| Born Newcastle, 1928. John Olsen received
the O.B.E. for services to the Arts in 1977 and
was awarded an Australian Creative Fellowship, 1993. |
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Selected
Solo Exhibitions |
| 1955 |
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney |
| 1958 |
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney |
| 1960 |
Galerie Lambert, Paris |
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Terry Clune Gallery, Sydney |
| 1963 |
Clune Galleries, Sydney |
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Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1965 |
Clune
Galleries, Sydney |
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South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1967 |
Clune Galleries, Sydney |
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South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1969 |
Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney |
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White Studio, Adelaide |
| 1970 |
Reid Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1971 |
Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney |
| 1972 |
Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1973 |
Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney |
| 1974 |
Atelier 72 Gallery, Adelaide |
| 1975 |
Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney |
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Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
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Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide |
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Gallery Huntly, Canberra |
| 1976 |
Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane |
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The Child in us All, St John's Anglican
Cathedral, Brisbane |
| 1977 |
Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1978 |
Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney |
| 1979 |
Cintra House, Brisbane |
| 1980 |
Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
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Lister Gallery, Festival of Perth, Perth |
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David Reid Gallery, Sydney |
| 1981 |
Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney |
| 1982 |
Bortignon's Kalamunda Gallery of Man, Festival
of Perth, Perth |
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Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1983 |
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth and touring
exhibition - travelled throughout Australia 1984-1990 |
| 1984 |
Tynte Gallery, Adelaide Festival 1984 |
| 1985 |
Tynte Gallery, Adelaide |
| 1986 |
Paintings and Drawings by John Olsen from
the permanent collection, Museums and Art Galleries
of the Northern Territory, Darwin |
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Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne |
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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
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Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1987-88 |
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong |
| 1988 |
Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1989 |
Greenhill Gallery, Perth |
| 1990 |
Australian Galleries, Sydney |
| 1991 |
Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1991-92 |
Retrospective, National Gallery of Victoria |
| 1993 |
Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney |
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Olsen Carr, Art Dealers, Sydney |
| 1994 |
Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne |
| 1995 |
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane |
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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. |
Artists
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