Barry Humphries opening night introduction
OLSEN GalleryFebruary 2022
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José Luis Puche, a path drawn in pencil from Malaga to Sydney
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José Luis, born in Malaga, Andalusia, has shown his works in New York, Sydney and Dubai.
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Congratulations Tim Olsen
Waverley Council (Nib awards)24 November 2021
Congratulations to Tim Olsen winner of the 2021 Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize and Nib People's Choice Prize for his memoir Son of the Brush.
The Nib People's Choice Prize ($2,500) is awarded by popular vote. Congratulations to Tim Olsen, one of Australia's most recognised and respected art identities, successful gallery owner and now, prize winning author. Tim Olsen is the son of arguably Australia's greatest living artist, John Olsen. Son of the Brush is his fascinating, candid memoir of what it was like to grow up in the shadow of artistic genius, with all its wonder, excitement and bitter disappointments.
The Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award presented by Waverley Council with support from Principal Sponsors Mark and Evette Moran, and community partners Gertrude & Alice Bookstore Cafe, celebrates excellence in research and writing in Australia.
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2021 NIB Literary Awards
24 November 2021The Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award is presented annually by Waverley Council with support from Principal Sponsors Mark and Evette Moran. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, the Nib remains Australia's only major literary award of its kind presented by a local council. Judging criteria includes high literary merit, quality of research, readability and value to the community.
Waverley Council is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award ($20,000), Luke Stegemann, and Nib People’s Choice Prize ($2,500), Tim Olsen.
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Video tour: Sydney Contemporary 2021
OLSEN GalleryNovember 2021
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Video tour: Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen
OLSEN GalleryNovember 2021
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OLSEN GalleryNovember 2021
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Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen: A rare sensibility
a rich life (online)Kirsty Francis
19 November 2021
‘A rare sensibility’ is the first solo exhibition of Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen’s work. Curated by Tim and Louise Olsen, in loving memory of their mother a decade after her passing, this exhibition aims to give Valerie the recognition she deserves as one of Australia’s unsung, yet remarkable female artists.
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Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen
Artist Profile (online)Artist Profile
November 2021
The first survey exhibition of Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen's work hangs in the National Art School's Rayner Hoff Project Space. In it, we find an overdue opportunity to connect with an astute, devoted artist attuned to global modernist developments in painting, whose work is largely still owned and safeguarded by her children.
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‘Talent to burn’: At last a solo show for artist Valerie Strong Olsen
The Sydney Morning HeraldJohn McDonald
12 November 2021
More than 10 years after her death, the work of John Olsen’s ex-wife shows her talent as a painter.
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Video tour: George Byrne 'Innervisions'
OLSEN GalleryNovember 2021
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‘Mum wasn’t looking for fame’: John Olsen’s children unveil Valerie Strong’s first solo art show
Guardian.comElissa Blake
6 November 2021
Ten years after their mother’s death, Tim and Louise reveal the striking landscapes and portraits painted by the limelight-shy second wife of John Olsen.
Above: ‘She had no ego’: Australian artist Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen, who died in 2011, pictured here in the mid-1970s. Her children, Tim and Louise Olsen, are now staging her first solo exhibition. Photograph: Robert Raymond
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Video tour: Michelle Cawthorn
OLSEN GalleryNovember 2021
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Artist George Byrne talks with Maria Stoljar
Talking with PaintersNovember 2021
Maria Stoljar sat down with Australian artist George Byrne to talk about his 2021 show at Olsen Gallery in Sydney, 'Innervisions', an outstanding exhibition of photography-based works where landscapes transformed into dreamscapes sit beside more abstract works.
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The Roundtable: following in a famous parent's footsteps
Sunday Extra, ABC Radio NationalJulian Morrow
31 October 2021
At the Roundtable we hear about the experiences of people who grew up with a parent who was famous or in the public eye. How does it affect the child's perception of the parent and themself, and what happens when they decide to follow in their parent's footsteps?
GUESTS: Georgina Downer, CEO of the Robert Menzies Institute and past Liberal Party electoral candidate;
Peter Hillary, mountaineer and philanthropist;
Tim Olsen, gallerist and author of Son of the Brush.
Artist John Olsen’s most personal exhibition to date
The AustralianEllie Dudley
28 october 2021
Interview with Ellie Dudley, October 2021
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JOHN OLSEN: GOYA'S DOG
National Art School29 October 2021
Walkthrough of the exhibition John Olsen: Goya's Dog, showing until end November 2021.
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PODCAST: George Byrne
Spotify: Interview with an artist21 October 2021
Australian born, LA based artist George Byrne is a man of many talents. You most likely know his work via his Instagram feed @george_byrne or his stunning book Post Truth. It took George a few years to get into his groove but now that he's there, his art is going from strength to strength.
In today's episode we talk about how he left photography but eventually found his way back, how LA became his muse, the attention to detail that went into creating his book and what some of the misconceptions might be about his art. George and I spoke in early October when he was in hotel quarantine in Sydney. He’s back in the country for his solo exhibition Innervisions opening on the 27th of October at Olsen gallery.
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Interview with the Artist
National Art SchoolInterview by Steven Alderton
June 2021
Interview with John Olsen in his studio prior to the opening of Goya's Dog exhibition at the National Art School.
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