Bronwyn Oliver
The Sculpture of Bronwyn Oliver, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, VIC

Bronwyn Oliver had that rarest of all skills: she knew how to create beauty. This exhibition is a tribute to that power.

—Hannah Fink

Exhibition Dates: 19 November 2016 – 5 February 2017

Bronwyn Oliver The Sculpture of Bronwyn Oliver
TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville, VIC, 2016-17

Bronwyn Oliver Bronwyn Oliver (1959 - 2006)
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2006

Bronwyn Oliver Vine
Hilton Hotel, Sydney, 2004

Bronwyn Oliver
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2004

Bronwyn Oliver
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2002

Bronwyn Oliver
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1997

Bronwyn Oliver
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1993

Bronwyn Oliver
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1991

Bronwyn Oliver Objects From Another Time
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1989

Bronwyn Oliver
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1988

Bronwyn Oliver
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1987

Bronwyn Oliver
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 1986

BRONWYN OLIVER

Born 1959 NSW

Died 2006

EDUCATION

1977-1980

Bachelor of Education (Art), Alexander Mackie CAE, Sydney

1982-1983

Master of Art (Sculpture), Chelsea School of Art, London, United Kingdom

AWARDS

2006

Clemenger Contemporary Art Award, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (Short Listed)

2001

Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award (Short Listed)

1994

Moet & Chandon Australian Art Fellowship, France

1991

Artist in Residence, Auckland City Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

1990

Visual Arts\Craft Board Artist Project Grant

1989-90

Marten Bequest Scholarship for Sculpture, Paris, France

1989

Sydney University Power Studio, Cite des Arts, Paris, France

1989

Artist in Residence, Meridian Foundry, Melbourne

1988

French\Australian Artist Exchange. Brittany, France

1984

Moya Dyring Bequest Studio, Cite des Arts, Paris, France

1983-84

Fellowship in Sculpture, School of Art, Cheltenham, England

1982-83

Dyason Bequest Scholarship. Art Gallery NSW. Paris

1981

New South Wales Travelling Art Scholarship, London

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017

The sculpture of Bronwyn Oliver, Tarrawarra Museum of Art, VIC

2006

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

2005 - 2006

Bronwyn Oliver, McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin, Victoria

2004

Bronwyn Oliver, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

2002

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

2001

New Work, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

1997

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

1995

Bronwyn Oliver, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

1993

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

1992

Fabrications Auckland City Gallery, Auckland
Bronwyn Oliver, Adelaide Festival Centre Gallery, travelled to Lawrence Wilson Gallery, Perth
Bronwyn Oliver, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

1991

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

1989

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Bronwyn Oliver, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

1988

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

1987

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Bronwyn Oliver, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne

1986

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBTIONS

2008

Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Handle with Care, The Art Gallery of South Australia, curated by Felicity Fenner

2007

Strange Cargo: Contemporary art as a state of encounter, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Bendigo Art Gallery, Orange Regional Gallery, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and Tweed River Regional Gallery

2006

The Year in Art, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney

Clemenger Contemporary Art Award, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

2003

International Beijing Biennale 2003, Beijing

2002

'Fathoming: Contemporary Australian Sculpture', Regional Galleries Association of Queensland, travelling exhibition, May 2002 - December 2004

'National Sculpture Prize', National Art Gallery, Canberra

2001

'Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award & Exhibition', Werribee Park, Victoria

2000

'All Stars', Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

1996

'Systems End: Contemporary Art in Australia', Oxy Gallery, Osaka, Hakone Museum, Dong Ah Gallery, Seoul

1994

'Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition' Touring state Galleries, W.A., NSW, Victoria, ACT

1993

'Prospect '93' Frankfurter Kunstverein, Germany
'Asia/Pacific Triennial' Art Gallery of Queensland, Brisbane

1992

'Rediscovery' Australian Artists in Europe 1982-92 Pabellon des Artes, Seville, Expo '92, Spain

1991

'Perspecta '91' Art Gallery of N.S.W.

1990

'Australian Sculpture Triennial' Art Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1989

'Ten Australian Artists' Chapelle Salpetriere, Paris

1988

'The New Generation' Australian National Gallery, Canberra
'Five Australian Artists' Centre Culturale, City of Brest, France

1984

'Four in Hand' NSW House Gallery, London, England

1983

'Australian Paper Works' Museum of Traditional Industries, Kyoto Japan

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2006

Felicity Fenner, 'Bronwyn Oliver, 1959 - 2006', Art & Australia, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2006, p. 191

Hannah Fink, 'Bronwyn Oliver, 1959 - 2006', Art Monthly Australia, #193, September 2006, pp. 18 - 22

John McDonald, 'The unravelling of life and work', in Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald, August 19 - 20, 2006, pp. 16 - 17

Sunanda Creagh, 'Bronwyn Oliver', Open Gallery', Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald, August 12-13, 2006, p.16

Sebastian Smee, 'Just Looking', The Weekend Australian, August 12-13, 2006, p. 18-19

