Monday 22 November 2021

Article by Kirsty Francis. ‘A rare sensibility’ is the first solo exhibition of Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen’s work. Curated by Tim and Louise Olsen, in loving memory of their mother a decade after her passing, this exhibition aims to give Valerie the recognition she deserves as one of Australia’s unsung, yet remarkable female artists. The exhibition is on at the Rayner Hoff Project Space in t…

Saturday 20 November 2021

In the lead up to the exhibitions showing across the NAS campus, Artist Profile magazine previewed The Postgrad Show (22–30 Jan) and The Grad Show (11–20 Feb), presenting the amazing work of our 2021 cohort. The exhibitions invite visitors to reflect on, and celebrate, the enduring value of arts education, even (indeed, especially) amidst the uncertainty and instability the sector has faced for t…

Wednesday 17 November 2021

‘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.…

Monday 15 November 2021

Studio Visit with Hiromi Tango This is your rare opportunity to visit the studio of Hiromi Tango. Previously scheduled as the keynote speaker for the Frame of Mind program, Hiromi has been engaging dynamically at the intersection between art and mental health for over ten years. Audiences will gain an inside view into Hiromi’s artistic practice, materials and ideas live from her Tweed Heads studi…

Tuesday 09 November 2021

Article by Elissa Blake ‘Mum wasn’t looking for fame’. Ten years after their mother’s death, Tim and Louise reveal the striking landscapes and portraits painted by the limelight-shy second wife of John Olsen. Read the full article linked below, as Tim and Louise Olsen guide The Guardian through Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen: A rare sensibility, on view at the Rayner Hoff Project Space until Sa…