LEWIS MILLER
Born 1959, Melbourne, Australia
1977-79 Studied painting at Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne 1981-82 Postgraduate Studies at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne 1984 Travelled to London and Europe 1992 Travelled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1996 Travelled to Auckland, New Zealand to work at MUKA Lithographic Studio 1998 Travelled to United Kingdom, Paris and New York Artist in Residence, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island, New York, USA 1999 Travelled to United Kingdom, France, Italy and Greece 2000 Travelled to United States and United Kingdom Artist in Residence, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island, New York, USA 2001-03 Artist in Residence, Victorian Trades Hall, Melbourne 2002 Travelled to Auckland, New Zealand to work at MUKA Lithographic Studio 2003 Australian Official War Artist, conflict in Iraq Artist in residence, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, Long Island, New York, USA Travelled to United States, Europe and United Kingdom 2004 Travelled to Italy and United Kingdom 2005-11 Travelled to Europe and United Kingdom annually
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 ‘Recent Work’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne 2019 ‘Lewis Miller’, Australian Galleries, Sydney 2018 ‘Lewis Miller’, Heiser Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 2016 ‘Lewis Miller’, Heiser Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 2015 ‘Recent paintings and drawings’, Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney 2014 Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne Heiser Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 2012 ‘Small Paintings and Drawings’, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne ‘Recent Works’, Heiser Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 2011 ‘Recent Work’, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne 2010 ‘Lewis Miller’, Heiser Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane ‘New works’, Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney ‘New works’, Melbourne preview, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne 2008 ‘Small Works’, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne ‘Recent Paintings’, Heiser Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 2007 ‘Recent Work’, Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne 2006 ‘Lewis Miller’, Heiser Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 2005 ‘Recent paintings’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne ‘Recent paintings’, Australian Galleries, Sydney 2003 ‘Recent Works’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne ‘Selected Portraits’ Deakin University, Melbourne 2002 ‘Drawings Lithographs Monotypes Etchings’, Muka Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
05 November 2020 2001 ‘New Etchings’, Ray Hughes Gallery at John Buckley Fine Art, Melbourne 2000 ‘Lewis Miller’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney 1996 ‘Recent Work’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney ‘Lithographs and Drawings’, Muka Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand 1994 ‘Etchings by Lewis Miller’, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne ‘Portrait of a Gallery’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney 1991 ‘Recent work’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney 1990 ‘Some Pictures’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney 1988 Acland Street Art Gallery, Melbourne 1986 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 ‘Off the Wall’ Summer Group Show, Australian Galleries, Sydney 2019 ‘Australian Galleries: The Purves Family Business. The First Four Decades’, Book Launch and Group Exhibition, Australian Galleries, Melbourne ‘papermade’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne 2018 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (Finalist), Juniper Hall, Sydney 2017 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (Finalist), Juniper Hall, Sydney Belle Arti Prize, Chapman and Bailey gallery, Melbourne 2016 ‘Impressions’, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (Finalist), Juniper Hall, Sydney Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Conjuring, Alchemy and Allure’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne 2015 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Juniper Hall Paddington, Sydney 2014 ‘Salon des Refusés’, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney The Gallipoli Art Prize, Gallipoli Memorial Club, Sydney ‘one of each’, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne ‘Australia Day 2014 Celebratory Exhibition’, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne 2013 ‘Salon des Refusés’, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney ‘Australian Galleries at Gallows Gallery’, Gallows Gallery, Perth 2012-13 ‘Summer Stock Show’, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne 2011 ‘large exhibition of small works’, Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney ‘large exhibition of small works’, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne Savage Club Art Prize (Winner), The Savage Club, Melbourne Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Summer Exhibition’, Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney 2010 ‘The Naked Face: Self Portraits’, Ian Potter Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne ‘Artists’ Prints made with Integrity I’, Australian Galleries, Smith Street, Melbourne ‘Salon des Refusés’, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney 2009-10 ‘Summer Stock Show’, Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne 2009 ‘Stock show’, Australian Galleries, Glenmore Road, Sydney 2008 ‘Group Exhibition’, Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney ‘Stock Show’, Australian Galleries, Glenmore Road, Sydney ‘Who let the dogs out’, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW 2007 ‘Summer Stock Show’, Australian Galleries Painting and Sculpture, Melbourne ‘Small Pleasures’, Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne ‘Stock Show’ Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne ‘A Selection of Portraits’ Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne
