Resume
An overview of Gary Miles Career including selected exhibitions, painting collections and media coverage
Gary Miles
Email: milesartstudios@dcsi.net.au
Gary Miles V.A.S Signatory Member
Born: Warragul, Victoria, Australia. 1949
Studied: R.M.I.T. Melbourne 1968-1969
MILES ART STUDIOS
Old Telegraph Road West, Drouin West,
Victoria 3818.
Ph & Fax: (03) 56 268 355
Mob: 0407 443 606
Selected Group Exhibitions Hung:
“I’ve exhibited many more - but I consider these to be the most important during my career.”
1969: Art School R.M.I.T. Gallery
1974: Diamond Valley Art Awards
1981: Leveson Street Gallery, Carlton, Melb
1982: Albury Prize
1982: Alice Prize (Highly Commended)
1982: Mornington Rotary Exhibition
1982: Queensland National Gallery, Trustees Exhibition
1982: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition
1982: West Gippsland Arts Center opening, Warragul, Victoria 1983: Mornington Gallery, Victoria
1983: Tom Roberts Award, Victoria
1983: St. Kilda Festival Award
1983: St. Kevin’s College Exhibition, Melbourne, Victoria 1983: National Art Awards, Canberra
1983: V.A.S. (Victorian Artists Society)
Lord Mayors Award Spring Exhibition V.A.S. Award Exhibition
1983: Flinders Art Award
1983: Gold Coast City Art Prize
1983: Diamond Valley Art Award
1983: Alice Prize
1984: V.A.S. Autumn Award
1984: Stanthorpe Art Gallery, Queensland 1984: Warrnambool Easter Exhibition 1984: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition 1984: Kuringal Art Society Exhibition 1984: Beaumaris Art Group Exhibition 1984: Gold Coast City Art Prize
1984: Elizabeth Prize, South Australia
1985: Victor Harbor Rotary Exhibition, South Australia
1985: Benalla Regional Gallery, Rotary Exhibition
1985: Berrima Art Society, New South Wales
1985: Box Hill Prize, Victoria
1985: V.A.S. Autumn Exhibition, Spring Award
1985: Sherbrook Art Society Award
1985: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition
1985: Pioneer Purchase Art Award, Swan Hill Regional Gallery 1985: Gold Coast City Art Prize
1985: A.P.M. Acquisitive Art Award, Broadford Vicoria
1985: Alice Prize
1986: V.T.U. Exhibition, World Trade Centre, Melbourne.
1986: V.A.C. Autumn Exhibition
1986: Cato Gallery, Special Exhibition, V.A.S.
1986: Sherbrook Art Society Awards
1986: St. Kevin’s College Exhibition, Melbourne
1986: Kyabram Rotary Exhibition, Victoria
1986: Pioneer Purchase Art Award, Swan Hill Regional
1986: Castlemaine State Festival Drawing Prize
1986: Gold Coast City Art Prize
1987: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition
1987: V.A.S. Autumn Exhibition
1987: City of Malvern Art Prize, Victoria
1987: V.A.S. Spring Exhibition
1987: Gold Coast City Art Prize
1987: Alice Prize, Alice Springs
1988: V.A.S. BI-Centenary Exhibition, Victoria
1988: V.A.S. Autumn Exhibition
1988: V.A.S. Spring Exhibition
1988: City of Malvern Art Prize
1988: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition
1988: Alice Prize, Alice Springs
1989: Box Hill Invitation, Victoria
1989: G.R.A.S.P. Exhibition Cowwarr, Victoria
1989: V.A.S. Autumn Prize
1989: V.A.S. Winter Prize
1989: V.A.S. Spring Prize
1989: “Image From Nature Exhibition” Mt Gambier. South Australia 1989: Alice Prize, Alice Springs
1990: La Trobe Valley Regional Arts Center, Local Views Exhibition 1990: V.A.S. Autumn Exhibition
1990: St. Kevin’s College Exhibition, Toorak, Victoria
1990: G.R.A.S.P. Exhibition, Cowwarr, Victoria
1990: Akoonah Park Gallery, Berwick, Victoria
1991: Willamstown Art Prize, Victoria
