Upside Down Inside Out Gallery ... Neil Miley

Artist's Profile

Neil Miley has had works selected for the St George Art Prize 2010, Mortimore Art Prize 2010 and the Norville Art Prize 2010. These Prizes are amongst the more prestigiuos of Australian art prizes. Neil has been selected for the Mortimore two years running. This adds to the Stanthorpe Art Prize 2010 that Neil was selected for earlier in the year.

Neil and Marianne Beuzeville are exhibiting at the Port Stephens Community Art Centre.

In 2010 Neil travelled in Eastern France for five weeks visiting the Argonne, and Lorriane. He found in the local artists both past and present a new impetus which has resulted in over twenty paintings of a small and intimate size being produced. His number of larger works has declined this year, with only three considerable works being produced.

After a two month journey through Europe in 2009 Neil commenced a series of paintings that reflect his response to the vast collection of Museums that he visited. The first of these works "Museums" has been selected for exhibition at the Manning Art Prize 2009, Stanthorpe Art Festival 2010 and ArtScene 2010. The second work "Villages" along with the third "People" has been exhibited through Art Scene. He continues to work on this series while undertaking a new series of drawings in sanguine, black and white charcoal with occassional pastel colour emphasis.

Neil Miley's work follows his deep interest in personalities and the way that they are expressed in societies. This interest is the central concept in his current series called the Every Day of which one painting is in our current stock, while five more are to be completed in 2009. Previous series such as the Myths (7 works of which two are completed) and Coastal (25 works) have likewise had this as a central theme though somewhat more difficult to identify. This new series is more direct in representation, focussing on moments between indecision and action.

Neil's new series for 2009 is a set of small format paintings that draw their inspiration from the recent JW Waterhouse exhibition in Groningen. There are 6 completed works in the series, which may eventually expand to up to 12 paintings. This series will not be available through the Gallery until after October 2009 when they will be on public exhibition at the Tighes Hill Gallery in Newcastle.

In 2008 he produced twenty eight paintings, which is consistent with his output over several years. His works vary in size from 15cm by 10cm to 185cm by 125cm, but he is happy to work at any scale.

Since his debut in the First New Symbolist Exhibition at the TAP Gallery in 2005 he has exhibited at a number of venues, participating in group and solo exhibitions from Queabeyan to Port Stephens.

Exhibitions

First New Symbolist Exhibition 2005
Group exhibition of artists from Sydney, TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst, Australia
Second New Symbolist Exhibition 2006
Exhibited with work from USA, UK, Macedonia, PortStephens, Newcastle, Sydney, TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst, Australia
Coastal Exhibition 2006
Solo exhibition at the Bus Stop Gallery, Tighes Hill, Australia
Amnesty International Exhibition 2007
An annual charity exhibition supporting Amnesty objectives, TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst, Australia
The Real Refusals 2007
Equivalent of the Salon de Refuse in Sydney art circles, not to be confused with the Erwin Galleries exhibition Salon de Refuse which is by invitation only.
Third New Symbolist Exhibition 2007
Exhibited online.
The Real Refusals 2008
This is a tradition with many artists to display work that is not selected by the judges of the Archibald, Wynn and Sulman Prizes.
The Real Refusals 2009
The tradition continues but Neil is likely not to repeat entering the Archibald in 2010 as it is simply not worth the effort given the type of painting which is currently popular with the judges.
The Port Stephens Art Prize exhibition 2009. Port Stephens Art Centre.
The Manning Art Prize Art Prize exhibition 2009. Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree.
Finalist.
The Mortimore Art Prize 2009 exhibition.
Travelling exhibition of selected works, Dubbo, Scots College Sydney, Bungendore. Finalist.
The SOAG Gallery exhibition. October 7 to November 4 2009, Elizabeth Street, Tighes Hill, Newcastle, Australia.
The SOAG Gallery Christmas Exhibition. December 2009 to February 2010, Elizabeth Street, Tighes Hill, Newcastle, Australia.
Art Interview Online Exhibition, Art Interview is a German art magazine that selects works for exhibition in quarterly displays
Art Scene International, January 2010, online exhibition of international emerging artists.
Creative Divergents, Summer 2010, online display with best work selected by judges and public vote.
The Stanthorpe Art Festival. 26 February to 18 March 2010, Finalist. Stanthorpe Regional Gallery, Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia.
The Real Refusals 2010
Pyrmont Art Prize, Saturday 14 March 2010, in Union Square Pyrmont, Sydney, Australia.
The Mortimore Art Prize 2010 exhibition.
Travelling exhibition of selected works, Dubbo, Scots College Sydney, Byron Bay,Bungendore. Finalist.
The Tea Gardens Grange Prize 2010 exhibition.
Tea Gardens, NSW, Australia. Finalist.
The Norville Art Prize 2010 exhibition.
Mururundi, NSW, Australia. Finalist.
The St George Art Prize 2010 exhibition.
Hurstville, NSW, Australia. Finalist.
Creative Divergents, Winter 2010, online display with best work selected by judges and public vote.
Neil has participated in 4 group showings at the Port Stephens Community Art Centre.