Margaret Olley: Life’s journey
S.H. Ervin Gallery
Exhibition closing this Sunday 28 June 2009
I always travelled with a sketch book… Margaret Olley
MARGARET OLLEY: Life's journey provides a unique insight into the world of National Trust Living Treasure, Margaret Olley, one of this country’s most celebrated artists. The exhibition traces the many places Olley has lived and worked from the late 1940s to the 1970s, years which helped define an important era in Australia's cultural life.
This is the first survey exhibition of Olley’s work that examines sketches and watercolours significant to the artist’s journeys of discovery. Concentrating on pen and ink and watercolour studies, more than 80 works on paper have been selected from national, state and private collections, as well as the artist's own, providing a rare and unique look at Olley's extraordinary artistic career.
While France, Italy and South East Asia figure prominently in the show, the depictions of local landmarks are also highlights. Audiences will be intrigued by Olley's watercolours of Brisbane, Newcastle and Sydney, areas where the artist lived and worked, as they document a time and place which is now radically different from urban development.
Also represented is the New South Wales historic site Hill End, the old gold-mining town that attracted artists such as Donald Friend & Russell Drysdale, the art critic Paul Haefliger & his artist wife, Jean Bellette.
A fully illustrated catalogue, featuring an extended interview with Margaret Olley, accompanies this exhibition. The catalogue also includes texts from historians, Christine France, Professor Peter Spearritt and Dr Prue Ahrens. The exhibition catalogue is generously supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation and is available from the S.H. Ervin Gallery Bookshop for $29.95. A selection of Margaret Olley art cards and an exhibition poster are also available for sale. Mail orders welcome.
Margaret Olley: Life’s journey
National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery 08 May – 28 June 2009
A University of Queensland Art Museum Travelling Exhibition
Location: (end of ) Watson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm (Last admission 30 mins before closing).
Closed Mondays & Public Holidays
Admission: $6 / $4 national trust members, seniors and concession card holders
Gallery Front Desk / recorded information: 02 9258 0173 www.nsw.nationaltrust.com.au
Education officer/group bookings: (02) 9258 0122 (Tues-Fri)
Media information: (02) 9258 0150 (Mon-Wed)
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Limited parking available on site.
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