1991: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition
1991: V.A.S. Signatory & Fellowship Exhibition
Autumn Exhibition Winter Exhibition Spring Exhibition
1991: V.A.S. Artist of The Year Exhibition
1991: St. Kevin’s College Exhibition, Toorak, Victoria
1992: V.A.S. Autumn Exhibition
1992. V.A.S. Winter Exhibition
1992: V.A.S. Spring Exhibition
1992: V.A.S, Artist Of The Year Exhibition
1992: V.T.U. Exhibition Caufield Arts Complex, Victoria
1992: St. Kevin’s College Exhibition, Toorak, Victoria
1992: Warragul Rotary Exhibition- Feature Artist
1992:WestGippslandArtsandCraftsAssociationExhibition,Warragul,Victoria 1992: Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, Charity Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia 1993: Williamstown Art Prize, Victoria
1993: St. Kevin’s College Exhibition, Toorak, Victoria
1993: V.A.S. Signatory Exhibition, & Cato Gallery
1993: “ Walk on the Wild Side” Exhibition – Kinglake Gallery Victoria
1993: V.T.U. Exhibition, Caulfield Arts Complex, Victoria
1993: Alice Prize- Invitation Alice Springs, Northern Territory
1993: Stockyard Gallery Foster, Victoria “Response Exhibition”
1993: Parramatta City Gallery Sydney, N.S.W.
1994: “Response” Art Group- Latrobe Region – Morwell, Victoria
1994: V.A.S. Autumn, Winter, Spring Exhibitions
1994: V.A.S. Signatories and Fellows Exhibition
1994: V.A.S. Artist of the Year Exhibition
1994: Broken Hill Regional Selected “Outback Art Prize”
1994: “Response” Art Group – Old Drouin Butter Factory
1995: V.A.S. 1st Country Members Exhibition, Melbourne
1995: St. Kevin’s College Exhibition – Melbourne
1996: International Art Exhibition “Australian in London” –Mall Gallery’s London
1996: V.A.S. Autumn Exhibition
1996: Berwick Rotary Exhibition Victoria
1997: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition Victoria
1997: V.A.S. Undine Award Exhibition
1997: West Gippsland Arts & Craft Association. Warragul Victoria
1997: International Art Exhibition- Miromesnil Fine Art, Paris, France
1997: Warragul Rotary Exhibition, Victoria
1997: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition, Victoria
1997: St. Kevins College Exhibition Melbourne
1998: V.A.S. Undine Award
Melbourne Artist Award
Lord Mayors Award, Victoria
1998: V.A.S. Finalist “Artists of the year Award”
1999: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition Victoria
1999: Traralgon Art Group Galleries, Victoria
1999: V.A.S. ‘Cato Classics 99’ Exhibition
1999: V.A.S. Deputy Lord Mayors Award
1999: Warragul Rotary Exhibition
2000: V.A.S. Rembrandt Artists Supply Award
2000: Sydney Royal Art Society of NSW -Lavender Bay 2000: Warragul Rotary Exhibition
2001: Victorian Artist Society “Undine Padoms Award”
2001: City of Mooney Valley Rotary Exhibition 2001: VAS Country Members Exhibition
2001: Hutchins Art Prize Hobart Tasmania
2001: VAS Deputy Lord Mayors Award Exhibition 2001: VAS Artist of the Year Exhibition
2002: VAS Winter Rembrandt Award
2003: “Artist of the year” award – selected, VAS
2003: Nillumbik Art Prize – Eltham Victoria
2003: Mt. Waverly Art Prize
2003: VAS Rembrandt Art Award
2003: “Out on a Limb” Exhibition - The Nude. Serigraph Gallery Neerim South Victoria
2003: Queens Hall Parliament House Victoria
2004: Affordable Art Show – Exhibition Building - Melbourne Victoria
2005: St Pauls Grammar School, “Ned Kelly Exhibition” – Warragul Victoria. 2005: “Undine Award” - VAS
2006: Summer Landscapes Exhibition, Group Exhibition . Delshan Gallery Melbourne Victoria.
