Ovelman's first cited work was an image in The New York Times whose tagline read simply, "Street Art."

The project then re-emerged, reimagined, in Richard Anderson's salon exhibition "Living is Easy," in the summer of 2000.

[8][9] His notes have expanded beyond the Post-it format in works such as "When I grow up," 2003, "12 Drawings," 2007,[10] and as artist's books beginning in 2018.

His photographs also appear on the Arsenal Pulp Press covers of Daniel Allen Cox's book, Shuck, and Terry Goldie's, queersexlife.

[12] In 2024, Ovelman participated in curator Patrick Burton's Detroit queer biennial exhibition, Mighty Real Queer Detroit, exhibiting work at three venues: Scarab Club, The Carr Center, and Wayne State University's Elaine L. Jacob gallery.