Nick Olsen works in Brisbane

Education
1986-89 - Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts, Academy of the Arts, QUT

Individual exhibitions
2007 - Caravans and houses, Doggett St Studios, Brisbane
2006 - Recent Painting, Doggett St Studios, Brisbane 2005 - Architectonic, Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane
2004 - From A to B , Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane
2003 - Town & Country, Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane
2002 - todayland, Doggett Street Studio, Brisbane
2001 - Still Life/Cityscape, Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane
2000 - Skyline 1999, Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane
1999 - Cityscapes, Space 42, West End, Brisbane
1998 - City Silouhettes, Doggett Street Studios
1997 - Views from the Freeway, Doggett Street Studios
1997 - Urban Landscapes, Australian Perspectives Gallery
1996 - Recent Painting, Australian Perspectives Gallery
1995 - Recent Painting and Drawing, Australian Perspectives Gallery
1994 - Urban Landscape, Doggett Street Studios

Selected group exhibitions
2007 - 'Last Stand', Flipbook Gallery, Brisbane
2006 - 'Fifteen Artists', Redcliffe regional Gallery
2005 - Christmas Exhibition, Doggett Street Studios, Brisbane
2004\05-'Flying High', Ipswich Regional Art Gallery
2004 - Crows nest Regional gallery sculpture award.
2004 - Churchie Exhibition of Emerging Art-Selected.
2004 - Rubbish: recycling as art, Global Arts Link, Ipswich
2003 - Australian High Court Centenary Art Prize Exhibition
2003 - Churchie Exhibition of Emerging Art-Selected
2002 - Christmas Exhibition, Doggett Street Studios
2002 - Churchie Exhibition of Emerging Art-Selected
2001 - Christmas Exhibition, Doggett Street Studios
2000 - Churchie Exhibition of Emerging Art-Selected
2000 - Christmas Exhibition, Doggett Street Studios
1999 - Churchie Exhibition of Emerging Art-Selected
1999 - Selected Artists, Smith & Stonely Galleries, Brisbane
1998 - Christmas Exhibition, Doggett Street Studios
1998 - Christmas Exhibition, Doggett Street Studios
1997 - Urban Urban, Space 42,West End ,Brisbane
1997 - Five Brisbane Artists, Australian Perspectives Gallery
1996 - The Big Deal, Doggett Street Studios

Awards
Brisbane Rotary Club Art Award-First Prize,Painting-2007
Finalist - Redcliffe Regional Gallery Acquisitive Award - 2006 Pullenvale Art Show - First Prize, 2005
Australian High Court Centenary Art Prize - Finalist 2003
Gold Coast City Gallery Art Prize - Selected
Nudgee College Art Show -First Prize- 2001
Nudgee College Art Show - Highly Commended - 1999
Churchie Art Prize Old Boys Award, 1994
Nudgee College Art Prize, Highly Commended, 1999

Public Collections
Global Arts Link-Ipswich Regional Gallery
CalArts Collection-Los Angeles School of Arts
Crows Nest Regional Gallery
Redcliffe Regional Gallery
Corporate Collections Wesley Hospital Art Foundation, Brisbane
J. Crew Collection, New York, USA
Pacific Coal, Brisbane
Mater Hospital, Brisbane
BHP Brisbane
Theiss Corp

Private Collections
The Stuartholme/Behan collection
Commissions Australian High Court Centenary Art Award, Canberra - 2003
Stuartholme School-Brisbane,2004
Queensland Art Gallery - "Made for this world-Contemporary art and the places we live" Box City Workshop, 16th jan 2006
Artist-in-Residencies The Ipswich Regional Gallery - 2008
The Stuartholme School

Selected Publications
Australian Art Monthly-July 2003
Courier Mail- Sept 1 2005
Courier Mail- July 15th 2006
Courier Mail- July 16th 2007