2006: “Palettes Of Passion”, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul. ( first Wild Dog Artists showing )
2006: “ Bollard “ Post painting, exhibited International Garden show. Exhibition Buildings Melbourne.
2006: V.A.S. Autumn Exhibition
2006: Baw Baw Shire Acquistion Prize.
2006: V.A.S. Winter Exhibition.
2006: West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul. “Wild Dog Artists” Group Exhibition.
2006: Gippslandartists.com Exhibition, Arc Gallery Yinnar, Victoria.
2006: Warragul Rotary Exhibition.
2006: Wild Dogs Down Under. (Art group, six artists) Meenyan Exhibition. 2007: Wild Dogs Down Under. Burrinja Arts Centre, Upwey Victoria.
2007: Wild Dogs Down Under. Parliament House, Queens Hall Victoria. 2007: Wild Dogs Down Under. China. Jiujiang.
2008: Wild Dogs Down Under. Gippsland Art Gallery. Sale Victoria.
2008: Wild Dogs Down Under. Latrobe Regional Gallery. Morwell Victoria. 2008: Wild Dogs Down Under. West Gippsland Arts Centre. Warragul Victoria. 2008: V.A.S. Autumn Exhibition.
2009: “Art Gippsland” Warragul, Victoria.
2009 Trafalgar Rotary Exhibition, Victoria
2009 V.A.S. Spring Exhibition.
2010 Art Gippsland W.G.A.C. Warragul.
2010 Trafalgar Exhibition, Victoria.
2011 VAS Undine Padoms Award, Victoria
2011 Quesnell, BC Canada ‘Paintings From Australia’
2011 Warragul Technical School, Victoria ‘100 Year Centenary Exhibition’
2011 Painted tutorial 2x2 hour sessions. 2 mixed media painting completed.
2012 Winter Exhibition, Hawthorn Gallery. 9 paintings hung.
2013 group exhibition with Graham Myrteza & Phil Henshall. Tibooburra Corner Country. WGAC.
2014 Warrigul Rotary Art Gippsland Exhibition.
2014 Group show landscape exhibition, Hawthorn Studio Gallery
2015 Ficafolia Exhibition, Drouin.
2015 Group landscape exhibition, Hawthorn Studio Gallery
2016 Gippsland Dozen Meeniyan Gallery
2016 VAS Autumn Exhibition
2016 V.A.S Winter exhibition
2016 V.A.S Spring exhibition
2016 Warragul Rotary exhibition
2016 Maffra Gallery Sale Regional
2017 Hawthorn Studio Mixed Landscape Exhibition
2017 VAS Autumn Exhibition
2018 Warragul Rotary exhibition
Collections
Artbank, Commonwealth Government, Sydney, N.S.W
Menzies at Rialto Building, Collins Street. Melbounre, Victoria Macmillan Rural Studies (University of Melbourne), Warragul, Victoria Medibank Private, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria
STM Business Partnership, Croydon, Victoria
F.H. Faulding & Co. LTD. Collection, Adelaide
Government House Victoria
Private Collections
Victoria
New South Wales
South Australia
Western Australia
Queensland
Northern Territory
Countries
England
Scotland
United States of America
Japan
Malaysia
Greece
Germany
Holland
Teaching & Judging
Victorian Artist in Schools Program:
1993: Longwarry Primary State School – 6 Days
1994: St. Josephs Primary School Boronia – 2 Days
Various Single Days – Local Schools Visit Studio
Various Exhibition Openings and Judging of Shows Conducted
2004: Demonstration “Gippsland Field Days” Lardner Park Warragul Victoria 2005: Queensland University Toowoomba 2 weeks Tutoring .
