36.0 x 62.0 cm stretcher; 55.8 x 81.7 x 4.5 cm frame Margaret’s Gift is an exhibition that acknowledges and celebrates the generous legacy of Australia’s beloved artist Margaret Olley AC (1923-2011). Margaret Olley made her first donation of 4 eating bowls from the Middle Sepik River to the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1984 and she continued to give generously up until the time of her death in 2011 and following through bequests.Margaret Olley’s work features alongside that of her teacher Jean Bellette, early friends Margaret Cilento and Anne Wienholt, works by European masters such as Goya, Edouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Giorgio Morandi, Australians abroad John Russell and Ethel Carrick Fox, her Australian peers Roy de Maistre, Russell Drysdale, Justin O’Brien, David Strachan, Lloyd Rees, Oliffe Richmond, Jeffrey Smart, Kevin Connor, and younger artists whose work she admired such as Cressida Campbell, Nicholas Harding and Ben Quilty.Art depicting immigrant communities from Africa living in NSWS.H. Update from the Gallery regarding COVID-19We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Gallery stands, the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.The Art Gallery of New South Wales is open. Of the last paintings that Olley did before her death, 27 were exhibited at Sotheby's Australia in Woollahra in an exhibition entitled The Inner Sanctum of Margaret Olley that opened on 2 March 2012. Regarded as an accomplished painter of still life and interiors, Olley was also a generous donor giving over 380 works to galleries. Louise Martin-Chew, Art and Australia (Vol. John McDonald., The Sydney Morning Herald, 'Overdue tribute to an icon of integrity', Sydney, 25 Aug 1990, page unknown. 25 Jul 2011 Olley had put the final touches on the show the day before she died and Philip Bacon, who had exhibited her work for decades, had prepared a catalogue to show her that weekend. 12-14, Sydney, Oct 2011, 14 (colour illus.). Christine France; ‘Exhibition list of works’., It’s all about the light: works by Margaret Olley from public collections , ‘It’s all about the light: works by Margaret Olley … The opening night was attended by about 350 people among whom were the Governor-General of Australia, Quentin Bryce, who gave an address, i… Signed and dated l.r.

Margaret Olley was born in Lismore in 1923 before moving to Brisbane where her love for painting was nurtured by school teacher and Melbourne National Gallery School trained artist Caroline Barker. Barry Pearce, Look, 'Eulogy for Margaret Olley: given by Barry Pearce on July 29, 2011', pg. 24 Jun 1923 Exhibition Catalogue: Pearce, Barry, Margaret Olley.

1), 'Margaret Olley and Donald Friend', pg. This exhibition was the first to focus on the artist’s home in Duxford Street, Paddington. 44, No.

Ervin Gallery (National Trust Centre) Returning to Brisbane in 1953, Olley was commissioned to produce a number of murals, first of the Place de la Concorde for the opening of the French art today exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery, and others for the Grosvenor and Lennon’s hotels in Brisbane and the Leagues Club in Phillip St, Sydney. Ervin Gallery, The Rocks 03 Aug 1990–09 Sep 1990; Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane 15 Sep 1990–07 Oct 1990; Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore 13 Oct 1990–17 Nov 1990; The Australian exhibition 1909 - 1998 paintings, Brian Moore Gallery, Paddington, 12 Dec 2000–27 Jan 2001 Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1996 ISBN 0731094514. 114, Sydney, Sep 2006-Nov 2006, 114 (colour illus.). corner, brown oil "Olley 48".Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken HillRead the latest visit information, including hoursA shared obsession: Margaret Olley & Fred JessupMornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, MorningtonNew England Regional Art Museum, ArmidaleMargaret Olley - painter, peer, mentor, museParallel Visions: Twenty-two artists from the Australian collection Saturday 4 January to Sunday 22 MarchRare Indigenous masterworks by exceptional Pintupi Artist Anatjari Tjakamarra on show in Sydney and via virtual tourDeveloping Sydney: capturing change 1900-1920Discover the best events that Sydney has to offerPhotographs from the Sydney Municipal Council: 1900 to 1920Melissa Cameron re-imagines the discarded steel detritus of suburbia, to reconnect and re-make her experience of place.‘A/US’: by contemporary jeweller Melissa CameronWORKSHOPPED20: Celebrating 20 years of design Covid-19: Latest case locations and testing informationSupported by the Margaret Olley Art Trust.The world’s most acclaimed and visited multi-sensory experience celebrating one of the most feted artists of all timeAustralian Design Centre presents WORKSHOPPED20 Regarded as an accomplished painter of still life and interiors, Olley was also a generous donor giving over 380 works to galleries. Type Exhibition Tags Considering Margaret Olley’s paintings alongside photographs of the interior, objects from the house and reflections from her friends, the exhibition explored her home as inspiration.To walk into Olley’s home was like walking into a painting. Margaret Olley Review of Margaret Olley and Donald Friend exhibition. Margaret Olley retrospective Date 1997 Place Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW Description. Margaret Olley (1948), Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, 30 Jun 1948–12 Jul 1948 The art of Margaret Olley (1990): S.H. Ervin Gallery presents an exhibition of over 65 works from public art galleries and museums that were either donated directly by Margaret Olley or were acquired as a result of her contribution. Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS AGNSW annual report.

Margaret wanted to make giving "contagious" so by presenting this selection of works we hope to honour her with an exhibition that highlights her philanthropy.An extensively-illustrated colour catalogue features works in the exhibition and essays by curator Renée Porter and Barry Pearce, Emeritus Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, with recollections by Joseph Eisenberg OAM and Christine France, along with a comprehensive list of her donations, will be available.Rare Indigenous works by Pintupi artist Anatjari Tjakamarra Tuesdays to Sundays, 11am to 5pm