QUALIFICATIONS
1978 Bachelor of Arts (Vis Art) (University of Tasmania)
1977 Diploma of Education (University of Tasmania)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 A Midlands Summer, Handmark Gallery, Evandale
2015 An Aussie Wally, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
2014 When The Lights Go Out, Handmark Gallery, Hobart
2013 Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
2012 Blanket Capers, MiCK the Gallery, Sydney
2011 Mixed Company, Handmark Gallery, Hobart
2010 Tasmanian Tails, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
2009 Necessary Affections, Bett Gallery, Hobart
2007 Its Not Easy Being Green, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
2007 Pranksters, Players and Performers, Bett Gallery, Hobart
2006 Recent Paintings, Handmark Gallery, Hobart
2005 All The World Is A Stage, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
2003 Friends, Foes and Favourites, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
2001 Thylacine: Pest To Pedestal, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
1999 Michael McWilliams: Recent Works, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
1998 Handmark Gallery, Hobart
1997 Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
1996 Greenoaks Gallery, Launceston
1995 Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Glover Prize, Evandale, Curator: Jane Deeth
2015 Glover Prize, Evandale, Curator: Jane Deeth
2014 Glover Prize, Evandale, Curator: Jane Deeth
2013 Looking At Landscape: Through The Lens Of The Glover Prize, QVMAG, Launceston, Curator: Jane Deeth
Glover Prize, Evandale, Curator: Jane Deeth
2012 Tattersalls Club Art Prize, Brisbane
Bay Of Fires Art Prize, St Helens
Glover Prize, Evandale. Curator: Jane Deeth
2011 Opening Exhibition, Mick the Gallery, Sydney
In TEERS, Ten Days on the Island. Curator: Jane Deeth
Glover Prize, Evandale. Curator: Jane Deeth
Tattersall's Club Art Prize, Brisbane
2010 Glover Prize, Evandale. Curator: Jane Deeth
Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
2009 Trust, Ten Days On The Island. Curators: Noel Frankham and Paula Silva
Contemporary Australia: Optimism, Queensland Art Gallery
2008 Waterhouse Natural Art History Prize, Museum of South Australia
Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
Glover Prize, Evandale. Curator: Jane Deeth
Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
Who Let the Dogs Out? : The Dog in Contemporary Art, touring exhibition
Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize
2007 Glover Prize, Evandale. Curator: Jane Deeth
Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
2006 Salon Exhibition, Bett Gallery, Hobart. Curator: Catherine Wolfhagen
Glover Prize, Evandale. Curator: Jane Deeth
Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
2005 Waterhouse Natural Art History Prize, Museum of South Australia
Island Art Prize, Ten Days on the Island. Curator: Catherine Wolfhagen
Glover Prize, Evandale. Curator: Jane Deeth
Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
2004 Glover Prize, Evandale. Curator: Jane Deeth
Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
2003 Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
Greenoaks Gallery, Launceston
2002 Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
Michael McWilliams and Joe Millen, Handmark Gallery, Hobart
Greenoaks Gallery, Launceston
Eskleigh – Tasmanian Art Award
2001 Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
ASAP: Artists Supporting Animal Preservation, Vanessa Wood Fine Art, Sydney
Response To The Island, Ten Days on The Island, The Long Gallery, Hobart, Curator: Grace Cochrane
Tasmania’s Finest, Raffles Hotel, Singapore, Curators: Glenda King and Dick Bett
Greenoaks Gallery, Launceston
Eskleigh – Tasmanian Art Award
2000 The Artful Cello, Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, Travelling Exhibition, Curator: Zelda Cawthorn
Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
Woolmers Art Exhibition, Longford
Greenoaks Gallery, Launceston
Eskleigh – Tasmanian Art Award
1999 Pets, Prey & Predators: Introduced Animals In Recent Australian Art, Curator: Victoria Hammond
Annual Collectors Exhibition, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
Woolmers Art Exhibition, Longford
Greenoaks Gallery, Launceston
Eskleigh – Tasmanian Art Award
1998 Mapping Identity, Travelling Exhibition, 1998 – 2000, Curator: Noel Frankham
19th & 20th Century Painting, Sculpture & Decorative Arts, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
Trust Bank Tasmanian Art Awards, Launceston
Greenoaks Gallery, Launceston
Eskleigh – Tasmanian Art Award
AWARDS
2016 People’s Choice Award, Glover Prize, Tasmania
2015 People’s Choice Award, Glover Prize, Tasmania
2014 People’s Choice Award, Glover Prize, Tasmania
Hangers Choice, Glover Prize, Tasmania
2013 Children’s Choice Award, Glover Prize, Tasmania
2012 People’s Choice Award, Bay of Fires Art Prize, St Helens, Tasmania
People’s Choice Award, Glover Prize, Tasmania
2008 Overall Winner, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, Museum of S.A.
2005 Overall Winner, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, Museum of S.A.
2004 Winner, Glover Prize
2000 Winner, City Of Burnie Art Exhibition – Lactos Award For Oil or Acrylic
1999 Winner, Woolmers Art Award
1996 Winner, Eskleigh – Tasmanian Art Award
1994 Winner, Trust Bank Tasmanian Art Award
COMMISSIONS
2011 TEERS, Visual Art Exhibition, Ten Days on The Island
2009 Trust, Visual Art Exhibition, Ten Days On The Island
2000 Power House Museum
1998 Longford Harvest Festival
1996 150th Anniversary, Longford St Patrick’s Day Races
1995 Longford Harvest Festival
1994 Tasmanian Furniture Commission
COLLECTIONS
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Tasmania
Parliament House, Canberra
National Trust of Australia (Tasmania)
The Glover Society
Museum of South Australia
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
Devonport City Art Gallery
Lauraine Diggins, Melbourne
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Rodney James, 2015, Michael McWilliams: Longford Calling, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
Ruth Lovell, 2010, Tasmanian Tails, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
David Lake, 2010, For The Love Of Animals And Tasmania, Craft Art International, September Edition
Contemporary Australia: Optimism, Queensland Art Gallery, 2008, p.195
Artlink, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, Contents page, Fuel for Thought: Oil, Energy, Conflict and Art
Lovell. Ruth, 2007, It’s Not easy Being Green, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
Victoria Hammond, 2005, Michael McWilliams: All The World Is A Stage, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne