13 - 31 May 2025
ARTIST TALK & OPENING EVENT: Saturday 17th May, 2.30pm
Acclaimed artist Bernard Ollis OAM invites art lovers to experience his latest exhibition, ’From the Inside Looking Out, from 13 - 31 May 2025.
Known for his vibrant and dynamic depictions of life, Bernard Ollis presents a fresh collection of works that transform everyday scenes into immersive, colourful compositions.
Primarily a figurative artist, Ollis is fascinated by the human form and the spaces people inhabit. In this exhibition, his paintings distort and amplify reality through bold colours, dynamic perspectives, and intricate patterns, synthesizing multiple viewpoints into a single striking image.
‘I have always been interested in pictures within pictures. Encouraging you, the viewer, to see beyond one space and out into another. In short, from the inside, to the out’ says Ollis.
‘These artworks, have been created and inspired by visits to specific locations, imagined or seen. They are never about accurate copies, or representation, after all, that is the role of the camera’.
Throughout his career Bernard has been selected several times for prestigious Australian Art Prizes including the Sulman Art Prize, Dobell Art Prize, and the Salon de Refuses.
In the 2023 Kings birthday honors list he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the visual arts and education.
His work has been acquired in collections such as the National Art Gallery of Australia, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Queensland Art Gallery, and the Royal College of Art UK.
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