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…

Wednesday 03 November 2021

Article by Elizabeth Fortescue Recently The Sydney Morning Herald spoke with Dr Ella Dreyfus (NAS Head of Public Programs and Senior Lecturer) about her new documentary Dreyfus Drei.  Read the full article linked below Photo: Kate Geraghty READ MORE

Tuesday 02 November 2021

Article by Ellie Dudley. Recently The Australian spoke with Dr John Olsen AO OBE about his exhibition Goya’s Dog showing at NAS Gallery, his previous wife Valerie Strong’s first exhibition A rare sensibility showing at the Rayner Hoff Project Space, life during lockdown and more. Read the full article linked below. READ MORE