© Martin Browne Contemporary © All images copyright Michael Muir This catalogue is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. COMPILER: Dean Andersen PHOTOGRAPHER: Stephen Oxenbury COLOUR SEPARATIONS: Spitting Image, Sydney PRINTING: Blue Star, Sydney Cover Image: see them multiply, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
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14 April - 8 May 2016
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LIST OF WORKS
a generation, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm lucid dreaming, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 167 cm water’s edge, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm the wayside, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm spark the fire, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm just resolutions, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm to the limit, 2016, oil on linen, 91 x 91 cm sleep so deep, 2016, oil on linen, 91 x 91 cm phoenix sun, 2016, oil on linen, 91 x 91 cm magic fish, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm something mystic, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm small contributions, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm north bound train, 2016, oil on linen, 183 x 214 cm see them multiply, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm in the trees, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm rising up, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm a true story, 2016, oil on linen, 198 x 167 cm
a generation, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
lucid dreaming, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 167 cm
water’s edge, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
the wayside, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
spark the fire, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
just resolutions, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
to the limit, 2016, oil on linen, 91 x 91 cm
sleep so deep, 2016, oil on linen, 91 x 91 cm
phoenix sun, 2016, oil on linen, 91 x 91 cm
magic fish, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
something mystic, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
small contributions, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
north bound train, 2016, oil on linen, 183 x 214 cm
see them multiply, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
in the trees, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
rising up, 2016, oil on linen, 137 x 122 cm
a true story, 2016, oil on linen, 198 x 167 cm
MICHAEL MUIR SOLO EXHIBITIONS
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2016 HOME, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney 2015 Slush Fable, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2014 Under Water, Sophie Gannon and Jan Murphy offsite, Perth 2014 Corner Shops, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne 2013 Between the lines, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2012 Perpetual Motion, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney 2012 Fitting In, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne 2012 Keeping it clean, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane 2011 Are we there yet, Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne 2011 A magic number, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney 2010 When you were young, Eva Breuer Art Dealer, Sydney 2010 Growing Pains, Libby Edwards Galleries, Melbourne 2008 One road to freedom, Libby Edwards Galleries, Brisbane 2008 Room to move, Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne 2004 Sticky rice, Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney 2002 Waiting for rain, Alta Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
2015 Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2014 Winner, Mosman Art Prize, Sydney 2014 Finalist, Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2010 2nd Prize Winner, Redland Art Award, Redland Art Gallery, Brisbane 2010 Finalist, Metro Art Award, Melbourne 2005 Finalist, Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2004 Finalist, Fleurieu Art Prize, Adelaide 2001 Winner, John Olsen Scholarship 2001 Julian Ashton Art School
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2015 Martin Browne Contemporary @ Art Central Hong Kong 2015 Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Sydney 2014 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2014 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne 2014 Percival Portrait Award, Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville 2014 Albany Art Prize, Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany 2014 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney 2013 Gold Coast Art Award, Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfers Paradise 2013 Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Sydney 2013 Calleen Art Award, Cowra Regional Gallery, Cowra 2012 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown City Gallery, Campbelltown 2012 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne 2012 Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney 2011 Butterfly Dreaming, Aptos Cruz Gallery, Adelaide 2011 Together in Harmony, Noori and Arum Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2011 London Affordable Art Fair, London 2010 London Affordable Art Fair, London 2010 Metro Award, Metro Gallery, Melbourne 2009 Waiting, N.G Gallery, Sydney 2009 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, Parliament of New South Wales, Sydney 2009 All New Stuff, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, Muswellbrook
COLLECTIONS Artbank Macquarie Group Mosman Municipal Council Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre Harbour City Estates, Hong Kong Private Collections in the U.S.A, Australia, Ireland, England, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand