Margaret Olley
Born: 1923 in Lismore, New South Wales
Representation: Philip Bacon Galleries (Brisbane)
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Appointed Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) |
| 2005 | Publication of Meg Stewart’s biography, “Margaret Olley – Far from a Still Life” by Random House |
| 2001 | Art Gallery of New South Wales names The Margaret Olley, Twentieth Century European Gallery |
| 2000 | Co-curator with Barry Humphries of ‘Favourites’ exhibition at National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery. Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Visual Arts by the University of Sydney |
| 1999 | Achievers Award from Federal Government. Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Queensland |
| 1997 | Declared an Australian National Treasure. Made Life Governor of the Art Gallery of New South Wales |
| 1996 | Retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales , Sydney |
| 1994 | Solo exhibition in London |
| 1991 | Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Macquarie University and appointed Officer (AO) Order of Australia |
| 1990 | Retrospective at National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery. Establishes Margaret Hannah Olley Art Trust to buy works for public collections |
| 1972 | Exhibition ‘Homage’ of paintings done while staying in Strachan’s house |
| 1965 | – 1968 Wins the Redcliffe Art Prize |
| 1964 | Wins Johnsonian Club Art Prize |
| 1960 | – 1963 Wins Helena Rubinstein Portrait Prize, Redcliffe Art Prize, Bendigo Art Prize and Finney’s Centenary Art Prize |
| 1958 | Wins Lismore Art Prize |
| 1949 | William Dobell’s portrait of her wins Archibald Prize. Travels to England, then Paris Attends classes at Academie de la Grande Chaumiere |
| 1944-1947 | Graduates from East Sydney Technical College |