John Olsen b. 21 January 1928

Also known as John Henry Olsen
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Designer ,
  • Artist (Ceramist)
John Olsen's exuberant paintings, which were first exhibited in Sydney in the 1950s, are often celebrations of Sydney, Majorca, marine life, good food and sunshine. He is an abstract artist whose work remains grounded in the landscape or in evocations of poetry, a painter whose distinctive curvilinear style continually pays homage to the quality of a wanderingline.
Tags: Sydney abstraction, Art and food, Archibald Prize
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associate of
Nancy Goldfinch
1911
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Blak Douglas
1970
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Performance Artist)
associate of
Frank Hodgkinson
1919
Artist
associate of
John Santry
1910
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Mary White
1912
Designer
associate of
Mary White
1912
Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
associate of
John Howley
1928
Artist
collaborator of
Sandra McGrath
1928
Curator
collaborator of
Max Miller
1928
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Passmore
1928
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
Taught
associate of
Peter Powditch
1928
Artist (Painter), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Printmaker)
student of
associate of
Emanuel Raft
1928
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter), Designer (Jewellery Designer), Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
associate of
Victor Rubin
1928
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman)
Rubin studied under John Olsen at the Bakery Art School.
collaborator of
Tom Sanders
1928
Artist (Ceramist)
teacher of
Juliet Schlunke
1928
Artist (Painter)
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