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 at top: Jennifer Keeler Milne Jacaranda Mimosifolia 2021 oil on linen 92 x 198 cm Congratulations to …
Sarah Tomasetti Incoming Snows (Uttarakhand Series) 2022 oil on Roman black fresco plaster 83x150cm Congratulations to artists Pippin Drysdale, …
“An artful collaboration celebrates nature and contemporary female talent across three stunning locations.” Elizabeth Fortescue writes on Destination Sydney: The …
Julian Twigg is the successful applicant for an artist residency at Lighthouse Arts, Nobbys-Whibayganba, Newcastle. In anticipation of his 2023 …
Camie Lyons Stick Figures (keepers) bronze in situ at the North Sydney Art Prize Coal Loader site In the North Sydney …
Congratulations to Graeme Drendel, Michelle Hiscock, Martin King, Glenn Morgan, Mary Tonkin and Christine Wrest-Smith who are included in the …
David Frazer Love letter (panels 1 and 2) 2020 lino-cut 100 x 148 cm Congratulations to David Frazer, who …
Martin King Tree of life, unsuccessful species 2021 dry point, chine colle and hand colouring 168 x 165 cm …
Janet Luxton Orange bellied parrot 2016 oil on linen 120 x 156 cm Congratulations to artist Janet Luxton who …
Lewis Miller Deborah Conway oil on linen 137.5 x 122 cm Congratulations to Lewis Miller who has been selected as …
“Whatever I create is a musing on persona, contemplation about individuality and the notion of modification.” – Rona Green We …
Marina Strocchi Elgee Park 2022 acrylic on hand made recycled Indian rag paper 56 x 76 cm Congratulations to Marina …
Glenn Morgan COVID self portrait 2 2020 acrylic on board 47 x 37.5 cm Congratulations to Glenn Morgan and Jenny …