Millie Black
I am a painter and textile artist living and working on Ngunnawal Country. I work predominantly in oils and watercolour on various materials such as cotton, linen and hemp canvas as well as mulberry or wove paper. Growing up in the bushland surrounding Canberra, I am passionate about the natural environment and our place within it. I am in constant awe of nature, particularly drawn to the sublimity of distant landscapes.
My current practice-led research explores the atmosphere as a connection to the environment and the importance of the air in weaving together human and nature. My paintings often have a blurred quality that gives a sense of atmospheric perspective and inspires the feeling of awe, leaving us wondering what lies beyond. This feeling seems to provide a connection between people and environment through the consideration of something bigger than ourselves.
Qualifications
2020 - Bachelor Visual Arts, 1st Class Honours, Australian National University
2019 - Bachelor Visual Arts, Australian National University
Exhibitions
2021 - Canberra Spinners and Weavers Members Exhibition, Textile Works Gallery CSW, Canberra
2021 - Aarwun Gallery, Salon Exhibition, Canberra
2021 - Craft ACT, Emerging Contemporaries, Canberra
2021 - Canberra Spinners and Weavers EASS Award Exhibition, Textile Works Gallery CSW, Canberra
2020 - ANU School of Art and Design Online Graduating Exhibition, Canberra
2020 - Art Not Apart, Today I Tomorrow You, Nishi Gallery, Canberra
2019 - ANU School of Art and Design Graduating Exhibition, Canberra
2019 - ANU School of Art and Design Photospace Gallery, Balawan: On Country, Canberra
Awards/Acquisitions
2020 - ANU School of Art and Design EASS Altenburg & Co Exhibition Award
2020 - ANU School of Art and Design EASS Canberra Spinners and Weavers Award
2020 - ANU School of Art and Design EASS Craft ACT: Craft and Design Emerging Contemporaries: National Exhibition Award
2020 - ANU School of Art and Design EASS Drill Hall Gallery Acquisition Award for the ANU Art Collection
2019 - ANU School of Art and Design EASS Art Not Apart Exhibition Award, visual art category