| In
1973 Lin Bloomfield founded Bloomfield Galleries in Sydney, first
at Crows Nest and from 1975 to 1994 in Paddington. The gallery exhibited
established and up-and-coming artists with solo and group exhibitions.
Major exhibitions included Norman Lindsay, Frank Hinder, Ralph Balson,
Bill Pidgeon and Vincent Brown. Other artists represented by the
gallery were Jeremy Gordon, Angus Nivison, Hadyn Wilson, Liz Cumming,
Charlie Cooper, Barry Otto and Ruth Faeber.
From 1995 to 1999 the gallery
operated from premises in North Sydney and from 2000 Bloomfield
Galleries relocated to premises in Bungendore, near Canberra.
Odana Editions was established
in 1974 originally as the publishing arm of Bloomfield Galleries.
The Norman Lindsay Facsimile Etchings were the first foray into
publishing for Odana. From the publication of Odana's first book,
Frank Hinder: Lithographs in 1978, Odana Editions has developed
into an independent publisher of high quality books on Australian
artists and limited edition art reproductions by Norman Lindsay.
Major published works
include
The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay in 1998, Norman
Lindsay Etchings: Catalogue Raisonné in
1999. These were followed by Norman Lindsay:
Watercolours 1897-1969 in 2003 and Norman
Lindsay: Oil Paintings in 2006. Odana published
Rose Lindsay's two books in one volume titled Rose
Lindsay: A Model Life in 2001 and in the same year released Norman
Lindsay: Artful Cats.
Future publications include
a companion volume
to The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay
on Norman's lithographs and woodblocks written by Robert Holden
and monographs on Norman's pencil drawings and pen and ink drawings.
Lin researches, writes and
edits the majority of Odana Editions' books as well as being a
company director. Jane and Rebecca Bloomfield (Lin's daughters),
Allan Donnelly, Jacqui Mather and Daniel Nardi run the gallery
and publishing business. The move to Bungendore, in our own premises,
has strengthened our ability to continue publishing and exhibit
and sell original works of art. |