05 November 2020 Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney James Farrell Self Portrait Award, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Castlemaine, VIC 2006 ‘Summery’, Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Sydney ‘Stock Show’, Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne ‘Impressions’, Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne ‘50th Anniversary Exhibition’, 5th June, Australian Galleries, Melbourne ‘New Year Group Exhibition’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne 2005 ‘Witness to war’, Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns, QLD ‘Australian Contemporary Art’, De Récourt Art in association with Australian Galleries at The Gallery in Cork Street, London ‘Contemporary Works on Paper’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Melbourne ‘Imaging the apple’ Geelong Gallery, Geelong, VIC Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Witness to war’, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington Peninsula, VIC 2004 ‘The painted self’, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington Peninsula, VIC ‘Portraits and other works’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne ‘Australians in Iraq 2003’, Australian War Memorial, Canberra Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Species’, Australian Galleries, Melbourne ‘Panorama’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Melbourne ‘In the Presence of All Creatures, Great and Small’, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Sydney ‘Imaging the Apple’, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, New South Wales, Sydney 2003 Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2002 ‘The Human Portrayed’, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Doug Moran National Portrait Prize’, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney 2001 Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘New Etchings’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney 2000 Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2000 Sporting Portrait Prize (Winner), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Thinking Allowed’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney 1999 Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Ray Hughes at the George’, The George Gallery, Melbourne 1998 Archibald Prize (Winner), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘The Nude’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney ‘Up the Road, Contemporary Artists out of the VCA’, ACCA, Melbourne 1997 Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Figures From Life’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney 1996 Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Hidden Treasures’, A.F.L. Centenary Exhibition, Melbourne Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (Finalist), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 1994 ‘Fresh From The Studio’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney ‘Still Life’, Ray Hughes Gallery, at Temple Studio, Melbourne and Brisbane Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 1993 Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ‘Drawing Show’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane 1991 ‘Thinking Allowed’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
05 November 2020 ‘Out of our Oeuvre’, Gallery at Tolarno, Melbourne 1990 St Kilda Acquisitive (Acquired), Melbourne ‘100 Artists Against Animal Experimentation’, Duetscher Fine Art, Melbourne ‘Defective Models’, Monash University Gallery (curated by Peter Ellis), Melbourne Archibald Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 1989 ‘Imaging AIDS’, Linden, Melbourne ‘St Kilda 2, Works on Paper’, Linden, Melbourne ‘They’re Still Thinking Aloud’, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney ‘Meta Portraits’, Blaxland Gallery, Melbourne 1988 ‘Site of Execution’, A.C.C.A., Melbourne St Kilda Invitational Acquisitive, Melbourne ‘Artists’ Choice’, Stanfield Gallery, Melbourne Deutscher Fine Art Invitational Drawing Prize, Melbourne 1987 ‘Exquisite Corpse’, 200 Gertrude Street, Melbourne 1985 ‘Paintings’, Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney 1978 Clive Parry Gallery, Mentone, Sydney
COLLECTIONS
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia ANZ Bank, Australia Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand Australian Ballet Foundation, VIC Australian Catholic University, Australia BHP, Australia Castlemaine Art Gallery, Castlemaine, VIC Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island, New York David Syme, Australia Deakin University, Melbourne Dr and Mrs Mahatir, Malaysia High Court of Australia, Canberra John McBride Collection, Melbourne, Sydney Karolyi Foundation Collection, Vence, France Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne Monash University, Melbourne MUKA Studio, Auckland, New Zealand National Gallery of Australia, Canberra National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne National Portrait Gallery, Canberra Ormond College, Melbourne Petronas Oil Company, Malaysia Private Collections in Italy, United Kingdom and United States Shell, Australia St Kilda Council, Melbourne Sydney University, Sydney Trinity College, Melbourne University of New South Wales, Sydney Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
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AWARDS
2017 Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize, Montsalvat, Melbourne 2011 Melbourne Savage Club Invitation Art Prize for Painting, The Savage Club, Melbourne 2010 Belle Arti Chapman and Bailey Prize, Melbourne 2007 James Farrell Self Portrait Award 2007, Castlemaine, VIC 2006 What’s on Victoria Feature Prize, Salon de Montsalvat, Melbourne 2000 2000 Sporting Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 1998 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 1982 Hugh Ramsay Portrait Prize, Sydney
PORTRAITS (ARCHIBALD FINALISTS & WINNING PORTRAIT)
1990 Ray Hughes 1993 Gareth Sansom 1995 John Wolseley 1996 Allan Mitelman 1997 Allan Mitelman 1998 Allan Mitelman, winning entry 1999 Poppy King 2000 Self Portrait 2001 Self Portrait II 2002 Stephen Feneley 2003 Hazel Butterworth 2004 Self Portrait III 2005 Jonathan Hartley 2007 Allan Mitelman 2008 Tom Lowenstein 2011 Self Portrait 2016 Bernard Teague
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