Margaret Olley’s home inspires new works
28 March 2018
Exhibition features works by four contemporary artists inspired by Olley’s home studio
The latest exhibition at the Margaret Olley Art Centre will feature works by contemporary artists inspired by the objects which surrounded her and became integral to her life’s work.
The extraordinary collection of things that filled Margaret Olley’s home studio at Duxford Street, Paddington, was the subject matter for her paintings for nearly fifty years.
The re-creation of this home studio, at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre, pays homage to the artist with over 21,000 objects meticulously arranged to reflect their placement in her Sydney home.
Margaret Olley Art Centre Curator Ingrid Hedgcock said the exhibition views these objects from a fresh perspective.
“For Olley, her home was first and foremost a studio — a painter’s house,” Ms Hedgcock said.
“While she worked, her studio changed like a vibrant living ecosystem of art and life entwined; in her words, it was ‘a subject of endless possibilities’.”
For the exhibition A Painter’s House four contemporary painters were invited to respond to objects in Olley’s home studio – working from the Gallery’s Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence Studio.
John Honeywill, Guy Maestri, Lewis Miller and Monica Rohan return to Olley’s beloved collection, to explore, to experiment, to enliven, to interpret, to reveal.
The results will be displayed alongside Olley’s own paintings in this exciting new exhibition.
The paintings by Olley include works from the Tweed Regional Gallery collection, the Art Gallery of New South Wales collection, Maitland Regional Gallery collection, the University of Queensland Art Museum and private collections.
A Painter’s House opens in the Margaret Olley Art Centre on Saturday 31 March and runs until 7 October.
Associated event: Gallery Up Late, Friday 11 May Entry: $15/$10 Friends or Foundation members and students
Places limited. Bookings essential: www.trybooking.com/UCDO
5.00pm – 6.30pm Enjoy after-hours access to the Gallery and Gallery Café.
6.15pm (for 6.30pm) – 7.30pm A painter’s house Panel Discussion
Hosted by Ingrid Hedgcock, Curator Margaret Olley Art Centre with artists John Honeywill, Guy Maestri, Lewis Miller and Monica Rohan.
Joined by Sally Watterson, museologist for the establishment of the home studio re-creation, the panel will share insights into the re-creation and its potential as subject matter for painting.
The Gallery Café will be open from 5.00pm – 6.30pm for pre-talk dining, offering the full menu and wine and beverage list. Bookings encouraged 02 6672 5088.
The Gallery will remain open until 8.00pm.
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Caption: John Honeywill Jug and artichoke flower 2018