Margaret Olley
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Margaret Olley AC (born 24 June 1923 in Lismore, New South Wales) is an Australian painter. Her work concentrates on the still life. In 1997 a major retrospective of her work was organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She has held more than 60 solo exhibitions. She received the inaugural Mosman Art Prize in 1947. Margaret Olley attended Somerville House during her high school years. She was so focused on art that she dropped one French class in order to take another art lesson.
She was the subject of William Dobell's Archibald Prize-winning painting in 1948.
On June 12 2006 in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, Olley was awarded Australia's highest civilian honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia, for her commitment to art and philanthropy. On July 13 2006 she donated more works to the Art Gallery of New South Wales; her donations to date include more than 130 works worth $7 million.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Kruger, P. July 13, 2006. Margaret Olley donates important collection to Art Gallery of NSW, ABC News
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[edit] External links
- Phillip Bacon Galleries, Margaret Olley: Biographical notes
- Margaret Olley: Biography
- Margaret Olley Australian Government Cultural and Recreational Portal (Retrieved 23-July-2007)
- Tyranny of the tape recorder by Brenda Niall ABR of Margaret Olley: Far from a Still Life by Meg Stewart
- Margaret Olley & Donald Friend, 21 January – 19 March 2006 S H Ervin Gallery (Retrieved 23-July-2007)
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