Roslyn Oxley is an Australian gallerist and

art dealer An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells works of art, or acts as the intermediary between the buyers and sellers of art. An art dealer in contemporary art typically seeks out various artists to represent, and builds relationsh ...

. With her husband Tony Oxley, she owns and operates

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery is an art gallery in Sydney, owned and operated by Roslyn Oxley and her husband Tony Oxley. The gallery has been a longstanding contributor to regional, national and international art fairs, and supporter of a range of mon ...

, which opened in March 1982 with an exhibition by

Gareth Sansom Gareth Sansom (born 19 November 1939) is an Australian artist, painter, printmaker and collagist and winner of the 2008 John McCaughey Memorial Prize of $100,000. Best known for introducing new themes and subject-matter into Australian art ...

. In January 2013, Roslyn Oxley, together with Tony Oxley was awarded the Medal of the

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for her services to the visual arts and the community. Roslyn Oxley is considered one of the most influential gallerists in Australia, supporting the cause of contemporary art, ‘including that which is non-commercial and otherwise challenging’.

Early life

Roslyn Oxley was born in Sydney as Roslyn Walton and is the daughter of John Robert Walton, founder of the Australian department store Waltons. From 1957 to 1960, Oxley studied art and design at East Sydney Technical College, now the

National Art School The National Art School (NAS) is a tertiary level art school, located in , an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is an independent accredited higher education provider offering specialised study in studio arts ...

. For the next two decades she worked as an interior designer in Sydney, Melbourne and New York City for firms and designers including Peddle Thorp & Walker (now

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and

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). In 1970 she married Anthony Oxley and together they co-founded

in 1982.

Philanthropy

In January 2013, Roslyn and Tony Oxley were also awarded the Medal of the

for their services to the visual arts and the community.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxley, Roslyn Australian art dealers Living people People from Sydney Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Year of birth missing (living people) Paddington, New South Wales