curriculum vitae
Solo exhibitions
2023
Miles Allen & Maruku Arts: Tjukurpa Puṯitja/Bush Stories, Fireworks Gallery, Bowen Hills, Qld
2021
Boundaries: Lines between - Apart with Sam Taylor, Gympie Regional Gallery, Gympie, Qld, 9 Sept - 2 Oct 2021
2020
Connections, Fireworks Gallery, Bowen Hills, Qld
2018
Have you ever wondered ... Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, Qld
2016
Fireworks Gallery, 52a Doggett St, Newstead, Qld
2015
What's on the Box, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, Qld
Rediscovered, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Caloundra, Qld
Lasting Impressions Gallery, Kenilworth, Qld
2014
Capturing and releasing Broken Hill, Broken Hill Art Exchange, Broken Hill, NSW
2013
Out of the box, Percolator Gallery, Paddington, Qld
Measuring fruit and veg, Bleeding Heart Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
2012
Boxing clever, Percolator Gallery, Paddington, Qld
2009
The Cavern, Mermaid Beach, Qld
2007
Urban Grind, Paddington, Qld
2004
Colours, Neo Gallery, Ann St, Fortitude Valley, Qld
Urban Grind, Boundary St, West End, Qld
2003
Straightforward, Freestyle Tout, Rosalie, Qld
Infinite Systems, Charlotte St, Brisbane, Qld
2002
Stepping out of line, Palace Gallery, Queensland University of Technology, South Brisbane, Qld
2002
Freestyle Tout, Rosalie, Qld
Group exhibitions
2024
Ornamental/Elemental, Crows Nest Gallery, Qld
Yellow Meadow, Fireworks Gallery, Bowen Hills, Qld
2023
Over Thirty, Fireworks Gallery, Bowen Hills, Qld
Evidence of Scale III: Drawing and Sculpture, Fireworks Gallery, Bowen Hills, Qld
Latest and Greatest, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Qld
2022
SWELL Sculpture Festival, Currumbin, Qld.
2021
Small mercies, Fireworks Gallery, Bowen Hills, Qld
Sunshine Coast Art Prize finalist, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Qld
Floating Land sculpture commission with Sam Taylor, Noosa, Qld
Sculpture on the Edge, Maleny, Qld
SWELL Sculpture Festival, Currumbin, Qld. Winner of Somerset Storyfest Artist Statement Award.
Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, Qld
Local Artists, Local Content, Caloundra Regional Gallery, Caloundra, Qld
2020
Sculpture on the Edge, Maleny, Qld
SWELL Sculpture Festival, Currumbin, Qld
Know your neighbour, Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Strathpine, Qld
Adaption with Nicola Moss and Helena Jackson-Lloyd, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, Qld
2019
Woven, Fireworks Gallery, Bowen Hills, Qld
Floating Land, Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa, Qld with Sam Taylor of Project Fort Awesome
Clayton Utz Art Award finalist, Brisbane, Qld
Winner, Environmental Award, Sculpture on the Edge, Maleny, Qld
SWELL Sculpture Festival, Currumbin, Qld with Sam Taylor of Project Fort Awesome
Garden Clouds, Art and Ecology Centre, Maroochy Botanic Gardens, Tanawha, Qld with Sam Taylor of Project Fort Awesome
2018
Small Mercies, Fireworks Gallery, Thompson St, Bowen Hills, Qld
Clayton Utz Art Award finalist, Brisbane, Qld
Sculpture on the Edge, Maleny, Qld
Postcards to the End, The End Festival, Hill End, NSW
Untethered, Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy, Qld
2017
Floating Land, Noosa Regional Gallery, Noosa, Qld
SWELL Sculpture Festival, Currumbin, Qld
Clayton Utz Art Award finalist, Brisbane, Qld
A SWEEP: Old & New Works, FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane, QLD.
Colours, Queensland Regional Art Awards Touring Exhibition, Flying Arts Alliance, Qld
2016
Sculpture on the Edge - Winner, Maleny, Qld
Connected, Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy, Qld
Clayton Utz Art Award finalist, Brisbane, Qld
Noosa Art Award, Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Noosa, Qld
2015
Collector’s Choice, Lasting Impressions Gallery, Kenilworth, Qld
Clayton Utz Art Award finalist, Brisbane, Qld
Brisbane Grammar School Art Show, Brisbane, Qld
Immanuel Art Festival, Maroochydore, Qld
Reflections, Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Noosa, Qld
2014
Outside in, St Vincent's Private Hospital, Brisbane, Qld
Coastal with a Twist, Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Vic
Redland Art Awards, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, Qld
Clayton Utz Art Award finalist, Brisbane, Qld
Sunshine Coast Art Prize finalist, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Qld
Noosa Art Award, Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Noosa, Qld
Brisbane Grammar School Art Show, Brisbane, Qld
Moreton Bay Region Art Awards finalist, Strathpine, Qld
Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld
Collins Street Baptist Church Art Prize finalist, Melbourne, Vic
Taste of Art, Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Noosa, Qld
Stanthorpe Art Festival Award finalist, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Qld
2013
Urban Art, Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Vic
Bush and ’Burbs: Landscapes from the Collections, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Qld
Clayton Utz Launch Art Award finalist, Brisbane, Qld
Collins Street Baptist Church Art Prize finalist, Melbourne, Vic
The Wilson Visual Arts Award finalist, Trinity Catholic College, Lismore, NSW
Cossack Art Award, Cossack, WA
Righting/writing the direction, Rob McNamara Exhibition finalist, Collingwood, Vic
Waverley Art Prize, Bondi, NSW
Lethbridge 10000 Small-scale Art Award finalist, Paddington, Qld
Collectomania, Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, Qld
Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld
2012
Brunswick Street Gallery 40 x 40 Prize Show, Fitzroy, Vic
Clayton Utz Launch Art Award finalist, Brisbane, Qld
City of Swan Contemporary Art Awards, Midland, WA
Imagine you know, Biennial Emerging Artists Award, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery - celebrating 75 years, Toowoomba
Lethbridge 10000 Small-scale Art Award finalist, Paddington, Qld
Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular, Riverside Centre, Brisbane
ACT for Kids Art Show, Brisbane, Qld
Immanuel College Art Festival, Buderim, Qld
2011
Clayton Utz Launch Art Award finalist, Brisbane, Qld
Stanthorpe Art Festival Award finalist, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Qld
Kenilworth Art Prize finalist, Kenilworth, Qld
2010
Sunshine Coast Art Prize finalist, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery, Qld
Maleny Art Awards and Exhibition, Maleny, Qld
Artworkers Alliance Award, Metro Arts, Brisbane, Qld
2009
Maleny Art Awards and Exhibition, Maleny, Qld
2008
Art Quirks, Toowoomba Biennial Emerging Artists Award Exhibition, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, Qld
Nundah Festival Art Competition, Nundah, Qld
Maleny Art Awards and Exhibition, Maleny, Qld
20-20 Vision, Art Factory Gallery, Merivale St., South Brisbane, Qld
2007
Churchie Art Show, East Brisbane, Qld
Expressions of Interest, Circle Gallery, West End, Qld
Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular, Riverside Centre, Brisbane
Nundah Festival Art Competition, Nundah, Qld
2006
Funky Blood Festival, Bardon, Qld
2005
About Face, 69 Smith St, Fitzroy, Vic
Churchie Art Show, East Brisbane, Qld
Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld
Abused Child Trust, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld
2004
Norvill Art Prize, Murrurundi, NSW
Space Invaders, Biennial Emerging Artists Award Exhibition, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, Qld
Churchie Art Show, East Brisbane, Qld
Immanuel College Art Festival, Buderim, Qld
St Joseph’s Nudgee College, Nudgee, Qld
Brisbane Grammar School Annual Art Exhibition, Brisbane, Qld
Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld
‘ArtForce’ initiative, Traffic Signal Box Public Art, Red Hill, Qld
2003
Churchie Art Show, East Brisbane, Qld
Aspects Art Show, Goondiwindi, Qld
R & M McGivern Art Prize, Maroondah, Vic
Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular, Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Qld
2002
BRISSC Art Exhibition, Parliament House, Brisbane, Qld
Immanuel College Art Festival, Buderim, Qld
The Brisbane Advertising and Design Club Art Charity Auction, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld
Pine Rivers 10th Annual Art Awards, Strathpine, Qld
2001
Brisbane Girls Grammar School Annual Art Exhibition, Brisbane, Qld
Corporate collections
Sunshine Coast Art Collection
St Vincent's Private Hospital, Brisbane, Qld
Mater Private Hopital, South Brisbane, Qld
Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Qld
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Qld
Gadens Lawyers, Queen St, Brisbane, Qld
Australian Catholic University, Banyo, Qld
Private collections in Australia, UK, France, Spain, Sweden and Brazil
Galleries
I am represented by:
Fireworks Gallery, Newstead, Qld
Prizes
2021 Winner of Somerset Storyfest Artist Statement Award, SWELL Sculpture Festival, Currumbin, Qld.
2019 Environmental Award, Sculpture on the Edge, Maleny, Qld
2016 First prize, Sculpture on the Edge, Maleny, Qld
2015 Mixed Media Prize, Immanuel Arts Festival, Qld
2014 Highly Commended, Kenilworth Art Competition, Qld
2010 Judges Honourable Mention, Kenilworth Art Prize, Qld
2010 Winner, abstract class, Wilston State School Art Show, Qld
2009 Runner-up, contemporary class, Maleny Art Awards, Qld
2008 Runner-up, Nundah Festival Art Competition, Qld
2007 Runner-up, contemporary class, Nundah Festival Art Competition, Qld
2003 Runner-up, Aspects Art Show, Goondiwindi, Qld
Selected Commissions
2009-2010 110 x 8 metre mural for office building in Bella Vista, NSW
2002 Four large paintings for surgery waiting room, Wickham Tce, Brisbane, Qld
Approximately 35 other commissions undertaken since 2002
Residencies
2015 Hill End Artist in Residence Program, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2014 Broken Hill Art Exchange - Capturing and releasing Broken Hill
Bibliography
Leigh Robshaw, Art on the edge, My Weekly Preview, Oct 2020
Papunya Tjupi Men’s Sculpture Project, The Desart Radar, June 2017
Louise Martin Chew, 2015, Rediscovered - Miles Allen, catalogue essay, Caloundra Regional Gallery
Tony Moore, ‘From mine site to art gallery - one sculptor's story’ in The Age, Oct 14, 2015
Interview with Deborah Blakeley, Zoneone Arts, July 2015
Outback outlook, interview with Chris Jeremy, ABC Radio Broken Hill, 7 May 2014
Emily Roberts, ‘Recycling items into art’ in Barrier Daily Truth, Broken Hill, 17 May 2014
Victoria Cooper & Doug Spowart, 'Imagine you know: Emerging artists in your community'. Sept 2012
The Weekend Edition, 'Measuring Fruit and Veg', Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Sally Browne, ‘Out of the box’ in U ON SUNDAY in Sunday Mail, Brisbane, 3 March 2013
Sandy Pottinger, ‘Objects get new meaning’ in The Chronicle, Toowoomba, 29 September 2012
The Chronicle, Toowoomba, 'Top artists showcased next month', 31 August 2012
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, 'Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery - celebrating 75 years, Toowoomba, June 2012
The Chronicle, Toowoomba, 'Top artists showcased next month', 31 August 2012
Alicia Blimson, 'Boxing Clever', Brisbane News, 27 July 2012
David Wheeldon, ‘Gigantic mural makes a bright base for new office space’ in Architecture and Design Newsletter, 8 March 2011
Hill Shire Times, 'Building a canvas', Tuesday December 14, 2010
L. Clapper, ‘Sydney’s Vantage Building Touts Green Technologies, Innovative Mural’ in Construction Digital, Dec 2, 2010
Sandy Pottinger, ‘New artists explore old themes with fresh ideas’ in The Chronicle, Toowoomba, 4 Oct 2008
John Mateer, ‘Under Scrutiny’ in Arts and Medicine, 1, 2005
Brisbane News, Diary, June 2003
Trent Dalton, ‘Bad for good’ in Brisbane News, 24 July 2002