John Olsen
Video tour: John Olsen Drawn from Life
OLSEN GalleryJuly 2022
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JOHN OLSEN Drawn From Life
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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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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John Olsen's 90th Birthday
OLSEN Gallery2018
Dinner held 21 January 2018 to celebrate John Olsen's 90th Birthday at OLSEN Gallery, Woollahra
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Video tour of the exhibition John Olsen Amphibia: The Anisimoff Collection
OLSEN GalleryJune 2021
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King-of-bright John Olsen reveals his dark and melancholy side
Sydney Morning HeraldJohn McDonald
19 June 2021
Review of John Olsen: Goya's Dog exhibition at the National Art School.
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Olsen's Shining Moment
Australian Financial ReviewGabriella Coslovich
5–6 June 2021
Works not seen in public for decades will be on show at a major exhibition by the 93-year-old artist - Goya's Dog at the National Art School, Darlinghurst until 7 August 2021.
JOHN OLSEN CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ
If you have (or have previously) an original John Olsen work, please contact Kylie Norton, editor@johnolsenartist.com
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John Olsen: Taking refuge in beauty
limelightmagazine.com.auAngus McPherson
December 20, 2019
Tim Olsen tells us about his father's latest exhibition, and why the
91-year-old Australian artist won't be found on the golf course.
John Olsen in the studio. Photo © Ken Redpath
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John Olsen Recent Works
Recent Works: in conversation with John Olsen
RusshGenevieve Brannigan
20 December 2019
John Olsen, Australia’s most revered living artist, unveiled a suite of new works this month at his son’s Olsen Gallery. A formidable presence in the art world for over six decades, Olsen shows little sign of slowing down. Simply titled Recent Works, his new exhibition includes sprawling landscapes, nuanced studies of animal life and intimate paintings based on the artist’s passion for food and cooking. Now 91, Olsen is a painter who has forever changed how Australians see their country and its landscapes. After immersing himself in the art scenes of Paris and Spain, Olsen returned to Australia in 1960 – creating the first of his hugely influential works, based on a unique vision of the outback and its endless flux.
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Artist ProfileSteve Lopes + Leo Robba
Issue 16, 2011
In his ninth decade, John Olsen’s legendary lust for life is as obvious as ever and so is his devotion to drawing, a practice that has underpinned his long and distinguished career. What is also evident when talking with Olsen is that his diverse life experiences have informed his approach to art. Memories of tough times during the Depression in the late 1920s, creative battles of a life spent dedicated to art, and the many wonderful people who have shared his world and great places he has visited are all deeply intertwined through his work. He is still looking outward, projecting what he sees and more importantly celebrating life - just as he did as a young boy growing up in Newcastle, discovering a passion for drawing.
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Life Cycle
Australian Financial Review WeekendMichael Bailey
30th November 2019
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Good Food in Pictures
Good Food GuideCallan Boys
1 October 2019
National writer Callan Boys has delves deep into the archives to bring you this collection of photographs and memories celebrating Sydney's rich restaurant history, documented over almost four decades in the Good Food Guide.
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Milanda Rout
3 May 2019
Two more generations of artists are following in the footsteps of
patriarch John Olsen - and they're not shy when it comes to giving each
other feedback.
"Your grand-père is going to be watching!? booms
John Olsen to his 20-year-old granddaughter Camille Olsen-Ormandy as
the pair pore over an art book and discuss the importance of learning to
draw. Laughter erupts from one of Australia??s greatest living artists,
as it does from his daughter Louise Olsen and her husband, Stephen
Ormandy, the co-founders of Dinosaur Designs and artists in their own
right. ??No pressure, no pressure,? quips Louise. ??He is watching, he is
watching us all!?
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Susan Chenery
April 2017
Living the artistic life sounds romantic, but there have been some dark and difficult moments in the life of the irrepressible artist John Olsen and his family. Susan Chenery meets a living legend and his talented offspring.
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John Olsen: the you beaut country
Art Gallery of NSWMarch 20, 2017
The most comprehensive display ever mounted on one of Australia's greatest living artists This exhibition surveys John Olsen's remarkable seven-decade career, including paintings, ceramics, tapestries and works on paper from collections across Australia. It features some of his most iconic and arresting works, including large-scale paintings of Sydney Harbour and Lake Eyre and his career-defining landscape series The you beaut country. Olsen is renowned for his energetic painting style and his lyrical depictions of the Australian landscape and its life-forms. The exhibition traces the development of his spectacular and idiosyncratic vision, highlighting his lifelong interest in the natural world and his continued pursuit to capture the Australian identity. A National Gallery of Victoria exhibition in association with the Art Gallery of NSW.
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Linda Morris
10 March 2017
"Hello, my lovelies, you are still here," the artist John Olsen exclaims as if approaching old friends. On the wall of the Art Gallery of NSW are a series of oils painted in the early 1960s from which the new retrospective, John Olsen: the you beaut country, borrows its laconic title.
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Elizabeth Fortescue
9 March 2017
ARTISTS often talk about their studios as locations of solitude and retreat. But John Olsen's beautiful Southern Highlands workspace took on an even deeper dimension late last year.
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John Olsen: You Beaut Country exhibition opens at the Art Gallery NSW
ABC (Image: ABC News: Clarissa Thorpe)On Focus with Wendy Harmer
9 Mar 2017
John Olsen is one of Australia's greatest artists, with works across multiple mediums produced over nearly seven decades.
The John Olsen: You Beaut Country exhibition features some of his most iconic and arresting works, including large-scale paintings of Sydney Harbour and Lake Eyre as well as his career-defining landscape series.
He spoke with Wendy Harmer about his excitement for this exhibition and his journey as an artist. From being an 'outrageous' younger man, to his quest for perfection and how his best is yet to come.
Broadcast: Thu 9 Mar 2017, 8:30am (transcript)
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