Olive Pink: The Woman Who Painted the Desert

She lived in a tin hut in the heart of Australia painted wildflowers on scraps of paper and quietly challenged the way a nation saw its land and its people.

Olive Pink was more than an artist. She was an observer, an advocate, and a woman who refused to look away. From the classrooms of Hobart to the red dust of Central Australia, her life became a tapestry of art, anthropology and activism.

In this Nightline Bedtime Story, we step into her world where delicate desert blooms were captured in watercolour under relentless heat, where a private museum welcomed some and turned others away, and where one woman’s vision would grow into what we now know as the Olive Pink Botanic Garden.

It’s a story of independence, conviction, and the quiet power of noticing what others overlook.

🌙 Listen now and discover the woman who painted the desert into memory.

Olive Pink: The Woman Who Painted the Desert
She lived in a tin hut in the heart of Australia painted wildflowers on scraps of paper and quietly challenged the way a nation saw its land and its people.
Olive Pink was more than an artist. She was an observer, an advocate, and a woman who refused to look away. From the classrooms of Hobart to the red dust of Central Australia, her life became a tapestry of art, anthropology and activism.
In this Nightline Bedtime Story, we step into her world where delicate desert blooms were captured in watercolour under relentless heat, where a private museum welcomed some and turned others away, and where one woman&rsquo;s vision would grow into what we now know as the Olive Pink Botanic Garden.
It&rsquo;s a story of independence, conviction, and the quiet power of noticing what others overlook.
🌙 Listen now and discover the woman who painted the desert into memory.

This is a catch-up podcast of an interviews with Cheralyn Darcey. Find your local station or stream live https://2sm.com.au

This is a catch-up podcast of an interviews with Cheralyn Darcey. Find your local station or stream live&nbsp;<a href="https://2sm.com.au">https://2sm.com.au</a>

Cheralyn Darcey

Cheralyn is a radio broadcaster with a passion for community, music, and gardening. She is also a best-selling botanical history author and illustrator of twenty-one internationally published titles.

Cheralyn is a radio broadcaster with a passion for community, music, and gardening. She is also a best-selling botanical history author and illustrator of twenty-one internationally published titles.