YVONNE MILLS-STANLEY
Born: Brisbane QLD
EDUCATION
2010 - Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) OUA Curtin University of Technology
2004 Painting Studies with Mandy Martin
1998 Painting Studies with John Davidson
1995-96 Painting Studies with Michael Winters
1995 Drawing Studies with Chris Gentle
1994 Painting Studies with Stewart Mcfarlane
1992 Painting Studies with Margaret Woodward
1991 Sculpture Studies with Frank Lambert
1989-90 Etching Studies with Wim De Vos
1988-93/96 University of Southern Queensland Painting studies with Rod Milgate
1958 Formal Studies Queensland Institute of Technology George Street Brisbane
1958 Life classes with Contemporary Art Society Brisbane Institute of Art and private tutors including Leonard Brown and David Paulson
EXHIBITIONS—SOLO (SELECTED)
2021 Days like this FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2019 From the hill FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2015 Flight FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2014 Grass Rebecca Hossack Gallery London
2013 Taking the Temperature FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2011 Poems of Latitude FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2010 Survey Exhibition: The Artwork of Yvonne Mills-Stanley Redcliffe Council Gallery
2009 Fragile Fields FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2008 Grassfields Kimberley Art Melbourne in conjunction with FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2008 Grassland University of the Sunshine Coast Queensland
2007 country in mind: yvonne mills-stanley - stories from the long paddock FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2005 The Dark and the Light II FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
EXHIBITIONS—GROUP (SELECTED)
2023 Morbid Curiosities FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2023 Recollections II Country in Mind FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2021 Small Mercies FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2020 Twelve Ways FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2020 Twelve Artists FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2020 Spring FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2020 Stockroom Strays FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2018 Small Mercies FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2018 Welcome TWO (Thompson Street) FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2018 Anniversary Group Show I: Country Lines FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2016 She Walks the Line Part 1 FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2016 USC Unpacked 20/20 University of Sunshine Coast
2014 INTERMISSION FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2014 QLD Gals FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2014 Arthamptons International Art Fair Rebecca Hossack Gallery London New York
2014 Asia Contemporary Art Show Conrad Hong Kong
2014 Cross Over Merricks House Art Gallery Victoria
2012 Melbourne Art Fair (FireWorks Gallery) Royal Exhibition Building Carlton Melbourne
2012 Tattersall’s Art Prize Brisbane
2011 Eclectica III: Red July FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2011 Hampton Art Fair New York Rebecca Hossack Gallery London New York
2011 The Genuine Article The Channon Gallery NSW
2011 Beginning again The Channon Gallery NSW
2011 Crossing Over Redcliffe Council Gallery
2010 Still life…still thinking FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2010 Melbourne Art Fair (FireWorks Gallery) Royal Exhibition Building Carlton Melbourne
2009/07/06/04/03 Tattersall’s Club Art Prize Brisbane
2008 Blue: a group exhibition FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2008 Anzac Artists 2008 FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2008 Art Award Winners Retrospective 1993 – 2007 Pine Rivers Council gallery
2007 Yvonne Mills Stanley Stories from the Long Paddock FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2007 Forces of Nature Matthew Flinders Gallery
2006 Homage to the Square FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2006 Tattersall’s Art Prize Brisbane
2006 Melbourne Art Fair (featured artist with) FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2006 Three Large Rooms FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2005 Selected Finalist Conrad Jupiters Art Prize 2005 Gold Coast City Gallery
2005 The Dark and the Light IV FireWorks Gallery Brisbane
2004 Tattersall’s Art Prize Brisbane
2003 Tattersall’s Art Prize Brisbane
2003 15 Artists Redcliffe City Council
1999 Time & Tide Contemporary Art and Design Gallery
1998 Not The Raw Prawn Contemporary Art And Design Gallery Brisbane
1998 15 Artists Redcliffe City Council
1998 Fishes Feathers and Bowls Hangups Gallery
1996 This Time Our Place Warwick Regional Gallery
1996 A Mark University of Southern Queensland
1995 Combust QCA Gallery Griffith University
1995 Our Colourful Landscape Pine Rives Shire Council
1995 Eye & Image Contemporary Art and Design Gallery
