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OLSEN Gallery Leading contemporary art gallery in Sydney, Australia Foremost in the gallery's stable is John Olsen, now regarded as Australia's most esteemed living artist.

OLSEN, known previously as Olsen Irwin and Tim Olsen Gallery, was established in 1993 and exhibits a broad spectrum of Australian and international art, in the gallery, online, and at art fairs. Gallery founder and director Tim Olsen has cultivated a stable of artists that he feel presents a comprehensive and poignant view of the contemporary arts in Australia. With a continually changing exhibition calendar we showcase the work of both emerging and established artists. We have nurtured the careers of artists from their first exhibition out of art school and proudly see them now as leading lights in the Australian art scene. In addition to the staging of countless critically acclaimed exhibitions the gallery has hosted the launch of many books devoted to his unique and ingenious art making. Tim has also negotiated the sale of some of the most significant paintings in Olsen's oeuvre to both private and institutional collections. Tim's enthusiasm for works on paper has also inspired a specific works on paper space the ANNEXE, which now resides directly behind the main gallery at 74 Queen Street, Woollahra. With a definite focus on the work of Australian artists, we are actively fostering a dialogue between Australia art and our international colleagues with exhibitions of leading contemporary artists from Europe, Asia and America being planned for the coming years. OLSEN draws on these international partnerships for the collection development of our private and institutional collectors. OLSEN GALLERY
63 Jersey Road
Woollahra NSW 2025

OLSEN ANNEXE
74 Queen Street
Woollahra NSW 2025

This week, we are delighted to feature 'Baroque Study in White' (2025) by James McGrath as our stockroom highlight.Noted...
11/10/2026

This week, we are delighted to feature 'Baroque Study in White' (2025) by James McGrath as our stockroom highlight.

Noted for his mastery of layered historical imagery, digital media, and traditional art making techniques, James' work is characterised by its nuanced exploration of light and shadow, evoking the grandeur of Baroque theatricality.

Baroque Study in White, 2025
oil on canvas
110 x 140cm
#43412
$8,950

National Art School's annual KALEIDOSCOPE art auction is now live and featuring over 50 exceptional artworks by NAS Fell...
09/10/2026

National Art School's annual KALEIDOSCOPE art auction is now live and featuring over 50 exceptional artworks by NAS Fellows, alumni and staff. Olsen Gallery are proud of our artists' Erin Murphy and Eliza Gosse who's works have been included.

Bidding is open until 9:45pm on Thursday 15 October. Register to bid in the Live Auction (link in their bio)

KALEIDOSCOPE is also a colourful cocktail party bringing together artists, alumni, collectors, supporters, and friends to celebrate our creative community, while raising vital funds for the next generation of artists and the future of contemporary art.

Tickets for the adjacent event have sold out, however to be added to the waitlist contact: Philanthropy@​nas.​edu.​au

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The event will take place:
Thursday 15 October 2026
6:00 PM - 11:30 PM
National Art School
156 Forbes Street Darlinghurst, NSW 2010

Works featured and included in silent auction:
Erin Murphy
Microlaena Stripoides
oil on canvas
60 x 50 cm

Eliza Gosse
Knowing Where the Sun Will Touch
gouache on paper
45 x 35 cm

Keep an eye on Olsen socials for details upcoming exhibitions with Erin Murphy and Eliza Gosse.

OLSEN Gallery is pleased to announce Liam Sinha as the winner of the 2026 Tim Olsen Drawing Prize for his work ‘Crux. Cl...
07/10/2026

OLSEN Gallery is pleased to announce Liam Sinha as the winner of the 2026 Tim Olsen Drawing Prize for his work ‘Crux. Clay. Paper. Bark. (Melaleuca feralisargilla)’!

The Prize celebrates students who use drawing as a significant part of their artistic practice, fostering the growth of supports young and emerging artists. We extend our gratitude to judges Joan Ross and Dr. Tim Gregory, as well as our continued partnership with UNSW Art and Design.

We have chosen Andrew Taylor's 'Outside: When you didn't hear the water 10.22' as we are counting the days down to the o...
04/10/2026

We have chosen Andrew Taylor's 'Outside: When you didn't hear the water 10.22' as we are counting the days down to the official start of Summer and this works puts us in the mood!

"If you slow down the process and the thought until a specific moment, a specific decision lingers in a layer and you capture that capture, you can make things of presence that hold the present." Andrew Taylor said.

Andrew Taylor
Outside: When you didn't hear the water 10:22, 2023
oil on linen
152 x 182 cm
#35180
$19,800

Announcing Contemporary Art from Tim Olsen's Personal Collection will go live tomorrow, 2nd October. Bidding closes Tue...
01/10/2026

Announcing Contemporary Art from Tim Olsen's Personal Collection will go live tomorrow, 2nd October.

Bidding closes Tuesday 13th October, 10am.

Viewing Monday 12th October, 11am-5pm at Leonard Joel, 36-40 Queen Street Woollahra.

For more information contact Leonard Joel Auctions on 02 9362 9045, [email protected]



Work featured:
TV Moore
MR Flowers, 2017
archival pigment ink-jet in unique frame
127 x 98 cm (131.5 x 103cm)

29/09/2026

Insights from Tim Olsen

Current exhibitions:
STEPHEN ORMANDY | Listening

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For full exhibition walkthroughs and to learn more follow the link in our bio.

A big thank you to everyone that came out to the opening of Stephen Ormandy's "Listening" last week! This monumental bod...
28/09/2026

A big thank you to everyone that came out to the opening of Stephen Ormandy's "Listening" last week! This monumental body of work includes paintings, sculptures, prints and an incredible soundscape.

Stephen will be DJing live each Saturday afternoon for the remainder of the exhibition, so join us in the gallery from 2pm Saturday afternoons to discover Stephen's work and enjoy a set.



For all enquiries, contact [email protected], call us on 9327 3922, or follow the link in our bio.

Our stockroom pick of the week is artist Teo Treloar's, 'The Tether'. The work is currently a finalist in the Bowness Ph...
27/09/2026

Our stockroom pick of the week is artist Teo Treloar's, 'The Tether'. The work is currently a finalist in the Bowness Photograhic Prize (and so not technically in our stockroom currently but we do love this work!)

"This scene appeared in a storm, in rain and 50km winds, I snapped it without a tripod, holding the camera in my hands. I couldn’t actually believe it came out. The image is a little out of focus and the expired film pushed the colours warm, the rainbow that hovers above a tree, the lodge and encroachment of the shadow gives the photograph a cinematic and dreamlike quality, it almost looks manufactured". Teo Treloar says of the work.

Teo Treloar
The Tether, 2025
archival pigment prints on semi-gloss cotton photo rag
101 x 101 cm
#41840
Framed
$6,500

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For more information on this work and to see more of Treloar's works contact us at the Gallery, 02 9327 3922 or email us at [email protected]

23/09/2026

Join us tonight from 5pm for the opening of Stephen Ormandy’s expansive exhibition ‘Listening’.

With works in our main gallery on Jersey Road and our Olsen Annexe gallery across the laneway at Queen Street, Woollahra, Stephen is taking over the space with expansive paintings, bold sculptures and an immersive soundscape.

Stephen Ormandy Tim Olsen

For all enquiries, contact [email protected], call us on 9327 3922, or follow the link in our bio.

23/09/2026

Join us tonight from 5pm for the opening of Stephen Ormandy's expansive exhibition 'Listening'.

With works in our main gallery on Jersey Road and our Olsen Annexe gallery across the laneway at Queen Street, Woollahra, Stephen is taking over the space with expansive paintings, bold sculptures and an immersive soundscape.



Discover the full exhibition on our website. For all enquiries, contact [email protected], call us on 9327 3922, or follow the link in our bio.

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63 Jersey Road.
Woollahra, NSW
2025

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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