Artist Profile: Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen

Artist Profile: Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen

‘Mum wasn’t looking for fame’.

The first survey exhibition of Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen’s work hangs in the National Art School’s Rayner Hoff Project Space. In it, we find an overdue opportunity to connect with an astute, devoted artist attuned to global modernist developments in painting, whose work is largely still owned and safeguarded by her children.

Read the full article linked below. Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen: A rare sensibility, is on view at the Rayner Hoff Project Space until Sat 27 Nov.

Image: Valerie Strong, Hawkesbury I (detail) c. 1987, mixed media on paper, 36 x 39 cm. Collection of Tim and Louise Olsen

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National Treasures is a glittering gala where the rare brilliance of our most esteemed artists shines brighter than a diamond.

Bid in silent and live auctions featuring extraordinary works by NAS Fellows and alumni and compete for once-in-a-lifetime experiences that money (almost!) can’t buy. Then dance into the night as our iconic Cell Block Theatre is taken over with live music, DJs, artist activations, immersive projections, gourmet food, and flowing beverages.

NAS Gala | National Treasures
Art Auction and Cocktail Party
Friday 21 November, 6.00pm – 11.30pm
Cell Block Theatre, National Art School 

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