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OLSEN Gallery

Locality: Woollahra

Phone: +61 2 9327 3922

Address: 63 Jersey Road. Woollahra 2025 Woollahra, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Now open: MANTA NGANAMPA TJUKURPA PULKATJARA- Stories from our Land Artworks by Wawiriya Burton, Sylvia Ken, Barbara Moore and Yaritji Young with sincere thanks to @tjalaarts @apy_ac_collective Gallery open Tuesday - Saturday 10-5 27 May - 20 June ... Preview works via link in the bio See more

25.01.2022 Congratulations to MICHAEL CUSACK finalist in this years Jacaranda Drawing Prize (JADA) Supported by The Friends of the Gallery, the JADA is Grafton Regional Gallerys flagship art prize. Established in 1988 the JADA celebrates drawing in all its splendour from hyper-realism that is beyond belief to the expressive and abstract, evoking the poetic and emotional response to the human condition and our environment. Many of the works question and challenge the notion of the traditional drawing; while others provide a contemporary perspective and reinvigorate those traditions. @cusack2 @grafton_regional_gallery #jacarandaacquisitivedrawingaward

25.01.2022 Open today 10-5 MARISA PURCELL ‘Out the window’ Until 21 November... Please contact the gallery for more information or visit our website via link in the bio. The affect of layering colour can often be startling. It saturates the pores. It’s the connective feeling I get that belies explanation, yet compels me to explore. 'Out the Window' is a consideration of layers of light and colour and the varying perceptions we are capable of. Just how a window can frame a view, the way I perceive is dependent on where I stand, what I feel and what I believe. Changeable and impermanent. Seeing things through a window seems to frame slices of simultaneous time. These paintings are portals into a space where layers of colour come in and out of perceptibility. In this latest series of paintings I have removed everything except the the initial feeling that conjured the action to paint in the first place. The fields of colour are like removing the veils, leaving only the essential emotional tone. Marisa Purcell 2020 @marisapurcell11

24.01.2022 Installations views of FRED WILLIAMS Guthega Till October 10 Gallery open Tues - Sat 10-5 or follow link in bio for artwork information. ... Fred Williams was an admirer of the 19th-century artist Eugene von Guerard and in particular, the monumentality of his painting of Mt Kosciusko. He was interested in visiting the site. In January 1975, his friend Ray Kidd, who knew the region well, organised a trip to the Kosciusko National Park for both our families to stay at a ski lodge of which they were members. The motif for this exhibition is a gully (ravine) at the junction of the Perisher and Snowy Rivers in the Park. On two occasions Williams painted gouaches there, two are included in the exhibition, two others from the group are in the collections of the NGA. The first oil, Guthega Landscape, was painted on 9th February 1975 shortly after his return during the filming for a TV program, Ten Australians. The format of the six studio oils from 1976 are based on various of the gouaches. Rather than the local colour of the gouaches he has used the palette he had been exploring. These relate closely to the large Guthega oil in the collection of TarraWarra Museum of Art he had begun in August of the previous year. After further work on it in February, he decided to paint this group as a suite. During the trip the weather conditions varied from snow storms to clear summer days. It was highly stimulating. Fred worked at a number of sites in both gouache and acrylic. The majority of the work on the whole of his Kosciusko series was done in the early months of 1976, a year after the trip. Lyn Williams August 2020 Photography by @docqment

24.01.2022 A nice blast from the past entered the gallery stockroom this week. GUY MAESTRI Back Burn, 2007 oil on linen 170 x 120cm @guy_maestri #guymaestri #stockroom

24.01.2022 Belated birthday greetings to Bugs Bunny 80 years young last week Celebrate by coming to see PHILJAMES One Fine Day on until 12 August All Ink on Hannemule Cotton Rag Paper ... 75 x 105 cm $1,150 unframed @philjames #philjames #onefineday

23.01.2022 Installation views of NICHOLAS HARDING From the wings 16 September - 10 October... Olsen gallery invites you to the launch of Nicholas Hardings book From The Wings with an exhibition of over 100 Theatre Drawings. 312 page hardbound publication of drawings from 11 theatre production with foreword by Hugo Weaving. Limited editions of 500. Join us tomorrow (Saturday 19 September), 11 am - 4 pm To preview the exhibition please follow the link in the bio @nicholas0harding #nicholasharding #nicholashardingart #fromthewings #theatredrawings

22.01.2022 Final day to see NICHOLAS HARDING ‘Landscape and Birds’. Gallery open 10-5. Image: (detail) Wilpena Wattle and Eucalypts (Sliding Rock) 2019-2020 oil on linen 176 x 400cm @nicholas0harding #nicholasharding #nicholashardingart #landscapeandbirds

21.01.2022 Gallery artist MELINDA HARPER will also be included in Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now On 13 November 2020, Australian women artists will take centre stage across the National Gallery of Australia, with the opening of the major exhibition Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now. Postponed from its original May opening due to the pandemic closure, the now expanded exhibition, will bring together more than 350 works of art including new commissio...ns, performances and works drawn from the national collection as well as collections across Australia. Featured works: both Untitled oil on linen 153 x 122cm @melindaharper45 @nationalgalleryaus #knowmyname #melindaharper #femaleaustralianartist @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

21.01.2022 Join artist JAMES McGRATH in the gallery this Saturday 15 May at 2pm discussing his current exhibition ‘Lucus’ with ABC radio presenter Robbie Buck. Using his lauded Baroque painting style and technique, McGrath investigates the origin of artistic rendering and perspective. This return to painting comes after a year of explorative installation video work in reaction to the wildfires of early 2020. Luscus represents the perspectival shift that occurs while grieving for the la...ndscape. Literally translated from Latin, ‘Lucus’ means ‘one-eyed person’. This exhibition, therefore, challenges the viewer’s innately isolated lens. Trained in classic Renaissance painting technique, McGrath showcases a collision of beauty and violence set in the foreground of an Australian landscape. Preview the exhibition via link in the bio or contact the gallery fir more information [email protected] Photography by Robbie Buck @jamesmmcgrath @olsen_annexe @olsen_gallery @olsengallerynyc

21.01.2022 We’re back for 2021 and so excited to preview a new collection of photographs by GARY HEERY. ’Birdscape’ opens next week and is current until Saturday Feb 6. For artwork information please email [email protected]... In response to the degradation of our natural environment, Heery combines his photographs of flora and fauna to create idealised worlds where birds have reclaimed their place in the landscape. @garyheery @olsen_annexe #birdscape

21.01.2022 FRED WILLIAMS Guthega September 15 - October 10 Follow the link in the bio for a preview of the exhibition or contact the gallery for a catalogue. Fred Williams was an admirer of the 19th-century artist Eugene von Guerard and in particular, the monumentality of his painting of Mt Kosciusko. He was interested in visiting the site.... In January 1975, his friend Ray Kidd, who knew the region well, organised a trip to the Kosciusko National Park for both our families to stay at a ski lodge of which they were members. The motif for this exhibition is a gully (ravine) at the junction of the Perisher and Snowy Rivers in the Park. On two occasions Williams painted gouaches there, two are included in the exhibition, two others from the group are in the collections of the NGA. The first oil, Guthega Landscape, was painted on 9th February 1975 shortly after his return during the filming for a TV program, Ten Australians. The format of the six studio oils from 1976 are based on various of the gouaches. Rather than the local colour of the gouaches he has used the palette he had been exploring. These relate closely to the large Guthega oil in the collection of TarraWarra Museum of Art he had begun in August of the previous year. After further work on it in February, he decided to paint this group as a suite. During the trip the weather conditions varied from snow storms to clear summer days. It was highly stimulating. Fred worked at a number of sites in both gouache and acrylic. The majority of the work on the whole of his Kosciusko series was done in the early months of 1976, a year after the trip. Lyn Williams August 2020 See more

20.01.2022 MICHAEL CUSACK shows, in this new duo of paintings in the gallery stockroom, that inspiration can come just as readily from their earlier work. Scroll across to the final image (and source piece) Evell painted in 2006. Featured images: Molloy, 2020 mixed media on canvas 150 x 120cm; Another Time, 2020 mixed media on canvas 137 x 110cm and Evell, 2006 mixed media on canvas 100 x 80cm. For further information please call or email the gallery.... @cusack2 #michaelcusackpainter #michaelcusack #whiteonwhite #abstractpainting #australianabstractart #artinthetimeofcorona #artinthetimeofart @ OLSEN Gallery

20.01.2022 Doors are open 10-5 today for JOHN YOUNG: The Shiva Paintings or if you cant visit the gallery use the link below to have a virtual tour including the stockroom upstairs. https://captur3d.io//olsen-gallery/olsen-gallery-john-young @johnyoungstudio @olsen_gallery #johnyoungartist #johnyoungart #theshivapaintings #virtualtour

20.01.2022 In addition to the visually seductive abstract paintings that employ digital imaging at their origin JOHN YOUNG is also exhibiting these evocative figure paintings from 2017 in his exhibition The Shiva Paintings opening next week. 24 June - 18 July Featured artwork: Figure Study LI 2017 digital print and oil on linen 89 x 139cm; Figure Study XLVII, 2017 digital print and oil on linen 89 x 139cm ... @johnyoungstudio @olsen_gallery #johnyoungartist #johnyoungart #theshivapaintings @ OLSEN Gallery

19.01.2022 Congratulations PHILJAMES Winner of the ALLAN GAMBLE AWARD in this years Mosman Art Prize for his work Landscape composition 1, 2020, oil on vintage offset lithograph, 71 x 80 cm Established in 1947, the Mosman Art Prize is Australias oldest and most prestigious local government art award. It was founded by the artist, architect and arts advocate, Alderman Allan Gamble, at a time when only a small handful of art prizes were in existence in Australia and the community had ...very little support and few opportunities to exhibit their work. Current until Sunday 4 October @philjames @mosmanart #philjames #philjamesart #mosmanartprize