2005: St Pauls Grammar School, Warragul, “Ned Kelly Paintings”. 6 day duration
2005: Demonstrated Gippsland Field Days, Lardner Park Warragul, Victoria. 2006: St Pauls Grammar School Warragul, “Portrait Painting”. 3 day duration. 2007: St.Pauls Grammar School Warragul, “ Ned Kelly Paintings, No.2, 6 day duration.
2005 tutored Summer Art School, Toowoomba University
2007: St.Pauls Grammar School Warragul, “ Ned Kelly Paintings, No.3, 6 day duration.
2008: St.Pauls Grammar School Warragul, “ Ned Kelly Paintings, No.4, 3 day duration.
2008: West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation “Living Book Programme”.
2009: Demonstrated - One Day “Art Gippsland” Warragul Victoria. 2011: Appointed Sessional Teaching Associate Monash University, Melbourne.
2015 Mclelland Gallery, painting demonstration, mixed media
Bibliography
1989: Women’s Weekly – September Edition – “Going Places” 1990: Listed in “Artists in Australia” by Max Germaine
1990: “The Melbournian” Vol. 3 No 10 Summer Edition
1991: “Arts Gippsland” Winter Vol. No 1
1992: “Australian Country Style” October November Issue
1993: “Arts Gippsland” April & May Vol. No 2
1995: 50 Australian Artists – Vol. 1 – Artists Ink
1997: Feature Article “Australian Artist Magazine.” October November Issue No 161
1998: November Edition – International Artist Magazine No 3
1998: Artists Palette, Sydney
2000: Australian Artist Magazine; ‘Portfolio’, September Edition, No. 195 2001: Australian Artist Magazine December Edition, No. 210
2003: Australian Artist Magazine December Edition, No. 234
2006: Zart Extra Magazine, Term 2 2006, Pages 3 to 5.
2008: Gippsland Country Life. Issue 4 Spring.
2009: Gippslsnd Country Life - Issue 6. Autumn.
2019 House and Garden April Edition
Film
1999: Titled; ‘MILES.’ A film by James Geurts – One hour documentary covering Lajamanu Series. Winner of several awards across Australia
2005: Titled: “Gary Miles Ned Kelly Painting” - A Max Heywood film
2009: Titled “Gary Miles Jindivick Blueberry Farm In Studio.” Six Minute. Beau Miles Film.
2009 Gary Miles Painting in Southern France – filmed by Janis Palmer Pascoe, 40 minutes.
A continuous film painting Black Barn Farm, Beechworth
Special Showings & Commendations
Australia Day. West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul. 3 Paintings Hung main stage, 1990.
Baw Baw Shire, 2007, Christmas Cards x 1000 sendout. 3 images of “Wild Dog Paintings . “ Printed.
2007: Recieved RAVE award (Arts Business Award) x six artists. Wild Dog Artist.
2007: Baw Baw Business Excellence Awards. Wild Dogs Down Under won the Arts and Culture Industry Award.
2008: Bradley Hall Drouin West. (Artist Night). Preview of “The Flying Cow Series”. The 10 paintings are taken from the book titled “ The Flying Cow From Jindivick “ a Childrens Book Written by Phillip Hunter.
2008 West Gippsland Library – Living Book Interviews Programe.
2010 Bradley Hall, shows a series of 10 paintings – for book “Christmas at Jindivick” a children’s book written by Phillip Hunter.
