Christine France on The Art of Flowers

Join Christine France, historian, curator and friend of Margaret Olley, for an intimate talk on Margaret’s favourite subject – the beauty and joy of flowers.

Olley dedicated her career to exploring the endless possibilities of humble, domestic objects combined with colourful, textural and sculptural arrangements of cornflowers, delphiniums, calendulas, hydrangeas, poppies, marigolds, flannel flowers, hippeastrums and more.

Spend an evening with curator and writer Christine France, Margaret Olley’s long-time friend and co-trustee of her estate, discussing the special flower paintings on display in the exhibition, The Art of Flowers.

Enjoy colourful Ink Gin cocktails by our partners Husk Distillers and delicious canapes along with a beautiful floral display from Flowerista. Further event details to come.

About the Exhibition

Margaret Olley: The Art of Flowers brings together some of the finest examples of her much-celebrated flower paintings, spanning five decades, from public and private collections.

The exhibition includes some of Olley’s early explorations of still life via a rich and expansive palette, despite modern art trends. From here flows the story of her extraordinary life and the evolution of her practice, both entwined and driven by her singular vision and her obsession to paint.

This event is presented by the Tweed Regional Gallery Foundation.

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Thank you to our generous partners

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