19.01.2022 ‘Draped in the Canopy’ by MARISA PURCELL from her current show ‘Out the Window’. Final week closing this Saturday @marisapurcell11 #marisapurcell #outthewindow

18.01.2022 Two fabulous exhibitions not to miss this Saturday ‘Guthega’ by FRED WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS HARDING ‘From the Wings’ Gallery open 10-5 today Featured work by Fred Williams ‘Guthega III’, 1976 oil on canvas 106 x 92cm... For individual artwork information of Nicholas Harding’s drawings please visit the website or contact the gallery. @nicholas0harding

17.01.2022 Come and visit the FRED WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS HARDING exhibitions this weekend or take a virtual tour via link in the bio. Gallery open Saturday 10-5. @nicholas0harding #nicholasharding #fredwilliams

17.01.2022 Congratulations PHILJAMES a finalist in this year’s Sir John Sulman Prize for his work ‘The General Lee (Saturday Night)’ This is a photo of my siblings and me watching The Dukes of Hazzard when we were little. On screen is ‘The General Lee’, which at the time I just thought was a dope car with a cool pattern on the roof (the confederate flag), completely unaware of American/world history and equally unaware of the history of my country. I’m increasingly interested in just h...ow much politics was fed to me as a child. The characters are lifted from 1940s Warner Bros and Disney animation studios, which produced propaganda for the US military. While I cherish this family moment, I realise how pervasive media can be in shaping young minds. Artwork information: ‘The General Lee (Saturday Night)’ oil on archival pigment print on cotton rag 107 x 159cm @philjames @artgalleryofnsw #archibaldprize #archibaldprize2020 #sulmanprize #sulmanprize2020

16.01.2022 Perfect day for a bush walk in NICHOLAS HARDINGS Landscape and Birds open today (Sat) 10-5 Artwork info and virtual tour via link in bio. @nicholas0harding #nicholasharding #nicholashardingart

16.01.2022 OPENING TODAY Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now showcases art made by women. Drawn from the National Gallery’s collection and loans from across Australia, it is the most comprehensive presentation of art by women assembled in this country to date. Told in two parts, this exhibition tells a new story of Australian art. Looking at moments in which women created new forms of art and cultural commentary such as feminism, Know My Name highlights creative and intel...lectual relationships between artists across time. Know My Name is not a complete account; instead, the exhibition proposes alternative histories, challenging stereotypes and highlighting the stories and achievements of women artists. Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now is part of a series of ongoing gender equity initiatives by the Gallery to increase the representation of all women in its artistic program, collection development and organisational structures. Part One: 14 November 2020 4 July 2021 including work by gallery artists MARIE HAGERTY and MELINDA HARPER Part Two: opens in late July 2021 @nationalgalleryaus @mariehagerty @melindaharper45 #knowmyname #mariehagerty #melindaharper

16.01.2022 Installation views of JAMES McGRATH’S current exhibition ‘Luscus’ current until May 29. Using his lauded Baroque painting style and technique, McGrath investigates the origin of artistic rendering and perspective. This return to painting comes after a year of explorative installation video work in reaction to the wildfires of early 2020. Luscus represents the perspectival shift that occurs while grieving for the landscape. Literally translated from Latin, ‘Lucus’ means ‘one-...eyed person’. This exhibition, therefore, challenges the viewer’s innately isolated lens. Trained in classic Renaissance painting technique, McGrath showcases a collision of beauty and violence set in the foreground of an Australian landscape. Photography by @docqment Preview the exhibition via link in the bio or contact the gallery for more information [email protected] @jamesmmcgrath @olsen_annexe @olsen_gallery @olsengallerynyc

16.01.2022 Hello spring Gallery open today 10-5 come and see NICHOLAS HARDING Landscape and Birds Featured image: Kaurna gum blossom lorikeets 2020 oil on linen 112x107cm @nicholas0harding #nicholasharding #nicholashardingart #landscapeandbirds

15.01.2022 Congratulations PHILJAMES a finalist in this years Sir John Sulman Prize for his work The General Lee (Saturday Night) This is a photo of my siblings and me watching The Dukes of Hazzard when we were little. On screen is The General Lee, which at the time I just thought was a dope car with a cool pattern on the roof (the confederate flag), completely unaware of American/world history and equally unaware of the history of my country. Im increasingly interested in just h...ow much politics was fed to me as a child. The characters are lifted from 1940s Warner Bros and Disney animation studios, which produced propaganda for the US military. While I cherish this family moment, I realise how pervasive media can be in shaping young minds. Artwork information: The General Lee (Saturday Night) oil on archival pigment print on cotton rag 107 x 159cm @philjames @artgalleryofnsw #archibaldprize #archibaldprize2020 #sulmanprize #sulmanprize2020

15.01.2022 We are previewing our first and much anticipated exhibition of work by GILES ALEXANDER. To receive a preview or request a catalogue please email [email protected] ‘Beginning to see the light’ 14-31 October ... Featured image: ‘Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die’ 2020 oil and resin on aluminium 76 x 55cm @gilesalexander #gilesalexander #beginningtoseethelight

