Marcus Wills
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Born 1972, Kaniva, VIC, Australia

EDUCATION

1995 Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Melbourne

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016

Australian Galleries, Melbourne

2012

Australian Galleries, Smith Street, Melbourne

2009

Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne

2008

Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham

2004

Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne

2001

Smyrnios Gallery Australia, Melbourne

1999

Span Galleries, Melbourne

1992

J Space Contemporary Art Centre, Melbourne

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

2020

Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Lester Prize, Art Gallery of WA

2018

Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Juniper Hall, Sydney

2017

Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

2016

Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Juniper Hall, Sydney

Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney

Len Fox Painting Award, Castlemaine Art Museum, Castlemaine, VIC

Australian Galleries, Melbourne

2015

Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

2014

Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Juniper Hall, Sydney

Benalla Nude Art Prize, Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla, VIC

Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne

2013

Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney

Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

‘Salon des Refusés’, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney

2012

Black Swan Prize, Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth

2011

Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney

Australian Galleries, Roylston Street, Sydney

Australian Galleries, Derby Street, Melbourne

2010

Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne

2009

Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne

2006

Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

The Inaugural Peter Brock Art Award, Salon de Montsalvat, Melbourne

2005

‘ABN AMRO 2005 Emerging Artist Award’, ABN AMRO Tower, Sydney

2004

Australian Galleries Painting & Sculpture, Melbourne

2003

Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Metro 5 Art Award, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne

2002

Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD

2001

The 50th Blake Prize, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney

Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD

Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney

Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD

2000

Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney

Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Horsham, VIC

1999

Span Galleries, Melbourne

Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD

Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney

1995

Re-Entombed Galleries, Armidale, Victoria

AWARDS

2016

Highly Commended, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales,Sydney

2012

Highly Commended, Black Swan Prize, Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth

2006

Archibald Prize (Winner), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

The Inaugural Peter Brock Art Award (Winner), Salon de Montsalvat, Melbourne

2000

Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship / Residency, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney

Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France

COLLECTIONS

The Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC

Ballarat University, Ballarat, VIC

Horsham Art Gallery, Horsham, VIC

Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD

Private Collections

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Two models
Marcus Wills
$ 7,750.00 AUD
Marcus Wills, Two models, 2016, Oil and tempera on linen, 50cm x 33cm
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Man (Half-length II)
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$ 3,500.00 AUD
Marcus Wills, Man (Half-length II), 2014, Oil on board, 20.5cm x 15cm
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