Born in Melbourne, Jennifer Keeler-Milne lives and works in Sydney as a practicing artist and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts and a Master of Art Administration. A former museum educator with the Art Gallery of New South Wales and lecturer at Sydney University, UTS and the National Art School, Jennifer also runs her own drawing school, Dare to Draw, teaching the principles and techniques of drawing.
Jennifer has had several solo exhibitions in Sydney, as well as group shows in Hong Kong and Paris, where she completed a residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts. Jennifer was a finalist several times in the Dobell Prize for Drawing, as well as the Kedumba Drawing Award, Fleurieu Peninsula Art Prize, Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize, and was also awarded the Fred Williams Family Prize in 1991.
Jennifer has exhibited in many public and regional institutions including the Art Gallery of NSW (Sydney), Hazelhurst Regional Gallery (NSW), The Museum of Economic Botany (Adelaide), The Glasshouse Regional Gallery (Port Macquarie), Grafton Regional Gallery (NSW), Orange Regional Art Gallery (NSW), Tweed River Art Gallery (NSW), Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery (NSW), New England Regional Art Gallery (NSW), Casula Powerhouse (NSW), as well as several universities such as the University of Sydney, University of Technology and University of Western Sydney (Sydney), Australian National University (Canberra) and the Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne).
In 2019, Newcastle Art Gallery acquired Keeler-Milne’s Desert Rocks – a suite of 18 charcoal drawings. Her work is also held in the collection of the Art Gallery of NSW, Artbank and the Victorian College of the Arts, as well as private collections in London, New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco, Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney and Melbourne.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Image above: Rodney Pople Monkey Man 2021 portrait of Euan Macleod oil on linen 201 x 134 cm. Australian …
Image above: Jennifer Keeler-Milne in her studio in Newtown (Photograph: Nick Moir) In anticipation of her upcoming exhibition, ‘Autumn & …
Images: Beetles, bugs and butterflies, charcoal, paper, timber, glass, 7 domes, dimensions variable Jennifer Keeler-Milne’s beautiful work comprised of double …
Image above: Greg Weight Harry Highpants with Seated Figure ink jet on cotton rag 70 x 100 cm Greg Weight …
Image above: Danielle Creenaune Silent falls: Carrington 2020 stone lithograph and chine collé edition 12 52 x 43 cm Congratulations to …
Above image: Peter Wegner Portrait of Guy Warren at 100 oil on canvas 120.5 x 151.5 cm Peter Wegner has won …
Image above: Greg Weight Everything Past is Almost Forgotten permanent pigment print on cotton rag paper 60 x 90 cm …
Later this year, Geoffrey Ricardo will feature in the 2021 Lorne Sculpture Biennale. The following artist profile provides an introduction …
Celebrated maritime artist, Julian Twigg has recently completed a month long artist residency in Albany, Western Australia. The artist-in-residence program …
Image above courtesy of Sasha Grishin and Lyn McNally We are delighted to share Sasha Grishin’s insightful review of Jock …
Image above: Peter Wegner Portrait of Guy Warren at 100 oil on canvas 120.5 x 151.5 cm Congratulations to Graeme …
Congratulations to Glenda Orr who has been selected as a finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award. With …
Image above: Mary Tonkin King wave, Kalorama 2019 oil on linen 69 x 139 cm (photograph by Matthew Stanton) Congratulations …
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