15.01.2022 Installation views of the marvellous One Fine Day by PHILJAMES. Gallery open Tuesday - Saturday 10-5pm. Comprising of over 100 drawings, paintings and sculptures it is Philjames most ambitious exhibition to date. ... A homage to his cartoon childhood One Fine Day is a dark yet entertaining journey through the human condition- and the spectrum of emotions and issues that plague us. Im fascinated by how the cartoons we watched as children were loaded with adult themes and political propaganda Acutely aware of the uncertain times we live in One Fine Day is a tongue in cheek reference to this uncertainty. Photography by @docqment #philjames #onefineday #cartooncollection @philjames @olsen_gallery @olsengruin

15.01.2022 Final weekend to see the Archibald Wynne and Sulman prize, timed tickets available on the @artgalleryofnsw website. OLSEN gallery finalists in order of appearance NICHOLAS HARDING ‘David Marr’ oil on linen 152 x 122cm; ALAN JONES ‘Painting 266 (Mike Kenny Oval)’ oil on board 145 x 159cm and PHILJAMES ‘The General Lee (1984 - 2018)’ oil on archival pigment print on cotton rag 110 x 162cm @nicholas0harding @a.jones_2019 @philjames

15.01.2022 Opening today in both our Jersey Rd and Queen St galleries is a wonderful collection of new paintings and ceramics by STEPHEN BIRD ‘Mare Incognitum’. BIRD has long avoided artistic categorisation, and instead calls upon transcultural forms such as myth-making and iconography for his compositions. Exhibiting nationally and internationally Bird is in numerous public collections in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Australia. ‘Mare Incognitum’ explores the imaginary voyages of the ...mind and the ways in which the real and the mystical overlap. Preview via link in the bio or contact the gallery for more information [email protected] @stephen_bird_artist @olsengallerynyc @olsen_annexe @olsengallerynyc

14.01.2022 We are thrilled that MARIE HAGERTY will be included in Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now On 13 November 2020, Australian women artists will take centre stage across the National Gallery of Australia, with the opening of the major exhibition Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now. Postponed from its original May opening due to the pandemic closure, the now expanded exhibition, will bring together more than 350 works of art including new commissio...ns, performances and works drawn from the national collection as well as collections across Australia. Featured works Pawn and Bishop oil and acrylic on board 41 x 31cm @mariehagerty @nationalgalleryaus #knowmyname #mariehagerty @ National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

14.01.2022 It’s hard to fathom that it’s twelve months since the Black summer fires tore through NSW. Gallery artist TIM GEORGESON together with Guringui artist Amanda Jane Reynolds have attempted to make sense of it in a moving exhibition ‘TRUTH IN FIRE’ at the ACP Popup Gallery, 43 Kinghorne St, Nowra 11 December 2020 30 January 2021 Preview images via link in the bio. ... The ACP, with the support of the Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, is pleased to present Truth in Fire a project by Tim Georgeson and Amanda Jane Reynolds that responds to the catastrophic bushfires of 2019-20. Filmmaker and photographer Georgeson along with Reynolds, a Guringai artist living on the South Coast, have collaborated with Indigenous knowledge holders and the Firesticks Alliance to produce an exhibition that communicates the complexity and ferocity of this environmental disaster. Truth in Fire is series of inter-related components, including culturally significant objects, photographs, and a three-part moving image and sound installation. Georgeson’s moving image installation features burnt expanses of forests and agriculture lands transmitting to the viewer the scale and degree of devastation. Between these images of the affected landscape are interludes of Yuin Elders, and other community members, speaking about their experiences of the disaster and the relationship between fire and Country. Looking to the future, it draws on their knowledge of traditional fire techniques, as well as presenting the sacred and practical role fire can play in managing the environment. From Feb 11 the exhibition can be seen at the ACP Project Space 19-21 Foley St, Surry Hills @shoalhaven_regional_gallery @acp.photo @timgeorgeson

14.01.2022 Hello spring Gallery open today 10-5 come and see NICHOLAS HARDING ‘Landscape and Birds’ Featured image: Kaurna gum blossom lorikeets 2020 oil on linen 112x107cm @nicholas0harding #nicholasharding #nicholashardingart #landscapeandbirds

14.01.2022 Spanning across both Jersey Rd and Queen St galleries is STEPHEN BIRD ‘Mare Incognitum’. Scroll for installation images @docqment BIRD has long avoided artistic categorisation, and instead calls upon transcultural forms such as myth-making and iconography for his compositions. Exhibiting nationally and internationally Bird is in numerous public collections in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Australia. ‘Mare Incognitum’ explores the imaginary voyages of the mind and the ways i...n which the real and the mystical overlap. Preview via link in the bio or contact the gallery for more information [email protected] @stephen_bird_artist @olsengallerynyc @olsen_annexe @olsengallerynyc

