Alan Oldfield b. 30 December 1943

Also known as Alan John Torning Oldfield
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Curator ,
  • Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
Alan Oldfield’s early work was characterised by crisp clean abstract paintings which combined a hedonist sensibility with the austerity of hard edge abstraction. His later paintings were in a more meditative style influenced by Italian Renaissance art and his deep and abiding religious faith. Also active as a theatre/set designer.
Tags: Hard edge, Colour field, Central Street, Religious art, Renaissance inspired
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exhibited at
Alan Oldfield: four rooms
Date
1994
Place
Orange Regional Gallery, Orange, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
ORG exhibition archive

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Alan Oldfield: drawings
Date
1984
Place
Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
Wollongong City Gallery annual report 1984

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Drawing
exhibited at
Project No 35: Alan Oldfield
Date
1981
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Project No 35: Alan Oldfield. [Sydney]: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1981
[4] p : ill, port ; 33 c

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Painting
exhibited at
Recent Australian Art
Date
19 October 1973 - 18 November 1973
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group Exhibition
Date
18 May 1968 - 25 May 1968
Place
Central Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

'This exhibition is designed primarily to expose a range of work by gallery painters at the time of the visit to Sydney of Clement Greenberg’ – Elizabeth McGillick, 15 May 1968. Co-incided with a similar exhibition held at the University of Sydney Staff Club.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Central Street Gallery
exhibited at
21st Exhibition
Date
30 January 1968 - 24 February 1968
Place
Central Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Central Street Gallery
exhibited at
'The Field'
Date
1968
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Alan Oldfield
Date
16 December 1967 - 23 December 1967
Place
Central Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition
Tags
Central Street Gallery

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