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BIOGRAPHY
1959-2011
Studied at Glasgow School of Art 1977 – 1981
Studied at Royal College of Art, London 1981 – 1983
Set up the Cloth Studios, London 1983 – 1986
Moved to Melbourne 1986
Returned to London 1988
Returned to Melbourne 1989
Lecturer at RMIT University 1989 – 1994
Joined Gasworks studios 1996
Currently resides in Melbourne
Solo Exhibitions | |
2011 Block Projects, Melbourne 2010 Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney |
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2008 |
Tm Olsen Gallery, Sydney Imbibe with Me, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
2007 | In Line, Tim Olsen Gallery,Sydney |
2006 | Bloom, Tim Olsen Gallery Sydney |
2005 | Changing Seasons, Australian Galleries. Melbourne |
2004 | Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide |
2003 | After the Rain, Australian Galleries, Melbourne Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane McGrath Galleries, New York |
2002 | Waiting for Butterflies, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney In A Silent Way, McGrath Galleries, New York |
2001 | Nearness Of You, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane The Last Trane, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
2000 | Monk, Tim Olsen Callery, Sydney |
1999 | Over the Rooftop, Smith and Stoneley, Brisbane Ten plates, Australian Galleries, Melbourne Ten plates, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney |
1998 | Life in a scotch sitting room, Australian Galleries, Melbourne Life in a scotch sitting room, Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney Pillar to post, Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow Art School |
1996 | All imperfect things, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
1995 | Connell and Band, Australian Galleries, Melbourne Bird and Miles, Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney |
1994 | Stories of me, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
1992 | Home and away, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
1991 | Sculptures and Prints, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney Works on felt, Rebecca Hossack, London Works on felt, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
1989 | A parcel of rouges, Rebecca Hossack, London A parcel of rouges, Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney |
1988 | Paintings and drawings, Thumb Gallery, London |
1987 | Paintings and drawings, Reconnaissance Gallery, Melbourne |
1986 | Drawings, Thumb Gallery, London |
1985 | Paintings, Brentford Watermans Art Centre, London |
1984 | Lester and friends, L'Escargot, London |
Selected Group Exhibitions | |
2008 | 2×2 Group Exhibition, Tim Olsen Gallery Annex, Sydney |
2001 | Nicola Townsend, Tokyo |
2000 |
Exquisite Corpse, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria Australian Contemporary Arts Fair, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
1999 | Four Scots, Australian Galleries, Melbourne Mornington Art Prize, Victoria |
1999 | Prints, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
1998 | Australian Contemporary Arts Fair, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
1997 | Geelong print prize Geelong Knock Knock Australian Galleries, Melbourne Gasworks at Linden Melbourne |
1997 | Painting is Not Dead Olsen Carr, Sydney |
1996 | Australian Contemporary Arts Fair, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
1994 | Lighthouse Art Foundation, Melbourne Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Rex Irwin & Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
1993 | On the other hand, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney Five Artists, Rex Irwin Gallery, Sydney |
1992 | Sculpture Exhibition, Australian Galleries, Melbourne Sight Regained, Fred Hollows Foundation, Westpac Gallery, Melbourne |
1990 | International Contemporary Arts Fair, Los Angeles |
1988 | New British Drawing, Thumb Gallery, London Art Relief for Bangladesh, London International Contemporary Arts Fair, Los Angeles |
1987 | Drawing Exhibition Reconnaissance Gallery, Melbourne |
1986 | The Cloth, Liberty, London |
1985 | Private Collection of Henri Geldzhaler, New York The Cloth, Oliver and Pink, London Bath Contemporary Arts Fair, Bath London in Florence, Florence The Cloth, Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee |
1984 | Beneath the Cloth, Oliver and Pink, London International Contemporary Arts Fair, London London in Tokyo, Tokyo Bath Contemporary Arts Fair, Bath The Olympic Show, Thumb Gallery |
1983 | The Music Show, Thumb Gallery |
1982 | Beneath The Cloth, Royal College of Art, London |
Collections
NZ Private Bank
Artbank, Sydney
National Gallery of Australia

Select Solo Exhibitions
- David Band – Happiness Paintings
Tim Olsen Gallery - David Band – Songs for Day and Night
Tim Olsen Gallery - David Band – BLOOM 2006
Tim Olsen Gallery - David Band – Deep Song
Tim Olsen Gallery
Select Group Exhibitions