13.01.2022 Perfect day to come and see One Fine Day by PHILJAMES gallery open 10-5 today (Sat) and Tues - Sat 10-5 until Aug 12 or virtual tour link in bio. Featured artwork: Rumble (Tropical Punch), 2020 oil and acrylic on linen 153 x 168cm @philjames #philjames #onefineday ... @ OLSEN Gallery See more

13.01.2022 Previewing SALLY ANDERSONS forthcoming show at Tweed Regional Gallery Arm of the Sea and the Fertile Tree 3 July - 3 November 2020 Follow the link in the profile to preview online or contact the gallery on [email protected] #SallyAnderson #Armoftheseaandthefertiletree #tweedregionalgallery ... @tweedregionalgallery @sallyleeanderson @ Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre

13.01.2022 Virtual tour of MANTA NGANAMPA TJUKURPA PULKATJARA- Stories from our Land now available via link in bio. Artworks by Wawiriya Burton, Sylvia Ken, Barbara Moore and Yaritji Young with sincere thanks to @tjalaarts @apy_ac_collective Gallery open Tuesday - Saturday 10-5 27 May - 20 June #mantanganampatjukurpapulkatjara #tjala #tjalaarts #yaritjiyoung #indigenousart #australianindigenousart #virtualtour

12.01.2022 JOHN OLSEN in this weekends Spectrum discussing working in isolation. Puddling Around Locked down at his home in the Southern Highlands, 92-year-old Olsen insists brightly hes never been better. Weve got lots of bottles of wine and were cooking he says. Its brought my family together. My son (Tim) is here with me and my daughter Louise has been with means Im just about to go into the studio and puddle about.... He agrees that the lockdown suits the artistic temperament perfectly. As far as isolation is concerned, its the natural state of being as an artist, he says. Just think of Cezanne and Renoir who decided to leave the hurly burly of Paris and go and live in Provence, which at the time was artisticallylike no mans land. They went there for isolation. Its just the state of being an artist, I think - and just shows you how potentially sick we are. Olsen is working on a major painting of Sydney Harbour. Im near Bowral and thinking of Sydney Harbour, he says. Life is very curious. Im still mindful, but from the sanctuary of the studio it is hard to believe the devastation the world is going through. I go into the studio everyday and [as artist Paul Klee said] take the line for a walk. Words by Nick Galvin; Photo by Tim Olsen @sydneymorningherald @nickgalvin_ @johnolsenartist @timjolsen

12.01.2022 While it’s another week before we reopen we are thrilled to see that Manly Art Gallery & Museum resumes the LAURA JONES and NICHOLAS HARDING exhibitions today after the Northern Beaches lockdown. Photography by Karen Watson and Anna Booty. Current until Feb 14 2021... Laura Jones’ continuing connection to the Hawkesbury, Ku-ring-gai and Blue Mountains regions has led to the creation of a new body of work in response to these unique landscapes. Combined with works from her recent Arcadia series, this exhibition is a personal exploration of the fragility and resilience of ecosystems and of the cycle of life. While Harding has selected drawings from his ongoing theatre series of actors, directors and creatives during their rehearsals and performances at the Sydney Theatre Company. Granted access to the rehearsal room to sketch the actors and creatives behind Waiting for Godot, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Present and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Harding also created lively portraits of actors out-of-character, including Hugo Weaving, Richard Roxburgh and Philip Quast. Harding has also drawn some of Australia’s most renowned theatre directors and production creatives. These artworks are now a vibrant legacy of the STC’s recent productions. @magamnsw @_laura_jones_ @nicholas0harding

12.01.2022 Sunday morning funnies from PHILJAMES One Fine Day on until 12 August All Ink on Hannemule Cotton Rag Paper 75 x 105 cm... @philjames #philjames #onefineday @ OLSEN Gallery

12.01.2022 Congratulations ALAN JONES finalist on this year’s Sir John Sulman Prize for his work Painting 266 (Mike Kenny Oval) A personal connection to subject matter is integral to my process. Painting 266 (Mike Kenny Oval) belongs to a series based on childhood memories of growing up in Cherrybrook in north-west Sydney. My family moved there in 1982 when the suburb was mostly virgin bushland. The areas now known as Greenway Park and Mike Kenny Oval were neglected farming paddocks wi...th a couple of rundown corrugated-iron sheds. In the mid 1980s, the local council transformed the disused paddocks into the sporting fields where, from the age of eight, I played football for the mighty Westbrook Bulldogs under coach Mike Kenny. Artwork information: Painting 266 (Mike Kenny Oval) acrylic on board 143.5 x 157cm @a.jones_2019 #alanjonesartist #archibaldprize2020 #sulmanprize

11.01.2022 Three very good reasons to visit the OLSEN galleries- final days of CHRIS LANGLOIS and MARISA PURCELL and the first show by EVA NOLAN in the Annexe Gallery on Queen Street. Scroll for installation views EVA NOLAN ‘Biophilia’. Nolan offers a curious glimpse into the happenings of speculative ecosystems. Exquisitely rendered in graphite pencil, her drawings wriggle with life. Each of Nolan's organic subjects are created beneath a magnifying lens and question the possibility of... a new kind of biological illustrationone that reveals the innate connection shared by all living things. Of course, this radically departs from a history of scientific drawing, wherein organisms were singled out, cut off and sealed away from their kin. The exhibition features over 20 works which vary in size and medium. Benjamin Clay, Nov 2020 With special thanks to @samsungau for their digital support with the Frame TV. @evanolanartist #evanolanart

