JOHN
OLSEN
Biography
Born in Newcastle, 1928.
Dr John Olsen received an Order of Australia (A.O.) in 2001. In 1977
he was awarded the O.B.E.
for services to the Arts and in 1993 he was awarded an Australian Creative
Fellowship. He was also
awarded the Wynne Prize in 1969 and 1985 amongst many other awards throughout
his career.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2005
John Olsen, Tim Olsen Gallery Annex, Sydney
2004
John Olsen, Recent Works, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney
2003
Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne
2002
Seaport of Desire, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney
2001
Recent works on paper, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney
2000
John Olsen: Past & Present, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney
1998
John Olsen: Recent Paintings 1995 - 1998, Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney
'New York Nowhere', recent paintings and works on paper, Olsen Carr
Art
1995
John Olsen: Recent Works, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
1994
John Olsen: Recent Work 1992-1994, Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne
1993
John Olsen: Recent Works, Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney
John Olsen: Recent Etchings, Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney
1992
John Olsen Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 8 May - 28
June,
1991-2
John Olsen Retrospective, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 1
Nov 1991 - 3
1991
John Olsen, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1990
John Olsen, Australian Galleries, Sydney
1989
John Olsen, Greenhill Gallery, Perth
1988
John Olsen - Encounters with Drawing, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1987-8
John Olsen - Encounters with Drawing, Wollongong City Gallery
1986
Paintings and Drawings by John Olsen from the permanent collection,
John Olsen - In Search of the Open Country 1961-1986, Heide, Melbourne
John Olsen: Gold, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
John Olsen, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1985
John Olsen, Tynte Gallery, Adelaide
1984
John Olsen, Tynte Gallery, Adelaide Festival 1984, Adelaide
1983
John Olsen: Selected Graphics, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
John Olsen - The Land Beyond Time, Art Gallery of Western Australia,
Perth
1982
John Olsen 81-82 and Noela Hjorth, Bortignon's Kalamunda Gallery of
Man,
John Olsen, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1981
John Olsen: A Sliver of Time, Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney
1980
John Olsen: Exhibition of Recent Paintings, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
John Olsen: Paintings and Drawings 77-80 Lister Gallery, Festival of
Perth, Perth
John Olsen: My Complete Graphics, David Reid Gallery, Sydney
1979
John Olsen: Earth Hold etchings, Cintra House, Brisbane
1978
John Olsen: Paintings and Drawings 77-78, Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney
1977
John Olsen: Recent Paintings, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1976
John Olsen: Recent oil paintings, gouches, drawings and etchings, Ray
The Child in us All, St John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane
1975
John Olsen: Edge of the Void, Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney
John Olsen 74-75: Edge of the Void and Opera House Mural Studies, Australian
Edge of the Void: Paintings, Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs by John
Olsen,
Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide
John Olsen: Etchings, Gallery Huntly, Canberra
1974
John Olsen, Atelier 72 Gallery, Adelaide
1973
John Olsen, Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney
1972
John Olsen, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1971
John Olsen, Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney
1970
John Olsen, Reid Gallery, Brisbane
1969
The Dunmoochin Summer: John Olsen '69, Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney
John Olsen '69- Exhibition of Gouches and Oil Paintings, White Studio,
Adelaide
1967
Entrance to the Castle of Life: John Olsen 66-67, Clune Galleries, Sydney
Entrance to the Castle of Life: John Olsen 66-67, South Yarra Gallery,
Melbourne
1965
John Olsen, Clune Galleries, Sydney
John Olsen, South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne
1963
An Exhibition of Recent Paintings, Gouaches & Drawings by John Olsen,
John Olsen: Recent Paintings, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1960
Olsen, Galerie Lambert, Paris John Olsen, Terry Clune Galleries, Sydney
1958
John Olsen, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
1955
John Olsen, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
Southern Reflections: Ten Contemporary Artists, an exhibition that toured
Northern Europe, 1998-1999
Private Collections, Orange Regional Gallery, 1998
Escape Artists: Modernists in the Tropics, touring regional galleries
in Queensland and New South Wales 1998-1999
Collections
John Olsen's work is represented in all Australian state gallery collections,
the National Gallery of Australia,
Canberra and regional galleries Australia wide. He is also represented
in institutional, corporate and private
collections in Australasia, United Kingdom, Europe and the United States
of America.
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