biography of John Henry OLSEN (1928-2023)
Personal data
Birth : 01/21/1928 - Newcastle NSW, Australia
Death : 04/11/2023 - Bowral, NSW, Australia
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Australia
Address
, AustraliaFamily relations
Husband of Valerie STRONG [ 1933-2011 ]Education
Julian Ashton Art School – Sydney NSW, Australia
Pupil of / student of John Richard PASSMORE [ 1904-1984 ]
Atelier 17 – Paris, France
Pupil of / student of Stanley William HAYTER [ 1901-1988 ]
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Acrylic - Mixed media - Oil 
Print-Multiple : Aquatint - Etching - Lithograph 
Drawing-Watercolor : Gouache - Ink - Pencil - Watercolour 
Tapestry : Tapestry Subject
naturelandscape
Movements and styles
ExpressionismAbstract Expressionism
Australian Art
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2006
Metro 5 gallery – Armadale, Australia
09/06/2006 – 10/01/2006
2000
Past and Present
Tim Olsen Gallery – Paddington NSW, Australia
2000
1998
Recent Paintings
Olsen Carr Art Dealers – Paddington NSW, Australia
1998
1995
Recent Works
Philip Bacon Galleries – Brisbane QLD, Australia
1995
1994
Deutscher Art Dealers – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1994
1992
Retrospective
Art Gallery of New South Wales – Sydney NSW, Australia
1992
1991
Australian Galleries – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1991
Retrospective
National Gallery of Victoria – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1991 – 1992
1990
Australian Galleries – Sydney NSW, Australia
1990
1989
Greenhill Galleries – Perth WA, Australia
1989
1988
Encounters with drawing
Australian Galleries – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1988
1986
Australian Galleries – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1986
Gold
Art Gallery of New South Wales – Sydney NSW, Australia
1986
1985
Tynte Gallery – Adelaide SA, Australia
1985
1984
Tynte Gallery – Adelaide SA, Australia
1984
1983
The Land Beyond Time
Art Gallery of Western Australia – Perth WA, Australia
1983
Selected Graphics
Art Gallery of Western Australia – Perth WA, Australia
1983
1982
Australian Galleries – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1982
1981
A Sliver of Time
Barry Stern Galleries – Sydney NSW, Australia
1981
1980
Lister Gallery – Perth WA, Australia
1980
My Complete Graphics
David Reid Gallery – Sydney NSW, Australia
1980
Australian Galleries – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1980
1979
Earth Hold etchings
Cintra House – Brisbane QLD, Australia
1979
1978
Paintings and Drawings
Barry Stern Galleries – Sydney NSW, Australia
1978
1977
Recent Paintings
Australian Galleries – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1977
1976
Recent Oil Paintings, Gouaches, Drawings and Etchings
Ray Hughes Gallery – Brisbane QLD, Australia
1976
1975
Edge of the Void
Greenhill Galleries Adelaide – Adelaide SA, Australia
1975
Edge of the Void and Opera House Mural Studies
Australian Galleries – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1975
Etchings
Gallery Huntly – Canberra ACT, Australia
1975
Edge of the Void
Rudy Komon Gallery – Sydney NSW, Australia
1975
1973
Rudy Komon Gallery – Sydney NSW, Australia
1973
1972
Australian Galleries – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1972
1971
Rudy Komon Gallery – Sydney NSW, Australia
1971
1970
Reid Gallery – Brisbane QLD, Australia
1970
1969
The Dunmoochin Summer
Rudy Komon Gallery – Sydney NSW, Australia
1969
Exhibition of Gouaches and Oil Paintings
White Studio – Adelaide SA, Australia
1969
1967
Entrance to the Castle of Life
South Yarra Gallery – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1967
Entrance to the Castle of Life
Terry Clune Galleries – Sydney NSW, Australia
1967
1965
Terry Clune Galleries – Sydney NSW, Australia
1965
South Yarra Gallery – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1965
1963
Recent Paintings
Australian Galleries – Melbourne VIC, Australia
1963
Recent Paintings, Gouaches and Drawings
Terry Clune Galleries – Sydney NSW, Australia
1963
1960
Terry Clune Galleries – Sydney NSW, Australia
1960
1958
Macquarie Galleries – Sydney NSW, Australia
1958
1955
Macquarie Galleries – Sydney NSW, Australia
1955
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2002
ACAF 8 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Royal Exhibition Building – Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/02/2002 – 10/06/2002
Represented by : Port Jackson Press Australia – 716 High Street – Armadale, Australia
2000
ACAF 7 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Royal Exhibition Building – Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/04/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Port Jackson Press Australia – 716 High Street – Armadale, Australia
1998
ACAF 6 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/01/1998 – 10/04/1998
Represented by : Olsen Carr Art Dealers – 72 A Windsor Street – Paddington NSW, Australia
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