2010 Australia Day celebrations W.G.A.C. – 2 paintings hung.
Public Group Exhibitions Prizes and Commendations
1981: Warragul Rotary Exhibition (2nd Prize)
1982: Alice Prize (Highly Commended)
1983: Korumburra Rotary Exhibition (1st Prize Oil Painting)
1983: Leongatha Rotary Exhibition (1st Prize Oil Painting)
1983: Warragul Rotary Exhibition (1st Prize Oil Painting)
1983: Mordiallic Rotary Exhibition (Highly Commended)
1983: Camberwell Rotary Exhibition (Selected Final 6, Overseas Study Grant) 1983: Pakenham Arts Festival (2nd Prize Oil Painting)
1983: Tallangattta Arts Festival (Highly Commended)
1983: Clayton Arts Council ’83 (Highly Commended)
1984: Victor Harbour S.A. Rotary (Purchasing Prize)
1984: Pakenham Arts Festival (1st Prize Oil Painting)
1984: Bendigo Rotary Exhibition (1st Prize Oil Painting)
1984: Bacchus Marsh Rotary Exhibition (Highly Commended)
1984: Mt. Waverly Art Show (Highly Commended)
1984: Leongatha Rotary Exhibition (Highly Commended)
1895: V.T.U. Exhibition, World Trade Center, Melbourne (Silver Medal)
1985: Beaumaris Art Society (Highly Commended)
1985: Warragul Rotary Ex (2nd Prize Oil Painting) (1st Prize Drawing)
(Highly Commended Sculpture)
1986: V.T.U. Exhibition, World Trade Center, Melbourne (3rd Prize Painting) 1986: Berwick Rotary Exhibition (1st Prize Painting)
1986: Croydon Rotary Exhibition (2nd Prize Oil painting) (Highly Commended Oils)
1986: V.A.S. Spring Exhibition (Highly Commended)
1986: Warragul Rotary Exhibition (2nd Prize Oil painting)
1986: St. Margaret’s Girls School, Berwick Exhibition (Highly Commended) 1987: Korumbarra Rotary Exhibition (Highly Commended)
1987: Traralgon Arts Festival (Highly Commended)
1987: Pakenham Arts Festival (2nd Prize Oil painting)
1987: Warragul Rotary Exhibition (1st Prize Oil Painting)
1989: Warragul Rotary Exhibition (1st Prize Oil Painting)
1990: Waverly Rotary Exhibition (Highly Commended Work on Paper)
1991: Mount View Exhibition (Highly Commended Work on Paper)
1991: Waverly Rotary Exhibition (Highly Commended Oils)
1991: Warragul Rotary Exhibition (1st Prize Oils)
1992: St. Kevin’s Colleage Exhibition (Commended Oils)
1994: Drouin State School Exhibition (1st Prize Oils)
1995: Drouin State School Exhibition (1st prize Mixed Media Award)
1996: Traralgon Arts Festival (2nd Prize Mixed Media)
1997: Drouin State School (1st Prize Oils, Highly Commended Work on Paper)
1997: Bunyip Nursing Home Exhibition (1st Prize Oils)
1998: Bunyip Nursing Home Exhibition (1st Prize Mixed Media)
1999: Drouin State School Exhibition (1st Prize Oils)
1999: Garfield Rotary Exhibition (1st Prize Mixed Media)
2000: Drouin State School Exhibition (Highly Commended Oils)
2000: Yarragon Tourism Exhibition (1st Prize Best Other Medium)
2000: Bunyip Nursing Home Exhibition (1st Prize Oil Painting)
2001: Warragul Rotary Exhibition (1st Prized Mixed Media)
2002: Drouin State School Exhibition (1st Prize Oils – H/C Oils)
2002: VAS Deputy Lord Mayors Award (Highly Commended)
2003: VAS Autumn Exhibition (Highly Commended)
2003: Warragul Rotary Exhibition (Highly Commended Oils)
2003: Garfield Rotary Exhibition (Highly Commended Oils)
2003: VAS Artist of the year (Highly Commended Oils) – Judge: Andrew McKenzie
2004: Warragul Rotary exhibition – (Best Local Artist)
2005: Warragul Rotary exhibition – (Contempory First Prize)
2007: Trafalgar Regional Art Award (won Baw Baw Shire Resident Award) 2007: Baw Baw Shire Acquisition Award - Baw Baw Shire purchased painting “Sacred Ground”.
