Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 20th anniversary
Art GuideSteve Dow
11 April, 2018
The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship turns 20 this year and Steve Dow took this opportunity to talk to three recipients, Tom Polo, Mitch Cairns and Sally Anderson, about travelling to Paris and the impact of the scholarship on their painting practices.
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Alan Jones | Dobell Drawing Prize
2019Congratulations to OLSEN Gallery artist Alan Jones whose work The Fire Trail 1 has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Dobell Drawing Prize.
A Fine Feathered Fascination
Domain PrestigeElicia Murray
17 April
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JACQUI STOCKDALE | FINALIST IN RAVENSWOOD AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ART PRIZE 2019
2019OLSEN Gallery wishes to congratulate Jacqui Stockdale on the selection of her work Duel of the Mount 1 as a finalist in the prestigious Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize. The Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize is an annual prize that was launched in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established female artists in Australia. There are two prize categories, including a $35,000 prize ? the richest professional art prize for women in Australia. Artwork judging will be overseen by Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize Patron and acclaimed artist, Jennifer Turpin, and announced at the exhibition opening on 31 May, 2019. Join us as we celebrate the finest female talent in Australia.
Exhibition 3D Tour
April 2019View 3D Tour of the APY Lands exhibition at Olsen Gruin
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YARITJI YOUNG + TJALA ARTS: APY LANDS
The Brooklyn RailJonathan Goodman
April 12, 2019
Jonathan Goodman's Brooklyn Rail review of APY Lands explores Dreamtime paintings by Central Desert painters of Australia Yaritji Young, The Mitakiki Women's Collaborative and Sylvia Ken. These artists' aesthetic voice renders an ancient artistic tradition anew through exuberance and a freely expressed hand and holds an important place in the global artistic continuum. The energies and vibrancy of the paintings echo throughout the exhibition.
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The Art of Colour
Inside out MagazineKarlie Verkerk
April, 2019
You can introduce colour to your home in so many different ways, but one strong piece of art will make the most impact. We talk to eight of our favourite Australian artists to find out how colour influences their work.
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Laura Jones OLYMPIA
Journey through landscape where real meets imagined
DAILY TELEGRAPHMarch 2019
OLSEN Gallery artist George Byrne appears in The Daily Telegraph.
SALLY ANDERSON AND ALAN JONES
THE WHITELEY AT 202019
Sally Anderson and Alan Jones' work is currently on display at S.H. Ervin Gallery as part of the The Whiteley at 20: Twenty Years of the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship.? The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship was established by Ms Beryl Whiteley who generously allocated funds for the scholarship in memory of her son, Brett Whiteley, to provide young painters the opportunity to travel to Paris and explore Europe in order to develop their artistic practice.? Since its inception in 1999, 20 young painters have followed in the footsteps if Brett Whiteley who won the Italian Government Travelling Scholarship in 1959. The exhibition features works of the 20 scholarship winning artists, many of whom are well-known, alongside those of Brett Whiteley. Presented with the support of the Art Gallery of New South Wales through the Beryl Whiteley Bequest.
In Conversation with Michael Cusack
March 2019Kate Alstergren in Q&A with artist Michael Cusack, currently showing at OLSEN Gallery.
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PAUL DAVIES Centennial Gifts: Recent Additions to the Permanent Collection at Laguna Art Museum
March 2019OLSEN Gallery artist Paul Davies' work Landscape in open-plan is on show at the Laguna Art Museum group exhibition Centennial Gifts: Recent Additions to the Permanent Collection March 3 - May 27, 2019. This is the first exhibition to be shown in the museum's newly remodeled lower-level galleries.
MARIE HAGERTY FINALIST IN THE 2019 GUIRGUIS NEW ART PRIZE
2019OLSEN Gallery wishes to congratulate Marie Hagerty on her selection as a finalist of the 2019 Guiruis New Art Prize. "Administered by Federation University Australia, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Ballarat the Guirguis New Art Prize (GNAP) is generously sponsored by local surgeon and philanthropist, Mr Mark Guirguis. In its fourth iteration, GNAP19 promises to inspire and surprise audiences with a bold mix and unique snapshot of Australian art created by artists selected from the Northern Territory, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Reflecting a myriad of historical and contemporary influences, artists explore ideas ranging from Australian cultural and social history, self-portraiture, identity and transformation, to a humorous perspective on skullduggery and office culture and theories surrounding the fourth dimension, expressed through diverse media including sculpture, video, painting, textiles, ceramics and installation. GNAP19 is presented at FedUni's Post Office Gallery and the Art Gallery of Ballarat." To view available works by Marie Hagerty click here.
The Painter's Palette
Country StyleVictoria Carey
March 2019
Artist Zoe Young is inspired by everyday life at her home in NSW's Southern Highlands.
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Alison Kubler
Isssue 25 | February to April 2019
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Dive Right Into LA's Candy-Coloured Sublime At George Byrne's Latest Show
Urban ListEmma O'Neill
11 Feb 2019
Based in LA, George Byrne was born and bred Sydney and says that since he began exhibiting with Woollahra's OLSEN Gallery three years ago, ??my experience of coming home has been completely transformed. I feel a part of things more. I love coming home.?
I spoke to the artist in Clovelly, reclining in the glow of a post-coastal walk and swim and on the day he is set to open his show, Post Truth at OLSEN.
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George Byrne's L.A.
Frankie MagazineFebruary 2019
Sure, there are plenty of beautiful and famous people roaming the streets of L.A., but have you seen the parking lots in that city? Australian-born, now L.A.-based photographer George Byrne sees plenty of magic in the city??s mundane pit stops. Whether he??s pointing his camera at a brightly-painted emergency door or an old petrol station, George??s snaps prove just how photogenic bricks and concrete can be.
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In Focus: George Byrne
Assembly Label13.02.19
In his latest exhibition Post Truth, George Byrne combines his vivid depictions of the American landscape with abstract elements to blur the line between fantasy and reality. To coincide with his new body of work, we spoke with the Sydney-born, LA-based artist about his creative process and life in the city of angels.
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Post Truth: George Byrne at Sydney's Olsen Gallery
RUSSH MagazineFebruary 2019
Where California oasis meets the daily downtown daydream. Sydney-born, L.A.-based artist George Byrne showcases his new exhibition, Post Truth, at The Olsen Gallery, Woollahra. Demonstrating how a relocation to California transformed his unique photographic eye, the exhibition combines his signature captures of urban American landscape, blended with abstract painting techniques. Side by side the two mediums prove electric, a vision of Byrne??s everyday existence where the mundane becomes neon, highlighting how creativity can allow you to fluidly cross the line between reality and fantasy.
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Spot The Difference
The Australian Financial ReviewFebruary 2019
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