Dr Kathleen OLive
Dr Kathleen Olive is well known to Italian enthusiasts for her lectures and seminars, including popular short courses at the WEA, Sydney, The Italian Institute of Culture, and for the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Association (ADFAS). Her published research on a Renaissance Italian manuscript, the so-called Codex Rustici, was presented to Pope Francis I in 2015 as the official gift of the Florentine Curia.
Kathleen holds a B.A (Hons I) and a PhD in Italian Studies from the University of Sydney. Kathleen has over a decade’s experience of university lecturing in Italian language and literature, and European history. She has s further 15 years of public speaking on topics ranging from the Italian Renaissance, to modern art and the gardens and architecture of Japan.
She has worked as a cultural tour leader for over 15 years, with deep expertise in Italy, and in France, Spain and Japan.