10.01.2022 Final chance to see MATTHEW JOHNSON ‘Sanctorum’ in our @olsen_annexe 74 Queen St Woollahra open today 11-5. With the recent developments in Sydney Matthew has sadly returned to Melbourne and won’t be in the gallery this afternoon as previously advertised. Artwork information:... Inflection I & V, 2019 unique digital print on chrome mirror dibond 49 x 52cm Installation photo by @docqment

10.01.2022 Congratulations to LEILA JEFFREYS, a finalist in this years William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize with The wound is the place where the light enters; Cut Throat Finch 2020 Exhibition dates Saturday 31 October 2020 Sunday 7 February 2021... In 2020 MGA celebrates its 30th anniversary and the Bowness Photography Prize marks its 15th year. Over the last 15 years, the Bowness Photography Prize has emerged as an important annual survey of contemporary photographic practice in Australia and one of the most prestigious prizes in the country. The prize continues to showcase excellence in photography. @mga_photography @leilajeffreys #bownessartprize

10.01.2022 Previewing SOPHIE CAPE ‘Flash Point’ please email [email protected] to receive images fir the forthcoming exhibition. Featured artworks: ‘I beheld it marvellously dark’, 2020 bushfire metal residue, charcoal pigment, ash, oil and acrylic on canvas 170 x 220cm and ‘Flames fall unbroken’, 2020 fire ash, acrylic and pigment on canvas 100 x 150cm @_lone_wolf_ #sophiecape #flashpoint

09.01.2022 Opening today: JAMES McGRATH ‘Luscus’ current until May 29. Using his lauded Baroque painting style and technique, McGrath investigates the origin of artistic rendering and perspective. This return to painting comes after a year of explorative installation video work in reaction to the wildfires of early 2020. Luscus represents the perspectival shift that occurs while grieving for the landscape. Literally translated from Latin, ‘Lucus’ means ‘one-eyed person’. This exhibitio...n, therefore, challenges the viewer’s innately isolated lens. Trained in classic Renaissance painting technique, McGrath showcases a collision of beauty and violence set in the foreground of an Australian landscape. McGRATH will be in the gallery this Saturday 15 May at 2pm discussing his work with ABC radio presenter Robbie Buck. Preview the exhibition via link in the bio or contact the gallery fir more information [email protected] @jamesmmcgrath @olsen_annexe @olsen_gallery @olsengallerynyc

09.01.2022 Congratulations ALAN JONES finalist on this years Sir John Sulman Prize for his work Painting 266 (Mike Kenny Oval) A personal connection to subject matter is integral to my process. Painting 266 (Mike Kenny Oval) belongs to a series based on childhood memories of growing up in Cherrybrook in north-west Sydney. My family moved there in 1982 when the suburb was mostly virgin bushland. The areas now known as Greenway Park and Mike Kenny Oval were neglected farming paddocks wi...th a couple of rundown corrugated-iron sheds. In the mid 1980s, the local council transformed the disused paddocks into the sporting fields where, from the age of eight, I played football for the mighty Westbrook Bulldogs under coach Mike Kenny. Artwork information: Painting 266 (Mike Kenny Oval) acrylic on board 143.5 x 157cm @a.jones_2019 #alanjonesartist #archibaldprize2020 #sulmanprize

08.01.2022 Opening next week PHILJAMES One Fine Day 22 July - 15 August. Preview the show including these fabulous works on paper (75 x 105cm ink on hannemule $1,150) via link in the bio or please call the gallery. Comprising of over 100 drawings, paintings and sculptures it will be Philjames most ambitious exhibition to date. ... A homage to his cartoon childhood One Fine Day is a dark yet entertaining journey through the human condition- and the spectrum of emotions and issues that plague us. Im fascinated by how the cartoons we watched as children were loaded with adult themes and political propaganda Acutely aware of the uncertain times we live in One Fine Day is a tongue in cheek reference to this uncertainty. #philjames #onefineday #cartooncollection @philjames @olsen_gallery @olsengruin @ OLSEN Gallery

