survivors. A longtime professional writer, she has also shared her experience in B Magazine and Oprah Daily.  She was awarded the Berkshire Arts Center Summer Residency at Arrowhead for summer 2025.

She has reached hundreds of artists via digital marketing talks for various arts and culture organizations across New England, including MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists, Mass Cultural Council, and the Rhode Island School of Design. As a consultant, she has helped more than 60 individual artists shape their digital strategy and refine their digital presentation.