John Olsen b. 1928

Also known as John Henry Olsen
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
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
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Name
John Olsen
Also known as John Henry Olsen
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 33) 1944 - c.1945 Elders Smith, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Cleaner (ANZSIC code: 84) 1950 - c.1954 Clinic for crippled children, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • art master (ANZSIC code: 802) 1956 Moreland High School, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Tags:
Sydney abstraction
Art and food
Birth date
1928
Birth place
Newcastle, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1952 -
Residence
  • 1928 - 1934 Newcastle, NSW
  • 1934 - 1955 Sydney, NSW
  • 1955 - c.August 1956 Melbourne, Vic.
  • August 1956 - December 1956 Victoria Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales
  • December 1956 -
Training
  • Drawing, 1946 Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • Life drawing, 1947 - c.1950 Dattilo Rubbo's school, Sydney, NSW
  • painting and drawing, 1950 - c.1953 Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • drawing with Godfrey Miller, c.1953 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
  • Painting, 1953 Desiderius ("Deo") Orban's studio, Sydney, NSW

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Residences
  • 1928 - 1934 Newcastle, NSW
  • 1934 - 1955 Sydney, NSW
  • 1955 - c.August 1956 Melbourne, Vic.
  • August 1956 - December 1956 Victoria Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales
  • December 1956 -
  • 1928 - 1934 Newcastle, NSW
  • 1934 - 1955 Sydney, NSW
  • 1955 - c.1956 Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1956 Victoria Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales