| |  | 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 | 'Small Works', Australian Galleries, Melbourne | | ‘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
| | 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 | | 1982 | Hugh Ramsay Portrait Prize |
CollectionsAnwar 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 Selected ReviewsThe art life | The Age | 1 Apr 2005 New Year Group Exhibition | The Sunday Age, Preview | 6 Jan 2005
Special NotesPortraits Archibald Prize Finalists
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
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