He grew up moving throughout America, living in seven different states before turning 18. A recent recipient of the Provost Award for Graduate Research, Bolen will be using the award to travel to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, Switzerland, continuing his collaborations with experimental high energy particle physics. Bolen’s work was recently exhibited at Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Roots and Culture, Chicago and Gallery 400, Chicago. Bolen will be exhibiting his work at Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago.