in this way they inhabit both the house and our studios Bernard Ollis is represented in Sydney by NG Art Gallery, in Sydney. Chippendale. image courtesy Sydney Morning Herald BERNARD OLLIS ABOUT THEIR COLLECTION Bernard Ollis (b. 1951) has been exhibiting since 1973. He is a graduate of Cardiff College of Art and the Royal College of This idiosyncratic collection of objects, paintings, Art, London where he was tutored by David Hockney, Peter drawings, textiles, and sculptures, has been collected Blake and R.B Kitaj. He came to Australia in 1976 where he over many years. Some were acquired during our many taught at Charles Darwin and La Trobe Universities and was trips overseas from places as diverse as Syria and the director of the National Art School Sydney from 1996 to Mexico through to Laos and Sri Lanka, and yet some of 1. KEVIN CONNOR 2008. the most exotic looking things were bought in Newtown! Untitled 2004 Ollis has held over 50 solo exhibitions in Australia, Britain, gouache on paper Among the collection are many and presents ‘swaps’ France and New Zealand and his work is in the permanent 2. PAUL THOMAS from other artists, as well as a big collection of Papua collections of many state and regional galleries worldwide Cautionary tale involving bees undated New Guinea sculpture. We are both interested in folk art including the Royal College of Art London and the National pencil drawing and our house is crowded with a diverse range of Gallery Canberra. Ollis has been a multiple finalist in many 3. ANITA TAYLOR objects. They act as reminders of past experiences and major prizes and won the Gold Coast Prize, Queensland and Untitled undated the John Minton Prize, London. He has been awarded artists also act as catalysts for new concepts in own work, and ink drawing residencies in Paris, Egypt and recently, in Antarctica.
BERNARD OLLIS Bernard Ollis (b. 1951) has been exhibiting since 1973. He is a graduate of Cardiff College of Art and the Royal College of Art, London where he was tutored by David Hockney, Peter Blake and R.B Kitaj. He came to Australia in 1976 where he taught at Charles Darwin and La Trobe Universities and was the director of the National Art School Sydney from 1996 to 2008. Ollis has held over 50 solo exhibitions in Australia, Britain, France and New Zealand and his work is in the permanent collections of many state and regional galleries worldwide including the Royal College of Art London and the National Gallery Canberra. Ollis has been a multiple finalist in many major prizes and won the Gold Coast Prize, Queensland and the John Minton Prize, London. He has been awarded artists residencies in Paris, Egypt and recently, in Antarctica. Bernard Ollis is represented in Sydney by NG Art Gallery, Chippendale. ABOUT THEIR COLLECTION This idiosyncratic collection of objects, paintings, drawings, textiles, and sculptures, has been collected over many years. Some were acquired during our many trips overseas from places as diverse as Syria and Mexico through to Laos and Sri Lanka, and yet some of the most exotic looking things were bought in Newtown! Among the collection are many ‘swaps’ and presents from other artists, as well as a big collection of Papua New Guinea sculpture. We are both interested in folk art and our house is crowded with a diverse range of objects. They act as reminders of past experiences and also act as catalysts for new concepts in own work, and in this way they inhabit both the house and our studios in Sydney. image courtesy Sydney Morning Herald 1. KEVIN CONNOR Untitled 2004 gouache on paper 2. PAUL THOMAS Cautionary tale involving bees undated pencil drawing 3. ANITA TAYLOR Untitled undated ink drawing
PRIVATE-LIVES-LIST-OF-WORKS.docx