M A R C U S W I L L S
Born 1972, Kaniva, VIC, Australia
1995 Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Lennox Street Gallery, Melbourne
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 Center, Melbourne
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Naked and Nude. Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree.
2024
Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Look, Contemporary Australian Portraiture. Glen Eira City Council Gallery.
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
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
ACU Art Collection, Fitzroy Vic
The Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC
Federation University, Ballarat, VIC
Horsham Art Gallery, Horsham, VIC
Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD
Private collections nationally and internationally