08.01.2022 Installations views of FRED WILLIAMS ‘Guthega’ Till October 10 Gallery open Tues - Sat 10-5 or follow link in bio for artwork information. ... Fred Williams was an admirer of the 19th-century artist Eugene von Guerard and in particular, the monumentality of his painting of Mt Kosciusko. He was interested in visiting the site. In January 1975, his friend Ray Kidd, who knew the region well, organised a trip to the Kosciusko National Park for both our families to stay at a ski lodge of which they were members. The motif for this exhibition is a gully (ravine) at the junction of the Perisher and Snowy Rivers in the Park. On two occasions Williams painted gouaches there, two are included in the exhibition, two others from the group are in the collections of the NGA. The first oil, Guthega Landscape, was painted on 9th February 1975 shortly after his return during the filming for a TV program, ‘Ten Australians’. The format of the six studio oils from 1976 are based on various of the gouaches. Rather than the local colour of the gouaches he has used the palette he had been exploring. These relate closely to the large Guthega oil in the collection of TarraWarra Museum of Art he had begun in August of the previous year. After further work on it in February, he decided to paint this group as a suite. During the trip the weather conditions varied from snow storms to clear summer days. It was highly stimulating. Fred worked at a number of sites in both gouache and acrylic. The majority of the work on the whole of his Kosciusko series was done in the early months of 1976, a year after the trip. Lyn Williams August 2020 Photography by @docqment

07.01.2022 Philjames doesnt want to make art; he wants to remake it. Under his careful hand, famous paintings are given new life, as he takes iconic masterpieces and inserts a splash of pop culture into them. Sifting through his unapologetic anachronisms, Im confronted by art that is simultaneously recognisable yet foreign: Jesus holds a ray gun, Mary caresses a slime monster, and Thomas Gainsboroughs The Blue Boy (1770) dons the Captain Crunch hat. For the Sydney-based artist, popul...ar culture holds as much weight as high art. The ease and playfulness of Philjames art feels familiar to the child inside any gallery-goer. As we discuss the origins of his work, the reason for such sentiments soon becomes clear. As a kid, I loved drawing on Mums magazines, which drove her mad, he recalls, laughing. Colouring in the model on the front: giving her a moustache or blacking out her teeth. In many ways, Philjames present work is the natural continuation of these doodlings. In his art, one finds an appealing irreverence that speaks to our younger selves and transports us back to a time when satire could be achieved with a marker and some wit. While his practice obviously owes a great debt to Dada and artistic titans like Marcel Duchamp, it also remains very much indebted to his youth. @vaultartmagazine words by @tai_mitsuji Featured works: A Miserable Dream 2019 oil on vintage offset lithograph 43 x 37 cm; Pointless, Incorruptible, and Secret 2019 oil on vintage offset lithograph 66 x 55 cm and Shrill Emptiness 2019 oil on vintage offset lithograph 69 x 57 cm @philjames #philjames #onefineday @ OLSEN Gallery

07.01.2022 Our recent Instagram takeover @dani_mckenzie_ has just made this work available. Come and view in the gallery or contact us and we can send additional images. Artwork information: Drive Through the Highlands, 2020 Oil on linen 82cm x 122cm... #danimckenzie #southernhighlands

06.01.2022 FRED WILLIAMS ‘Guthega’ September 15 - October 10 Follow the link in the bio for a preview of the exhibition or contact the gallery for a catalogue. Fred Williams was an admirer of the 19th-century artist Eugene von Guerard and in particular, the monumentality of his painting of Mt Kosciusko. He was interested in visiting the site.... In January 1975, his friend Ray Kidd, who knew the region well, organised a trip to the Kosciusko National Park for both our families to stay at a ski lodge of which they were members. The motif for this exhibition is a gully (ravine) at the junction of the Perisher and Snowy Rivers in the Park. On two occasions Williams painted gouaches there, two are included in the exhibition, two others from the group are in the collections of the NGA. The first oil, Guthega Landscape, was painted on 9th February 1975 shortly after his return during the filming for a TV program, ‘Ten Australians’. The format of the six studio oils from 1976 are based on various of the gouaches. Rather than the local colour of the gouaches he has used the palette he had been exploring. These relate closely to the large Guthega oil in the collection of TarraWarra Museum of Art he had begun in August of the previous year. After further work on it in February, he decided to paint this group as a suite. During the trip the weather conditions varied from snow storms to clear summer days. It was highly stimulating. Fred worked at a number of sites in both gouache and acrylic. The majority of the work on the whole of his Kosciusko series was done in the early months of 1976, a year after the trip. Lyn Williams August 2020 See more

06.01.2022 Installation views of SALLY ANDERSONS Arm of the Sea and the Fertile Tree now on at Tweed Regional Gallery until November 2020. Artwork information on the Olsen gallery website or contact us at [email protected] To help my son sleep we put on white noise of a small river in Scotland and Llyn Gwynant waves in Wales. The toponomy of Lismore indicates it was named after Isle of Lismore which lies in Loch Linnhe, an arm of the sea, on the West Coast of Scotland. I was bo...rn in Lismore early 1990, an experience I hadnt intimately considered until the birth of my son a couple of years ago. My son was conceived the Nancy Fairfax artist residency at Tweed Gallery. Theres a pair of hoop pines (aka Richmond River Pines) which dominate the side view from the residency verandah. I often use these trees, along with Banksias, within my work to represent the Northern Rivers region, my transition to motherhood and European exploration/invasion of Australia. The works in Arm of the Sea and the Fertile Tree therefore use landscape in metaphor rather than subject. Intimate personal experience and collective experience are translated into paintings, bedspreads, windows, still lives and stages. Sally Anderson, 2020 #SallyAnderson #Armoftheseaandthefertiletree #tweedregionalgallery @tweedregionalgallery @sallyleeanderson @ Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre

