John Gillies is an Australian visual artist, filmmaker and musician, particularly known for his "multi-layered and complex"[1] video works and installations.
[1][2] Gillies studied visual art and music at the University of Southern Queensland,[3][4] including film and video with David Perry.
[5] He has produced many video art works since the 1980s[6] including Hymn (1983), Techno/Dumb/Show (1991), Armada (1994–98), My Sister's Room (2000) and Divide (2006).
[10] Based partially on the writings of the early twentieth century Polish avant-garde writer and artist Witkacy and his argument in Australia with anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski, Gillies created the film and art installation, Witkacy & Malinowski: a cinematic séance in 23 scenes.
[citation needed] He has had a long collaboration with guitarist Michael Sheridan, including playing in Sydney post-punk jazz band Great White Noise, Slaughterhouse (aka Slawterhaus) and with singer Radical Son.