Curriculum vitae of Virginia Miller
Education
| 2005-8 | Master Visual Arts (research) Queensland College of Art, Griffith University QLD |
| 2003-4 | Bachelor Fine Art Honours (1st class) Queensland College of Art, Griffith University QLD |
| 2004 | Course in Public Art, Artworker Alliance/Bremmer TAFE QLD |
| 2000-2 | Bachelor Fine Art, QCA Griffith University QLD |
Upcoming exhibitions
| 2010 | Beyond the given Tweed River Art Gallery. N.S.W. |
Solo exhibitions
| 2009 | Horizon deficit syndrome, Queensland Centre Photography QLD |
| 2008 | Waiting for the roof to fall in… Galleria, Tribune Street, Southbank QLD |
| 2007 | Fact/factitious, Queensland Centre for Photography, Bulimba QLD |
| 2006 | Cloudscape/mindscope, series 2, Queensland Centre Photography QLD |
Selected exhibitions / installations
| 2010 | Flying Colours Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Bundall QLD |
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Synchronicity - Contemporary Queensland Photography, Q'land Festival of Photography 3, Redlands Art Gallery QLD |
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| 2009 | New Skin: Contemporary Queensland Photomedia, Q'land Centre Photography QLD |
| Synchronicity - Contemporary Queensland Photography, Toowoomba Art Gallery Toowoomba | |
| 19 Karen, Mermaid Beach. Gold Coast QLD | |
| 2008 | Selected photographs from the Daryl Hewson Collection, Q'land University Technology Art Museum QLD |
| Trace, Counihan Gallery in Brunswick, Melbourne VIC | |
| Build me a mirage, Galleria, Southbank QLD | |
| 2007 | Thickness of water, Logan art Gallery, Logan QLD |
| Installation at McCullough Robertson Lawyers, Brisbane QLD | |
| Installation at KPMG, Brisbane QLD | |
| 2006 | Installation at Hassell Architects,120 Edward Street, Brisbane QLD |
| Japan/Australia Art Collaboration & Exchange, Tokyo Geidai JAPAN | |
| Interimage 2, Galleria, Southbank QLD | |
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Interimage Japan/Australia Art Collaboration & Exchange, Webb Centre QCA Brisbane QLD |
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| Thickness of water Bundaberg Art Gallery, Bundaberg QLD | |
| 2005 | Fresh Cut 2005, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane QLD |
| The Graduates, Jan Manton Art, South Brisbane QLD | |
| Installation at Gadens Lawyers, 240 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD | |
| Processing Narratives Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Bundall QLD | |
| Prometheus Art Award, Prometheus Foundation Merrimac QLD | |
| Photographic Skin, Soapbox Gallery Brisbane QLD | |
| 2004 | National Tertiary Art Prize finalist, Powerhouse Gallery & Artspace, Launceston TAS |
| Thiess Art Prize finalist, Dell Gallery, Brisbane QLD | |
| Doing Breakfast: Breakfast Creek Public Art Concepts, Nona Gallery, Windsor QLD | |
| Retrospective: emerging artists, 60 Merivale Street Brisbane QLD | |
| Beyond Fine Art & Honours Graduates Queensland College Art QLD | |
| 2003 | Thiess Art Prize finalist, Dell Gallery, Brisbane QLD |
| Open for Inspection, Artworkers Alliance Emerging Artists, 60 Merivale Street, Brisbane QLD | |
| 2001 | National Tertiary Art Prize finalist, Kudos Gallery, University N. S. W. |
| 2001 | National Tertiary Art Prize finalist Watt Space Galleries, Newcastle. N.S.W. |
Awards / Prizes
| 2010 | Faculty learning & teaching citation, Griffith University |
| 2004 | winner Tertiary Art Prize Griffith University 3-D & 2-D |
| 2003 | awarded Bachelors Medal Fine Art, Griffith University |
| 2002 | winner National Australia Bank Private Bank Contemporary Art Prize 2002 |
| Australian Decorative and Fine Art Society / Q.C.A. Prize | |
| winner Tertiary Art Prize Griffith Uni. 3-D. | |
| 2002-4 | Griffith Award for Academic Excellence, Griffith University. Q.L.D. |
Residencies / Professional activities
| 2009- | Sessional Tutor Queensland College Art Griffith University Gold Coast. |
| Artist floor talks & public programs, radio. | |
| 2004 | Short-listed, Artist-in-residence photographer, Q.U.T. & Brisbane City Council. |
Commissions
| 2004 - 2006 | Queensland Health, Art Built-in at Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston. Q. |
Collections
incl. KPMG; National Australia Bank Private Bank; Daryl Hewson Photography Collection; Queensland Centre for Photography; Queensland Health
Grants
| 2008 | Cultural Exchange Grant - Moreland City Council, Victoria. |
| Cultural Development Grant, Gold Coast City Council. Q. | |
| 2007 | Janet Holmes a` Court Artists’ Grant supported by Australia Council for the Arts. |
| 2005 | Rapid Response Cultural Development Grant - Gold Coast City Council. Queensland. |
Reviews / media coverage
2010 Broker, D. Paradise Imperfect, Flying Colours (exh. catalogue) QCA & G.C.C.A.G. Gold Coast
Drew, M. & Marcus, D. Flying Colours (exh catalogue) QCA & G.C.C.A.G. Gold Coast
Rigney, V. Cultural context & art practice on the Gold Coast 2000 - 2010 Flying Colours ( exh. catalogue) QCA & G.C.C.A.G. Gold Coast
2009 Garnons-Williams, V. Horizon Deficit Syndrome (exhibition Essay), QCP Brisbane
Drew, M. New Skin (exhibition essay) Opening exhibition QCP. South Brisbane.
Woodrow, R. Artists with Higher Research Degrees? H.R.D. Graduates 07/08
Artworker Magazine, issue 4 September p. 70
2008 Petelin, G. Trace (exhibition essay) Counihan in Brunswick VIC
Art through the looking glass, Melbourne Times, March 5, p.23
2007 Anderson, J. , At the edge of beauty (exhibition essay) QCP Brisbane.
Eyeline, No. 63, 2007
Radio FM101, June 8 & June 22, 2007.
Art Gallery Guide Australia, May-June p.130
2006 Morrell, T. Four photographers, Australian Art Collector, issue35 Jan–Mar p.251
Morrell, T. Exactly what are we looking at? (exhibition catalogue) QCP Brisbane.
Art Gallery Guide Australia, Jan – February 2006. p.1
2005 Morrell, T. Smart Art, Australian Art Collector, issue 33, July-Sept, p.124.
Adlington, B. & Rigney, V. Processing Narratives (exhibition essay) Gold Coast City Art Gallery
Art Monthly Australia, March p. 60.
Carlon, K. The Graduates, The Program, Reviews. Australia Council.
McLean, S. Heart of the fresh-cut art. Courier Mail, BAM P.5. Feb.12.
McRea, V. Fresh Cut 2005, (exh. catalogue) I.M.A. Brisbane.
Rigney, V. Autumn at G.C.C.A.G. Art & Antiques in Queensland, March-July p.7
2004 Brand, S. Retrospective (exh. catalogue) Artworkers Alliance Brisbane.
Hoffie. P. Beyond: Fine Art Graduate & Honours Exhibition Queensland College of Art
Mayer, H. Creative Pairing, Courier Mail, Dec.2 p.30
Memberships
Artworkers Alliance (accredited); National Association Visual Arts; Queensland Centre Photography