Wendy Mills b. 1950

  • Artist (Performance Artist),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Digital Artist/Designer),
  • Artist (Video Artist),
  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Wendy Mills is an Australian visual artist whose practice has ranged from temporary installations, to interactive computer works, to commissioned public art. Much of her artwork is characterised by an underlying geometry and the use of translucent and reflective materials, water and light.
creator of
Oscillations
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Hydrotherapy Facility, Nathan. Commissioned by QSAC Queensland Govt. Perforated sheet & tube steel. 1500×600×150cm.

 
creator of
Cotton Tree
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Redcliffe Hospital Courtyard Screen. Commissioned by Queensland Health. Glass screen with digital print and laser-cut aluminium panel. 1500×200×120cm.

 
creator of
Lens
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Metropole Building, Brisbane. Commissioned by Baulderstone Hornibrook. Perforated stainless steel. 1650×550×78cm.

 
creator of
Sweet Justice Pool
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/justice.htm

Hobart Place, Canberra. Commissioned by Urban Services ACT Govt. Pool with text in tiles and bubbles. 950×250×50cm.

 
creator of
Sweet Words Wind Barriers
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/wind.htm

Hobart Place, Canberra. Commissioned by Urban Services ACT Govt. Sets of perforated steel sails. 600×530×100cm.

 
creator of
Arc
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/ark.htm

Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital Atrium. Commissioned by Queensland Dept of Health. Suspended steel & glass sculpture. 950×450×160cm.

 
creator of
Crossing
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/cross.htm

Coranderrk Street Pedestrian Bridge, Canberra. Commissioned by artsACT, ACT Govt. Four light boxes 480×85cm on bridge columns.

 
creator of
Fairweather Bells
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/fairw.htm

Railway Bridge, Caboolture. Commissioned by Caboolture Shire Council. Two 750×550×200cm sculptures of stainless steel, each with 192 bells.

 
creator of
Concentric Intersection
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/concen.htm

Spectacle Garden, Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane. Commissioned by Landplan Studio. Stainless steel, terracotta & with changing display of flowering plants. 370×370×150cm.

 
creator of
On This Auspicious Occasion
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/occasi.htm

Queen Street Mall Redevelopment, Brisbane. Commissioned by Brisbane City Council. Stainless steel, slumped glass & water. 2100×300×100cm.

 
creator of
Cooling Towers
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/towers.htm

Carindale Town Square. Commissioned by Suncorp, Queensland. Stainless steel, glass, water, lights, tiles. 750×150×250cm.

 
creator of
Unilodge Building Entry Artworks
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/unilod.htm

Commissioned by Cottee Parker Architects & Brisbane Campus Apartments. External sculpture of stainless steel, light & glass, 100×150×85cm; sandblasted glass balustrade 400×88cm. Internal sandblasted glass wall 1050×240cm.

 
creator of
Capalaba Business Centre Sculpture
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Commissioned by Jexville Development Capalaba, Queensland. Stainless steel sculpture. 500×400×150cm.

 
creator of
Fortitude
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/fortit.htm

Brunswick Street Railway Station, Fortitude Valley, Queensland. Commissioned by Institute of Modern Art for “Art on Line” Project. Temporary installation of 3,800 artificial flowers. 2600×200×10cm.

 
creator of
Shell
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/shell.htm

Water sculpture for Sunshine Coast Airport, Queensland. Commissioned by Maroochy Shire Council. Stainless steel & water for internal Rainforest Island. 280×200×241cm.

 
creator of
Water Artwork for Library Square, Cleveland, Queensland
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Commissioned by Redland Shire Council. Installation of boat propellers & jets of water.

 
creator of
Snakes
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/snakes.htm

Lighting sculptures for Treasury Casino Entry Foyer & Baccarat Room, Brisbane. Commissioned by Jupiter’s Casino. Collaboration with lighting designers Peter Barry & Assoc. (project managers). Crystal, gold plated metal, lighting. 550×200×190cm.

 
creator of
Inverting the Square
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Entry Sculpture for Grand Mariner Building, Gold Coast. Stainless steel sculpture in pool and attached to wall. Lighting used to reflect light and shadows on walls. Stainless steel, light, water. 550×200×190cm.

 
creator of
Gates of Heaven
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King Edward Park, Brisbane. Commissioned by Brisbane City Council. Stainless steel. 230×230×350cm.

 
creator of
Acts of Silence
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URL
http://www.wendy-mills.com/public/acts.htm

One year installation in Lyric foyer QPAC. Commissioned by Queensland Performing Arts Complex Brisbane. Polythene film, stainless steel, lighting. 1580×660×170cm.

 
creator of
Preparation for White
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Awarded Lillian & Andrew Pederson prize for Small Sculpture, Queensland Art Gallery. Acrylic and polyester resin, plaster sculpture. 78×63×55cm.