Geoffrey Olsen

Geoffrey Olsen (4 November 1943 – 6 December 2007) was a Welsh artist from Merthyr Tydfil, who spent time living in the Cotswolds, Rome, Florence and Miami.

Life and career Born Geoffrey Robert Olsen in Merthyr Tydfil on 4 November 1943. He attended Cyfarthfa Grammar School, set within Cyfarthfa Castle, the former mansion of iron-master family the Crawshays. He later attended Newport College of Art, the West of England College of Art, Cardiff College of Art and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. using both hyper-text and conventional narratives.

Poet, art historian and critic Tony Curtis described his collaborative artist book with the bookbinder David Sellars, as "one of the outstanding artists' books of recent years". The book combined images of Florence alongside those of Merthyr Tydfil, using laser prints, screen-printing and acrylic paint on Khādī paper.