Andrew Taylor & Matthew Johnson | Art with Heart
June 2018Very Special Kids presents Art With Heart auction. Andrew Taylor? and Matthew Johnson will? be participating in the charities Art exhibition and auction for exceptional fine paintings and sculptures from leading contemporary artists. See Andrew and Matthews featured works below.
Laura Jones | Art of Music Charity
May 2018Laura Jones has created a work for the "Art of Music" charity which is held at the Art Gallery of NSW. The charity raises money for Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy. To read more about the charity click here.
Claudia Damici | Domain Prestige
Domain PrestigeMay 2018
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George Byrne | The Guardian
The GuardianNell Frizzell
Thursday 26th April 2018
Nell Frizzell interviews George Byrne in this months issue of The Guardian. George speaks of a moment whilst on a road trip from Los Angeles to Philadelphia.
"At a time of Islamophobia in the western world, it was a moment of connection,"
To read the full article please click here .
Claudia Damichi | Domain Prestige
Australian Financial ReviewMay 5, 2018
An interview with Claudia Damichi features in Domain Prestige in The AFR this week. "The work jams strong palettes up against each other. It jumps out at you, but the longer you stay with these works, the more they give." For more details on Claudia Damichi's upcoming show, please click here.
profile: Julian Meagher
Vogue Living AustraliaFreya Herring
May/June 2018
Through the touch of this gifted Sydney artist, some of lifes most ordinary elements become extraordinary works of art.
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Space Dahlias
Vogue LivingMay/June 2018
Laura Jones's painting has been featured in this months issue of Vogue Living.
Artwork details:
Space Dahlias 2018
oil on linen
122 x 102cm
The Shape of water
Belle MagazineHarry Roberts
April 2018
A brush with nature lead Julian Meagher to widen his world view as seen in his luminous new work.
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Damien Hirst Denies Ripping Off Female Aboriginal Artists Was "Unaware" of Their Work
ObserverDaniel Grant
March 29, 2018
Lots of art looks (and sounds and reads) like other art, which is why fine artists and musicians and authors periodically lob accusations of ??stealing? at one another.
View works by Kathy Maringka "Tali Ngura - Sandhill Country " and "Tjulpuntjulpunpa " featured in the Olsen Gruin 2017 exhibition "Sharing Country ".
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ZOE YOUNG
In/OutArtent & Pyke
February 2018
Zoe Young has been featured on IN/OUT by Arent & Pyke after her very successful show at Olsen's Annexe gallery.
Julian Meagher | Inlet Outlet
https://gallery.begavalley.nsw.gov.auFebruary 2018
In April 2017 Bega Valley Regional Gallery welcomed prominent Sydney artist Julian Meagher as inaugural artist in residence. A pilot project for a long term partnership between the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the BVRG, the residency offered the opportunity for visual artists to draw from the unique natural environment of the local region, whilst connecting with regional communities and expanding their practice outside of metropolitan studios.
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Sally Anderson | 2017 Brett Whiteley Travlling Scholarship
Art CollectorHayley Megan-French
Jan 2018
There is much competition for the grant and artist-in-redisnce opportunities in Australia and beyone. We take a look at two artists who have met with the approval of the institutions responsible for administering these opportunities.
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Zoe's Special Place
The AustralianAlex Speed
December 2017
"There's nothing like a near-death experience to end procrastination. Just ask Zoe Young."
Zoe Young has spoken to The Australian about how a traumatic near-death experience unleashed an inner urgency to paint. Young has drawn on simple moments of beauty to express a love of life. Her ethos; "Well there is beauty in the world. Look around you and find yours". Zoe Young's exhibition 'Orchard House' is on at OLSEN Annexe until Sunday Dec 17th. To read the full article by Alex Speed click here (subscriber only).
Claudia Damichi Window installation for boutique The Standard Store
December 4, 2019OLSEN Gallery artist Claudia Damichi has been invited to create a window artwork by yet another fashion apparel big gun - The Standard Store. For this work Claudia has made large scale original adhesive artworks for their Sydney and Melbourne stores that fuses her love of disco and optical art with reggae and Christmas. The super fun window collab will be installed until 28th December.
Leila Jeffreys featured in Design Files
February 2019Congratulations to Leila Jeffreys feature in Design Files article "7 Women Shaking Up The Australian Art Scene."
Leila Jeffreys | QBE MUSE @ Taronga Zoo
November 2017At QBE MUSE @ Taronga Zoo, Leila Jeffreys' stunning larger-than-life photographs bring birds to the forefront and celebrate avian beauty and diversity like never before.
Please join Leila for a private viewing of her works at a unique outdoor exhibition in the lush grounds of Taronga Zoo and become immersed in a vision so powerful we promise you won't look at birds the same way again. Date: Wednesday 29th November Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm Venue: Taronga Zoo, Mosman (enter via main Zoo entrance) RSVP: By Friday 24th November to Pauline Georges at pgeorges@zoo.nsw.gov.au or 02 9932 4251 The evening will include a private walk with the artist followed by a special bird show in the magnificent ampitheatre overlooking Sydney Harbour. Drinks and nibbles are included. A percentage of sales of Leila's artworks will be donated to Taronga's conservation work. For details and the availability of Leila's works please contact OLSEN gallery.
Leila Jeffreys | Bergdorfs NYC
May 2019Congratulations to Leila Jeffreys who has had her works put on display across 3 windows in the icon Bergdorf Goodman building in New York City. The works will remain on display until the 5th of June. See Leilas instagram post here.
NICHOLAS HARDING | Finalist in the Wynne Prize 2017 & Archibald 2017
2019CONGRATULATIONS to Nicholas Harding finalist in the 2017 WYNNE Prize as well as a finalist in the 2017 Archibald Prize for his portrait of John Olsen. Wilpena eucalypt and wattle, 2017, oil on linen, 183 x 245 cm
Wilpena Pound is an amphitheatre of mountains in South Australia's Flinders Ranges National Park. Nicholas Harding describes his response to working from this landscape: 'Reflected sky pooling in stream water. Wattle blooms amongst bark and bough. Bleaching light refracted through twigs and leaves. Birdsong and insect buzz.
"John's irrepressible joie de vivre, in both his personality and work, was something I wanted to paint. This request was politely denied," says Harding. "Last year, however, after painting Tim for a National Portrait Gallery exhibition, he asked if I'd like to paint John. Then a sitting became impossible with the worsening of John's wife?s illness. Sadly, just before Christmas, Katherine died."
In January, John had his 89th birthday. He had been involved with his major retrospective at the National Gallery of Victoria, then its imminent opening at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He was also painting new work for an exhibition in March. It was a time of mortal loss, emotional exhaustion and great achievement. At this profoundly complex moment of his life, with great generosity, John sat for me in his studio. The winners of the Wynne Prize and the Archibald will be announced on the 28th of July 2017.
Bigger Picture: Nicholas Harding
Weekend AustralianChristopher Allen
11 November 2017
Once, it seemed almost a mirable that art could capture the appearance of a man or woman, allowing them to live on in effigy for centuries after their disappearance...
Review of Nicolas Harding: 28 Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. Until November 26.
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Gilded History | Paul Davies
Vogue MagazinePaul Davies
3/11/2017
Australian artist Paul Davies reveals the genesis of his series of artworks linking 19th-century gold rushes in California and Australian with modern-day Los Angeles
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