Timothy (Tim) John Olsen
| Timothy (Tim) John Olsen | |
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| Tim Olsen Photo: Greg Weight Tim Olsen Photo: Greg Weight | |
| Born | Timothy John Olsen 6 May 1962 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Australian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Cranbrook School The King's School National Art School University of NSW |
| 💼 Occupation | Art Dealer, Gallerist and Author |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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| 🌐 Website | Son of the Brush website OLSEN Gallery website |
Tim Olsen (b. 1962) is an Australian art dealer and gallerist, founder of OLSEN Gallery[1][non-primary source needed] in Sydney and OLSEN GRUIN (now OLSEN NEW YORK Gallery) in New York.
Memoir[edit]
In 2020, Tim's memoir, was published by Allen & Unwin, Son of the Brush,[2][non-primary source needed] describing his childhood growing up in the shadow of his artist father, John Olsen, their travels to Europe and to communities around Australia and his subsequent journey through addiction to become one of Australia's most respected gallery owners.
Sasha Grishin wrote in his review of the book in The Canberra Times in December 2020: “Tim Olsen's memoir of life with his famous dad is a fascinating insight into the Sydney art world…This is a personal memoir - lively, chatty and quite readable…Possibly the main value of the book is to see it as an account of the Sydney art scene from the perspective of an insider, one who is acutely aware of his father's opinions on everyone and everything.”[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Tim grew up in Watsons Bay, Sydney, with his artist parents John Olsen[4][not in citation given] and Valerie Strong-Olsen and his sister, Louise, and an artist (represented by Olsen Gallery).[5][non-primary source needed] In 1964, Tim, Louise and Valerie joined John in London before travelling to Europe, settling first in Spain (following a near fatal car accident),[6] then Portugal.
The family returned to Australia in 1967, moving to an artists' community at Dunmoochin, Cottles Bridge, 30 kilometres outside Melbourne, on the bush property owned by painter, Clifton Pugh in 1969. The community is described in Tim's memoir as: "“Imagine a painting by Frederick McCubbin scripted by David Williamson, with a touch of Dante, all marinated in red wine.”"
In 1970, Olsen won the commission to paint the Sydney Opera House mural, 'Salute to Five Bells',[7] the highest paying commission in Australian art history and the family moved back to Watsons Bay, described by both Tim and John as their 'Milk Wood' (in reference to the poem by Dylan Thomas). Tim attended Cranbrook School, then The King's School. After travelling to Europe, Tim worked briefly in the rag trade before studying art at Hornsby Technical College, then the National Art School before completing a degree at the University of New South Wales. During this time he afforded his education by working with Rex Irwin at his Woollahra gallery[8][not in citation given] and in some of Australia's leading restaurants under the mentorship of such names as Gay Bilson and Anders Ousbach.[9][not in citation given] It is under these people he refined his talents in social skills, presentation and further aesthetics.[tone]
Career[edit]
After graduating, John suggested Tim would suit a career as an art gallery owner. Tim worked firstly with Australian Galleries in Collingwood and Paddington, then Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in Paddington, before opening his own gallery in 1993 with friend, Michael Carr, Olsen Carr Art Dealers. In 1993, Tim opened his self-named gallery, Tim Olsen Gallery, the Annex Gallery in 2002 and a further gallery on Queen Street Woollahra in 2006. In June 2007, the galleries were consolidated into one major exhibition space in Woollahra. Olsen now represents over 40 artists, celebrating Australian and international contemporary art.
In 2017, Olsen opened Olsen Gruin Gallery in New York, now Olsen New York (becoming an online exhibition space during the COVID-19 pandemic).
References[edit]
- ↑ "Tim Olsen Biography". olsengallery.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ "Son of the Brush - Tim Olsen - 9781743318058 - Allen & Unwin - Australia". www.allenandunwin.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ Grishin, Sasha (2020-11-21). "Life inside the Sydney art bubble". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ "John Olsen :: The Collection :: Art Gallery NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ https://olsengallery.com/available.php?artist_id=527
- ↑ Snow, Deborah (2015-01-02). "The mystery of the 'missing' John Olsen painting The Mother and a row with Sotheby's". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ "'My Salute to Five Bells': John Olsen explains his beguiling masterpiece". Radio National. 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ "Rex Irwin: Why I swapped Sydney for the Southern Highlands after 40 years as an art dealer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ "A man born with good taste". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2004-06-03. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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