As per our current Database, Margaret Olley has been died on Jul 26, 2011 (age 88).
When Margaret Olley die, Margaret Olley was 88 years old.
| Popular As | Margaret Olley |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Age | 88 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | June 24, 1923 (Australia) |
| Birthday | June 24 |
| Town/City | Australia |
| Nationality | Australia |
Margaret Olley’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Margaret Olley was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Remembered for her still life oil paintings, Olley was the 1947 recipient of the prestigious Mosman Art Prize. Near the end of her life, she donated more than one hundred of her own and other artists' paintings to the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
She trained at the East Sydney Technical College (which later changed its name to the National Art School).
A friend of fellow Painters Ben Quilty, Russell Drysdale, and william Dobell, she was the subject of several of these artists' award-winning portraits.
She was raised in Lismore and Brisbane, Australia, and she later settled in Paddington, New South Wales.
She was a contemporary of fellow Australian Artist David Boyd.
