Lewis Miller (Australian artist)

Lewis Miller (born 1959 in Melbourne) is an Australian painter and visual artist, known for his portraits and figurative works.

[1] He studied painting at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne from 1977 to 1979, and then travelled to London, Europe and Malaysia.

In 2003 and 2005, Miller was commissioned to produce a series of portraits of the scientists and technicians involved in the mapping of the human genome.

[3] His other commissioned portraits include Australian rules football coach Ron Barassi, mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary and scientist James D.

[5] As of 2022, Miller has been a finalist in the Archibald prize 18 times, including with his portrait of Deborah Conway.