José Luis Puche, a path drawn in pencil from Malaga to Sydney

José Luis, born in Malaga, Andalusia, has shown his works in New York, Sydney and Dubai.

Congratulations Tim Olsen

Congratulations to Tim Olsen winner of the 2021 Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize and Nib People's Choice Prize for his memoir Son of the Brush.

The Nib People's Choice Prize ($2,500) is awarded by popular vote. Congratulations to Tim Olsen, one of Australia's most recognised and respected art identities, successful gallery owner and now, prize winning author.  Tim Olsen is the son of arguably Australia's greatest living artist, John Olsen. Son of the Brush is his fascinating, candid memoir of what it was like to grow up in the shadow of artistic genius, with all its wonder, excitement and bitter disappointments.

The Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award presented by Waverley Council with support from Principal Sponsors Mark and Evette Moran, and community partners Gertrude & Alice Bookstore Cafe, celebrates excellence in research and writing in Australia. 

2021 NIB Literary Awards

The Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award is presented annually by Waverley Council with support from Principal Sponsors Mark and Evette Moran. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, the Nib remains Australia's only major literary award of its kind presented by a local council. Judging criteria includes high literary merit, quality of research, readability and value to the community.

Waverley Council is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award ($20,000), Luke Stegemann, and Nib People’s Choice Prize ($2,500), Tim Olsen.

Video tour: Sydney Contemporary 2021

Video tour: Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen

Exhibited at the National Art School November 2021

Video tour: Laura Jones 'Dirty Pretty Things'

‘Talent to burn’: At last a solo show for artist Valerie Strong Olsen

More than 10 years after her death, the work of John Olsen’s ex-wife shows her talent as a painter.

‘Mum wasn’t looking for fame’: John Olsen’s children unveil Valerie Strong’s first solo art show

Ten years after their mother’s death, Tim and Louise reveal the striking landscapes and portraits painted by the limelight-shy second wife of John Olsen.

Above: ‘She had no ego’: Australian artist Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen, who died in 2011, pictured here in the mid-1970s. Her children, Tim and Louise Olsen, are now staging her first solo exhibition. Photograph: Robert Raymond

Video tour: Michelle Cawthorn

Video tour of Michelle Cawthorn 'Beautiful Strange' showing at OLSEN Gallery

Artist George Byrne talks with Maria Stoljar

Maria Stoljar sat down with Australian artist George Byrne to talk about his 2021 show at Olsen Gallery in Sydney, 'Innervisions', an outstanding exhibition of photography-based works where landscapes transformed into dreamscapes sit beside more abstract works.

PODCAST: George Byrne

Australian born, LA based artist George Byrne is a man of many talents. You most likely know his work via his Instagram feed @george_byrne or his stunning book Post Truth. It took George a few years to get into his groove but now that he's there, his art is going from strength to strength.

In today's episode we talk about how he left photography but eventually found his way back, how LA became his muse, the attention to detail that went into creating his book and what some of the misconceptions might be about his art. George and I spoke in early October when he was in hotel quarantine in Sydney. He’s back in the country for his solo exhibition Innervisions opening on the 27th of October at Olsen gallery.

‘At last she is being heard’: Valerie Strong, matriarch of the Olsen family, has first solo exhibition

Valerie Strong was a student at East Sydney Technical College when John Olsen was briefly a teacher. The man who is now one of Australia’s most famous living artists praised Strong’s marks on paper: “I should have done that. I wish I’d done that line.”

Video tour: Kunmanara (Wawiriya) Burton

Video tour of the Kunmanara (Wawiriya) Burton exhibition at OLSEN Gallery, October 2021

Video Tour: Paul Davies 'Belvedere Loop'

View the extended video including the exhibition essay here

Video tour: Andrew Taylor 'Paintings for her tomorrow'

Video Tour: Luke Storrier 'Ode' exhibition

Paul Davies photograms ‘Sunset on the Quarter City Block’ were aquired by the University of the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery.

Video Tour: Jacqui Stockdale My Funny Valentine OLSEN NY

Click here for the video accompanied by the artist, Jacqui Stockdale, singing 'My Funny Valentine'

Video Tour: Sally Anderson - Sea Screen Belly NYC

Video Tour: Sally Anderson - Sea Screen Belly