2008: Trafalgar Rotary Exhibition. 1st Prize Oils.
2009: Trafalgar Rotary Exhibition – won 2D contemporary section.
2010: Trafalgar Rotary Exhibition – Oil Painting Highly Commended.
2012: Berwick Artist Society, Art Fest 2012. First prize best painting in show, mixed media
2012: Berwick Artist Society, Art Fest 2012. First prize seascape, mixed media
2012: Art Gippsland. First prize best Gippsland artist, any medium
2013: Edrington Grand Art Exhibition Berwick. Highly commended oil
2013: Drouin Ficafolia Exhibition. Highly commended oils
2013: Art Gippsland. First prize, best Gippsland artist, mixed media
2017 Drouin Ficiafocia exhibition, highly commended
One Man Exhibitions
1967: Drouin Recreation Reserve, (Outdoor) Sponsored by Drouin Apex Club. Curated by Vin Bibby Apexian.
1982: - Jindivick Series, 360° series Studio Exhibition
1982: West Gippsland Arts Centre, Jindivick Series, Warragul, Victoria
1984: Victorian Artists Society galleries, Melbourne, Victoria Tilba Tilba
1984: Victorian Artists Society galleries, Melbourne, Victoria Fitzroy Falls
1984: Victorian Artists Society galleries, Melbourne, Victoria Crossover Series
1985: Melaleuca Gallery, Anglesea, Victoria - Victor Harbour Series
1986: Victorian Artists Society Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria - Crossover , Stephens Ck, Stolls Rd Series
1987: Melaleuca Gallery, Anglesea, Victoria - Arkaroola Series
1988: Melaleuca Gallery, Anglesea, Victoria - Coongie Lake Series. A Desert Trip with Sydney Artist Robert Wilson.
1988: West Gippsland Arts Center, Warragul, Victoria - Gordon River Series
1989: Victorian Artists Society Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria - Ayers Rock
1990: J Jinks Gallery, Brighton, Victoria - Wilsons Promontory Series
1991: Caufield Arts Complex (J Jinks Art) Melbourne, Victoria - Lake Eyre Series
1992: Miller & Hart Fine Art Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia - Lake Eyre Series
1992: Victorian Artists Society Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria - Gippsland Series
1995: Studio Exhibition (North Queensland Exhibition) - North Queensland Series
1996: Landmark Gallery, Cairns, North Queensland - North Queensland Series
1998: Delshan Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria - Mount Pool Series
2000: Delshan Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria - Lajamanu Series
2003: Delshan Gallery Melbourne, Victoria - Murry River Series
2005: Delshan Gallery Melbourne, Victoria - “Harry” Series - Toowoomba
2006: Wild Dogs from Down Under, 5 canvas's, West Gippsland Arts Centre
2008: Delshan Gallery Melbourne, Victoria - Winton Series- Western Queensland.
2009: Bradley Hall Fine Art. Victoria. “Jindivick Blueberry Farm” - Series.
2009: Moulin De Larroque – Cahors South France “Montferrand Du Perigord. Series”
2010: Bradley Hall Fine Art, Victoria Australia “ Montferrand Du Perigord Series”
2011: Hawthorn Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria ‘French series Mont Ferrand Du Perigord series (18 oil, 13 mixed media works)
2013: Hawthorn Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Ned Kelly series
2014: Hawthorn Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Tibooburra series
2015: Hawthorn Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, ITALIA: Venice-Rome-Calabria series
2017 Arkaroola Two series Hawthorn Gallery
2019: Hawthorn Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Jugiong series
Galleries Showing Works:
Jacks Restaurant. Jacksons Track, Jindivick, Victoria.3818. Phone 0356285424.
Bradley Hall Fine Art Gallery. Old Telegraph Road West, Drouin West,3818. Vic. Phone 0356268355.
Hawthorn Studio Gallery, Burwood Road Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
Miles Art Studios Drouin West
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