Lewis Miller Australia, 1959-.
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About Lewis Miller
Born in Melbourne in 1959, Lewis Miller studied at the Victorian College of the Arts between 1977 and 1982 and post Graduate studies there in 1981-82. In 1984 he travelled to the UK and Europe and on his return he taught drawing at the Victorian College of the Arts and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Lewis Miller won the Hugh Ramsay Portrait Prize in 1982, the Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald Prize in 1998, and the Daily Telegraph’s Sporting Portrait Prize in 2000. He has been a finalist three times in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. In 2003 he was appointed an official war artist in Iraq. A painter and part-time drawing teacher, he has exhibited his work in Melbourne since 1986, and also exhibits in Sydney and Brisbane.
The total number of works by Lewis Miller offered for sale by auction since 1991 is 91, of which 42 (46%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $8,100 for Large Studio Nude 1997 sold by Lawson~Menzies (now trading as Menzies) in September 2009. This year 6 works have been offered for sale. Works by Lewis Miller are held by the Australian War Memorial, Museum Of New Zealand and a further seven major public national galleries (see list below).
Lewis Miller is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 683
- Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Page 471
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
- Australian Prints + Printmaking, a database listing printmaking artists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region based on the print collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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