Book Now: Margaret Olley: Shapes of Stillness Panel Discussion


06th August 2026
This fascinating panel discussion exploring Italian painter and printmaker Giorgio Morandi’s influence on the still life tradition and why renowned interior and still life painter Margaret Olley so admired his work. We will consider both artists’ practices, and living and working environments, as well as hear how thousands of objects from Olley’s Sydney home studio were packed, transported and re-created at the Gallery in 2014.

Book Now: Margaret Olley: Shapes of Stillness Panel Discussion  

Friday 18 September, 4.30 – 6.30 pm   

Hosted by the Friends of the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre   

Book now for this fascinating panel discussion exploring Italian painter and printmaker Giorgio Morandi’s influence on the still life tradition and why renowned interior and still life painter Margaret Olley so admired his work. We will consider both artists’ practices, and living and working environments, as well as hear how thousands of objects from Olley’s Sydney home studio were packed, transported and re-created at the Gallery in 2014. 

Guest speakers include Panel Chair Alison Kubler, Curator and Editor in Chief, VAULT magazine in conversation with David Greenhalgh, Curator International Art, National Gallery of Australia; Sally Waterson, the Museologist who managed the re-creation of Margaret Olley’s home studio (2012-14); and Emily Gray, Curator Margaret Olley Art Centre & Collections Manager.  

Friends Members are invited to use this booking link for discounted early access tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/mosspd

Numbers are limited, so we encourage you to book early!   

A Tweed Regional Gallery initiative. 

Supported by the Friends of the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Inc.

 

 

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