Lewis Miller - CV

1959 Born Melbourne, Australia
1977-79 Studied painting at Victorian College of the Arts
1981-82 Postgraduate Studies at the Victorian College of the Arts
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 UK, Paris and New York
  Artist in Residence Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island, New York
1999 Travelled to UK, France, Italy and Greece
2000 Travelled to United States and UK
  Artist in Residence, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,New York
2001-03 Artist in Residence at Victorian Trades Hall
2002 Travelled to Auckland, New Zealand to work at MUKA Lithographic Studio
2003 Australian  Official Artist, conflict in Iraq
  Artist in residence, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, New York
  Travelled to United States, Europe and United Kingdom
2004 Travelled to Italy and United Kingdom

Solo Exhibitions

2008 Recent Paintings, Heiser Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Queensland
2007 Recent Work, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
2006 Lewis Miller, Heiser Gallery, Fortitude Valley, Queensland
2005 Recent paintings, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
  Recent paintings, Australian Galleries, Sydney
2003 Recent Works, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
  Selected Portraits Deakin Univeristy, Melbourne
2002 Drawings Lithographs Monotypes Etchings, Muka Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
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 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

Group Exhibitions

2008 Who let the dogs out, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW
2007 Stock Show, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
  Small Pleasures: Painting and Sculpture, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
  Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
  Christmas Exhibition, Heiser Gallery, Brisbane
2006 New Year Group Exhibition, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
  Stock Show, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
  Summery, Australian Galleries, Sydney
  50th Anniversary Exhibition, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
  Group Exhibition, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
2005 Witness to war, Cairns Regional Gallery, Queensland
  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
  Contemporary Works on Paper, Australian Galleries Works on Paper, Melbourne
  Australian Contemporary Art, De Récourt Art in association with Australian Galleries at The Gallery in Cork Street, London
  Imaging the apple exhibition
  Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Witness to war, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
2004 The painted self, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
  Portraits and other works, Australian Galleries, Melbourne
  Australians in Iraq 2003, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
  Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
  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
2003 Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
2002 The Human Portrayed, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne
  Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, State Library, NSW
2001 Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
  New Etchings, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
2000 Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
  2000 Sporting Portrait Prize (winner) Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Thinking Allowed, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
1999 Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Ray Hughes at the George , The George Gallery, Melbourne
1998 Archibald Prize (winner), Art Gallery of New South Wales
  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
  Figures From Life, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
1996 Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Hidden Treasures, A.F.L. Centenary Exhibition
  Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (finalist) National Gallery of Victoria
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
1993 Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Drawing Show, Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane
1991 Thinking Allowed, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
  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
1989 Imaging AIDS, Linden, Melbourne
  St Kilda 2, Works on Paper, Linden, Melbourne
  They’re Still Thinking Aloud, Ray Hughes Gallery
  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

Awards

2006 What’s on Victoria Feature Prize, Salon de Montsalvat 
2000 2000 Sporting Portrait Prize
1998 Archibald prize - Allan Mittelman
1982 Hugh Ramsay Portrait Prize

Collections

Anwar Ibrahim,  Malaysia
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Australian Ballet Foundation
Australian National Gallery, Canberra
Art Gallery of New South Wales
BHP
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Long Island, New York
Deakin University
David Syme
Dr and Mrs Mahatir , Malaysia
John Mcbride Collection, Melbourne, Sydney
Karolyi Foundation Collection, Vence, France
Monash University
MUKA Studio,  Auckland,  New Zealand
National Gallery of Victoria
Ormond College, Melbourne
Petronas Oil Company, Malaysia
Private Collections
Shell Australia
St Kilda Council
University of New South Wales
Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne


Portraits

Archibald Prize Finalist

1990 Ray Hughes
1993 Gareth Sansom
1995 John Wolseley
1996 Allan Mitelman
1997 Allan Mitelman
1998 Allan Mitelman  winner
1999 Poppy King
2000 Self Portrait
2001 Self Portrait II
2002 Stephen Feneley
2003 Hazel Butterworth
2004 Self Portrait III
2005 Jonathan Hartley

Other


David Parker - Ormond College Master’s Portrait
Dame Peggy Van Praagh - Australian Ballet Foundation
Dr and Mrs Mahatir - Prime Minister Malaysia
Anwar Ibrahim – Former Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia
Gerald and Rae Oppenheim,  ‘Ego’ Pharmaceuticals
Hartwell Lander - Lander and Rogers
Malcolm Turnbull and family
Robina, Isobel and Janet Kidd - triptych
Peter Walsh - Artist - Australian National Gallery
Self Portrait Triptych  - National Gallery of Victoria
James Eden Triptych  - National Gallery of Victoria
Roy Ricker - Mallesons, Stephen and Jaques World Wide
Ric Charlton - Shell Australia
John McBride – John McBride Collection
Jerry Ellis - chairman BHP
David Robinson - Vice Chancellor,  Monash University
Jerry Ellis - Chancellor, Monash University
Michael Malthouse - coach Collingwood Football Club
Dr James Dewey Watson -  President, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York
Dr Bruce Stillman – Director, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, New York
Dr John Yu - Chancellor, University of New South Wales
Sydney Ballieu Myer
Geoff Wilson - Vice Chancellor, Deakin University
Sir Edmund Hillary