1994 Completely Off the Wall QLD Arts Council
1994 Visions Visions Art Gallery
1994 Colour in Chambers Pine Rivers Shire Council
1994 Favourite Things Vision Arts Gallery
1993 Pine Rivers Council
1993 An Eclectic Exhibition Vision Arts Gallery Milton
1993 Winds of Change Yvonne Mills Fine Art Gallery Mt Glorious
1993 Group Shows with Contemporary Art Society
1993 CAS Group Shows The Schonell Theatre University Of Queensland
1993 and SGIO (Now Suncorp) Brisbane
1993 Travelling Exhibition Mt Nebo and Dayboro
1992 Contemporary Art Society QLD Branch Touring Exhibition
1992 State of the Portrait Arts Council Gallery Brisbane August
1990-95 Downlands Art Exhibition Toowoomba
1990-94 Logan Art Awards
1990/93 Pine Rivers Council Chambers
1990 Latrobe Etchers Group Exhibition Mcwhirters Artspace Brisbane
1989/90/91 Beyond The Ordinary Exhibition Mt Nebo
1989 Remm Art Awards Brisbane
1988/89/90/91 Aberdare Art Prize Exhibition Ipswich City Council Gallery
1988 MBA Main Exhibition Holdsworth Gallery Sydney
1988 National Women’s Art Awards Centre Gallery
1981/87/9 Suncorp Art Awards
AWARDS & GRANTS
2004 Warwick Art Prize - 1st Prize - Acquired
2004 Stockwell Award Noosa Regional Gallery
2003 Redcliffe City Council Art Prize "15 Artists" 1st Prize Acquired
1998 Pine Rivers Art Awards Pine Rivers Art Prize 1st Prize Acquired
1998 Redcliffe City Council Art Prize "15 Artists" 1st Prize Acquired
1997 Pine Rivers Art Awards 1st Prize – Painting – Landscape
1996 Pine Rivers Art Awards 1st Prize – Works on Paper
1995 Redcliffe Art Awards High Commendation
1994 Pine Rivers Art Awards 1st Prize Painting + High Commendation Works On Paper
1994 Redcliffe Art Awards 1st Prize Painting – Landscape
1994 Redcliffe Art Awards 1st Prize Painting – Non Traditional
1994 Redlands Yuara Art Awards 1st Prize – Works on Paper
1994 Eskhibition Art Awards Esk – 1st Prize – Non-Traditional
1993 Pine Rivers Art Prize 1st Prize + High Commendation
1993 Caloundra Art Prize High Commendation
1993 Rockhampton Art Prize Pastel – 1st Prize + High Commendation
1993 Eskhibition Art Awards Esk – 1st Prize – Non-Traditional
1992 Crama Award For Abstract Art Redcliffe - 1st Prize
1991 Redcliffe Art Prize Very High Commendation
1989 Doug Moran National Portrait Commended
1988 Aberdare Purchase Prize Acquired
1988 Caltex Castlemaine Perkins
1987 Suncorp High Commendation
INSTALLATIONS
1989 Beyond The Ordinary Exhibition Mt Nebo
1989 Remm Art Awards
1990 Room with a View Rivers Council Chambers
PUBLISHED MATERIAL
2007 Country in Mind: Yvonne Mills-Stanley – stories from the long paddock & Dorothy Napangardi – stories from Mina Mina
2007 FireWorks Gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
2007 Encounter: Taking the Temperature ABC National Radio February
2007 Yvonne Mills-Stanley Making It: Episodes on the Road to Success Flying Arts Gazette No 90
2007 Yvonne Mills-Stanley stories from the long paddock FireWorks gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
2006 Three Large Rooms FireWorks gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
2005 Phil Brown Isle of Inspiration Brisbane News March 2-8
2005 Dark and the Light II FireWorks gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
2005 Dark and the Light IV FireWorks gallery Brisbane (Catalogue)
1998 Jeff Shaw Sermons from The Mount The Courier Mail November 11(Article)
1998 Who’s Who of Australian Visual Artists Second Edition Thorpe in Association with National Association for the Visual Arts
1989 John Millington Gold Coast Bulletin October 14
1989 Helen Fridemanis Artists and Aspects of the Contemporary Art Society – Queensland Branch
1988 Helen Fridemanis The Contemporary Art Society Queensland Branch 1961-1973 (Unpublished Manuscript) University Of Queensland
1986 Phyllis Woolcock Landscape – From Two Different Views The Courier Mail September (Article)
1984 Dr Gertrude Langer Accuracy Second Nature The Courier Mail July (Article)
1984 Marion Smith Brisbane River – Work Of Art The Sunday Mail Colour Magazine July (Article)
1984 The Sunday Mail Colour Magazine July 29 (Cover Page)
1984 Monica Williamson River Immortalised The Herald July (Article)
1984 Max Germaine Artists & Galleries of Australia 1984
1982 Tess Livingstone Cribbie on Canvas The Courier Mail July (Article)
1982 Rush for Cribbie Art Nundah Observer August 15 (Article)
1982 Cribbie Suburban Express August
1982 National Times August (Review)
1982 Sunday Mail Colour Magazine August 15
1982 Phyllis Woolcock Island Memories New Idea August 28 (Article)
COLLECTIONS
Parliament House Canberra
State Parliament House - Brisbane
Tattersall's Club - Brisbane
Pine Rivers Shire Council
Redcliffe City Council
Caboolture Shire Council
Ipswich City Council
Warwick Shire Council
CSR Ltd Queensland
Remm
Energex
Mallesons Stephen Jacques (Lawyers)
NSW Housing Industry Association
Allied Queensland Coalfields Collection
Suter Architects
BDO Kendalls
State & Federal Government Buildings In Australia
Business Houses and Private Collections – Australia & Overseas
Hotels and Restaurants Across Australia And NZ