06.01.2022 Have you had a virtual tour of PHILJAMES One Fine Day yet?? Link in bio. Featured work: Tussle (Green Interior) 2020 oil on canvas 168 x 153 cm... @philjames #philjames #onefineday @ OLSEN Gallery

05.01.2022 Dont miss the wonderful PHILJAMES One Fine Day exhibition. Gallery open today 10-5 (Sat). Featured work: Sunset (with calamity) 2020 oil on canvas 210 x 210 cm @philjames @olsen_gallery #philjames #onefineday @ OLSEN Gallery

05.01.2022 Open SAT 10-5: MANTA NGANAMPA TJUKURPA PULKATJARA- Stories from our Land Artworks by Wawiriya Burton, Sylvia Ken, Barbara Moore and Yaritji Young with sincere thanks to @tjalaarts @apy_ac_collective 27 May - 20 June Preview works via link in the bio... #mantanganampatjukurpapulkatjara #tjala #tjalaarts #yaritjiyoung #indigenousart #australianindigenousart @ OLSEN Gallery

05.01.2022 Gallery open for One Fine Day by PHILJAMES 10-5 today (Sat) and Tues - Sat 10-5 until Aug 15 or virtual tour link in bio. Featured artwork: The Art of the Deal with Polly Borland, 2019 oil on archival cotton rag 93 x 73 cm... @philjames #philjames #donaldtrump #pollyborland #onefineday @polly_borland

04.01.2022 PHILJAMES One Fine Day until Aug 15. Come in and visit Tues - Sat 10-5 or take a virtual tour via link in bio. Featured work: Kween (with Polly Borland),2019... oil on archival cotton rag 70 x 60 cm and Evil and Magnificent 2019 oil on vintage offset lithograth 89 x 150 cm @philjames #philjames #onefineday @ OLSEN Gallery

04.01.2022 NOW SHOWING JOHN YOUNG | THE SHIVA PAINTINGS 24 June - 18 July Gallery open Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm ... Featured artworks: (front window) Naive and Sentimental Painting XXIII oil on Belgian linen 127 x 160cm; following in order of appearance: Shiva V, VI & VII all oil on linen 71.5 x 92cm @johnyoungstudio @olsen_gallery #johnyoungartist #johnyoungart #theshivapaintings @ OLSEN Gallery

03.01.2022 Congratulations TUPPY GOODWIN, HOLLY GREENWOOD, ALAN JONES and ZOE YOUNG all finalists in this years Kings School Art Prize. Artwork details in order of appearance: Alan Jones Painting 278 (The Fire Trail) , 2020 acrylic on board 101 x 110 cm; Zoe Young Rocky Mountain High , 2020 acrylic on linen 145 x 145 cm; Holly Greenwood Night Regeneration , 2020 oil and oil stick on board 120 x 150 cm and Tuppy Goodwin Antara, 2019 acyrlic on linen 149 x 149 cm ... @the_kings_school_art_prize @a.jones_2019 @z.y.o.e @hollywgreenwood #kingsschoolartprize

03.01.2022 Swipe for installation views of MANTA NGANAMPA TJUKURPA PULKATJARA- Stories from our Land Artworks by Wawiriya Burton, Sylvia Ken, Barbara Moore and Yaritji Young with sincere thanks to @tjalaarts @apy_ac_collective Gallery open Tuesday - Saturday 10-5 27 May - 20 June ... Preview works via link in the bio #mantanganampatjukurpapulkatjara #tjala #tjalaarts #yaritjiyoung #indigenousart #australianindigenousart @ OLSEN Gallery

02.01.2022 Final day to see NICHOLAS HARDING Landscape and Birds. Gallery open 10-5. Image: (detail) Wilpena Wattle and Eucalypts (Sliding Rock) 2019-2020 oil on linen 176 x 400cm @nicholas0harding #nicholasharding #nicholashardingart #landscapeandbirds

02.01.2022 Installation views of NICHOLAS HARDING 'From the wings' 16 September - 10 October... Olsen gallery invites you to the launch of Nicholas Harding's book 'From The Wings' with an exhibition of over 100 Theatre Drawings. 312 page hardbound publication of drawings from 11 theatre production with foreword by Hugo Weaving. Limited editions of 500. Join us tomorrow (Saturday 19 September), 11 am - 4 pm To preview the exhibition please follow the link in the bio @nicholas0harding #nicholasharding #nicholashardingart #fromthewings #theatredrawings

01.01.2022 Gallery open Tuesday - Saturday 10-5pm alternatively visit JOHN YOUNG The Shiva Paintings via our virtual tour. https://captur3d.io//olsen-gallery/olsen-gallery-john-young

01.01.2022 Take a virtual tour of the NICHOLAS HARDING Landscape and Birds exhibition via link in bio. Until 12 September @nicholas0harding #landscapeandbirds #nicholasharding #nicholashardingart