Millar Originals - Artist

Noeline Millar - Fine Artist

Born in Sydney, Noeline started painting in 1962. She has spent the last 43 years learning, practising and experimenting with all types of media in her search for creative expression. During an extensive stay in Townsville, North Queensland she was a volunteer diver with the Marine Institute, which resulted in many paintings of the Great Barrier Reef in addition to her Rainforest series from that period.

She uses oils, watercolours, acrylics and all types of drawing materials to make works of art that depict her love of light on her subject, be it landscape, seascape or figure studies. More recently her portfolio contains paintings of Italy - the results of travels in that beautiful country.

Noeline moved to the Central Coast in 2002 and has delighted in finding a huge range of new scenes and subjects. From Norah Head where she lives, south to Patonga and west to Yarramalong is "inspirational".

She has taught classes privately, at TAFE College and for the Queensland Arts Council, but now devotes herself to painting full time. She is available for some workshops and demonstrations and leads an occasional painting trip. Millar paintings have been purchased for many Municipal Councils and are found in public and private collections both in Australia and overseas. Features have been published in Australian Artist, Artist Palette and Dive Magazines (this last after an underwater series).

She has won many Major Art Prizes, and was awarded the title of Artist of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2006 in the Combined Art Societies of Sydney.

1988 - Townsville - Hayles/Magnetic Art Prize
1996 - DMAS - Joshua Smith Award - Best in Show
1996 - Ryde Art Society - Best Modern
1996 - Hills Grammer Open Art Prize
1997 - Royal Easter Show - 1st in Miniatures
1997 - Northern Suburb Award - Best in Show
1998 - Margaret Fesque Memorial Art Prize Royal Easter Show
2000 - Parramatta Art Prize - A.R.C. Thomas Award
2000 - Avalon Art Prize
2001 - Castle Hill - Best in Show
2002 - 1st Prize - CASS Sydney Theme
2003 - 1st Prize - Gosford Agricultural Show
2003 - 1st Prize - GreatLakes Art Society
2003 - Best in show - Castle Hills Agricultural Show
2004 - 3rd Prize - Royal Easter Show
2004 - Singleton Art Prize, Traditional
2005 - Gosford - Margaret Smith Memorial Prize
2005 - Toukley Art Society- Peoples Choice
2005 - Taree Open- 1st Works on Paper
2006 - Parramatta Modern Section
2006 - Kiama. Best in Show
2007 - 1st Miniatures Central Coast Arts Festival
2007 - Port Stephens Works on Paper
2008 - 1st Prize Port Macquarie Miniatures
2008 - 1st Prize Ku ring gai Art Sc. Acrylics
2008 - 1st Prize Waterford Fine Art Oils
2009 - 1st Prize Port Macquarie Miniatures

1998 - Artist of the Year- Combined Art Societies of Sydney
2000 - Artist of the Year- Combined Art Societies of Sydney
2006 - Artist of the Year-Combined Art Societies of Sydney

Purchased for the collections of:

Wyong Shire Council
Ryde City Council
Ku-Ring-Gai Municipal Council
Lane Cove Municipal Council
Townsville City Council
Hunters Hill Council
John Sands Collection
Kiama Council
Singleton Council Art Collection
Port Macquarie Council
Lane Cove Businessman Club