Virgina Baxter and Keith Gallasch, `Farewell Bronwyn Oliver', Realtime, No. 7 August/September, 2006, p. 54

Sebastian Smee, 'Nature of a single-minded devotion', The Australian, Friday July 14, 2006, p. 14

Sunanda Creagh, 'Solitary end to sculptor's intensely private life', The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday July 13, 2006, p. 2

2005

Robert Lindsay, Botanic catalogue, McClelland Gallery, Victoria

Catherine Keenan, 'twister', the (Sydney) magazine, Issue #32, December 2005 pp. 68 - 71

Debbie Hunter, 'New-look Hilton the light's fantastic', Sun Herald, 10/07/2005

'An aluminium ascent into the light', Sydney Morning Herald, 20/06/2005

Annette Larkin, Justin Miller and Damian Hackett, Vogue Living, 'going, going, gone…Three auction house experts reveal their top 10 favourite Australian artists to watch…, pg 110, May-June 2005

The Australian Art Market Report, Autumn 2005, Issue 15, pg. 44

2004

Peter Hill, “Join the Red Dots,” Spectrum, Sept 25-26, 2004, pg. 8

Geoffrey Leeson, “Global Vision,” Landscape Australia, no.103, August 2004, p. 24

Glenis Israel, artwise: visual arts 7 - 10, 2^nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Qld. pp. 60 - 61

2002

Benjamin Genocchio, “Sculpturitis,” Art Monthly Australia no. 155, November 2002, p. 6, 7

Hannah Fink, “Strange Things,” in HEAT 4. Burnt Ground, ed. Ivor Indyk, November 2002, pp. 117-187

Peter Hill, “Critics Picks,” Sydney Morning Herald (Metro), Dec 6 - 12, 2002, p. 31

Bruce James, “Queen of the uncanny turns up the heat,” Sydney Morning Herald (Metropolitan), Wednesday, November 27, p.16

Louise Martin-Chew, “Pieces from the heart,” The Weekend Australian, June 8-9, p. 21

2001

Oliver, Bronwyn “Bronwyn Oliver”, National Sculpture and Prize Exhibition, 2001.

2000

Bryce Hallett 'Sculptors Bank on Prized Alliance' Sydney Morning Herald', 16th November

Laura Murray-Cree 'My Favourite Work in an Australian Public Collection', Art & Australia June 2000 issue

Sebastian Smee 'Going Bush' 'Sydney Morning Herald' 12th January (artist profile)

Andrew Frost 'Australia's 50 Most Collectable Artists' 'Australian Art Collector ' January issue

1999

Benjamin Genocchio 'A Walk in the Park' 'Weekend Australian' 9th October (Sydney Sculpture Walk review)

1995

'Bronwyn Oliver' Catalogue. Essay by Felicity Fenner. Published by Moet et Chandon, Epernay, France

1994

Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition 1994 Catalogue Essay' Bronwyn Oliver' by Peter Timms, p.11
Catalogue published by Moet & Chandon Australian Art Foundation 1994

1993

Confrontations' Group Show, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Catalogue Essay by Nick Waterlow
Bronwyn Watson 'The Accidental Purist' Sydney Morning Herald, 23 July p.20

1992

'Rediscovery' Australian Artists in Europe 1982-92
Group Exhibition, 10 Artists Pabellon des Artes, Expo '92, Seville, Catalogue Essay by Edward Colless

1991

'Perspecta 1991,' Art Gallery of NSW, Catalogue Essay by Victoria Lynn, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney

Graeme Sturgeon, 'Contemporary Australian Sculpture' Craftsman House Publication

1989

'French/Australian Artist Exchange' Group Exhibition Catalogue, Chapelle Salpetriere, Paris, Catalogue text, 'Bronwyn Oliver', by Nicholas Fedorenko
'Exotic Blooms on Sacred Ground' Nicholas Rothwell. 'The Australian' 14 February (review of group show)
'Outstanding in Frozen Paris' 'The Sydney Morning Herald', 18 February (review of group show)

1988

Graeme Sturgeon. 'A Bicentennial Look at Australian Sculpture' 'Art and Australia' Spring

SELECTED COMMISSIONS:

Hilton Hotel, Sydney

University of New South Wales, Sydney
City of Sydney, Sculpture Walk, Sydney Open Museum, Botanical Gardens of Sydney
City of Brisbane, Queen Street Mall
Hyatt Hotel, Adelaide
Orange Regional Gallery, NSW
Quay Restaurant, Darling Harbour

Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Victoria

COLLECTIONS:

Represented in public and private collections in England, Europe and USA

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Australian National Gallery, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
South Australian State Gallery, Adelaide
University of New South Wales, Sydney

Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

COMMISSIONS

A number of private and public collections have been completed including 'Magnolia' and 'Palm' in the Botanic Gardens for the Sydney City Council Sculpture Walk, and 'Big Feathers' in the Queen Street Mall for the Brisbane City Council.