Milanda de Mont
Biography
Internationally represented Australian Artist, Milanda de Mont, is well known for her unique lyrical abstract style and colour, selected with intellect, leading the viewer’s eye. Her paintings are described by Art Critics as expressive liberated brush strokes, and poetic sensitive quality. She has a professional career of forty years, a life long artistic commitment, and passion that is deeply connected to her early beginnings. Her works have captured the public interest, reputation and recognition on prestigious international art platforms. She has conducted highly successful solo, group, collaborative exhibitions, in Paris, Nice, NY, Monte Carlo, Florence, Milan, Yerevan, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Stuttgart, to name. As well, she is represented on the international Art Fairs by Germany’s Arte Kunstmessen nationwide. Her paintings have been purchased by numerous art investors, and are included in many collections worldwide. Further, she has been critically reviewed by the German, French, and Italian Art Critics & Art Historians.
One of her recent artistic highlights include; Selected Artist in February 2025, by the Committee of the Salon des Artistes indépendant France. She exhibited in the renown Art Capital Paris, at the historical monumental Grand Palais in Paris.
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For the past decades in Europe, she is represented Artist, by several galleries; Gravis Art Galerie, Nice, French Riviera, Monteoliveto Gallery, Naples & Nice, Etienne de Causans Galerie, Saint Germain, Paris, Crelala Kunst Art Galerie, Kerstan Galleries Arte Kunstmessen, Stuttgart, Germany, Arakyan Art Gallery, Yerevan Modern Art Museum, National Gallery of Armenia, Palazzo Dell Annunziata Museum, Matera, Italy. As Australian Artist, she has exhibited with notable European Artists, curated by the renown Italian Art Curator Historian, Professor, Pino Nicoletti in 2017.
Milanda de Mont was selected artist by the international Art committee of Florence, and participated in 2011 at the 8th edition of the Florence Biennale, at the Fortezza Da Basso, Florence.
In addition, she has exhibited with well known Italian Artist; Achile Pache, four times selected for the Venice Biennale. Further, the Monteoliveto Gallery in Nice & Naples, has been regularly representing her works for numerous years in various notable international Art Fairs, such as: Art Milan, Art Monaco, Art Expo Paris, Art 3F Nice, French Riviera, Art Mulhouse.
As well she has been represented in Manhattan New York from 2010 – 2016, with her abstracts purchased by NY collectors.
De Mont has been a selected artist from 2012 – 2017, by the Curators of the prestigious international Contemporary GemlucArt Monte Carlo, under the Patronage of HRH Princess Carolyn of Hanover in Monaco, exhibiting with international artists such as: Jacque Renoir, the Grandson of the famous French Painter ‘Renoir’.
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She is the Recipient of Two (2) Scholarship Awards from the Goethe Institut-Inter Nationes from Munich in 1995 and 2001. Further, she participated at the ‘Culture Symposiums’ in Weimar & Berlin.
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Furthermore since 2014, her works have been featured regularly on international auction Houses, namely by the renowned Auction Houses Drouot Paris, and Hôtel des Ventes de Lausanne. She is selected ‘Artiste Cotation Agréée’ (Ranked Valued Artist) by Christian Sorriano, Art Expert, Evaluator & Auctioneer, Drouot Paris & Hotel des Ventes de Lausanne, Customs Expert and Assessor, Expert near Administrative Courts, Charged with Mission by the French Government, decree of December 2, 1992, in order to structure “The professions of Art and Antiquities”. As well from 2014 – to Date, she is a Published ‘Valued Artist’ in the GUID’ARTS Dictionnaire des Artistes Cotes, since 15thCentury France.
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Milanda de Mont’s early artworks; ‘ Sensitivity completed in 1999’ , was listed Lot 23, in the Collectors Art Catalogue, published on 15 February 15, auctioned in the secondary art market by Leonard Joel, and was Sold under the hammer on March 5, 2024 in Sydney. Furthermore, the ‘Red Umbrellas & Bay painted in 2002’ was listed Lot 52, and auctioned on July 22, 2025, by the Shapiro Auction House in Chippendale, Sydney.
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Born in 1953, Milanda de Mont Gregorian has a vivid heritage, she was raised in Sydney, and has been painting since childhood. She recalls her first Studio at age eleven. Further, she studied Fine Arts, Graphic Design, and Education, at the National Art School, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Technology Sydney.
She was Teacher at the Arts & Media Sector of TAFE NSW, for an over a decade, as well she conducted numerous workshops at the Gosford Regional Art Gallery, NSW.
Lecturer from 2018 – 2022 at the Kunstakademie Allensbach, Lake Constance, Germany.
In Australia, she was represented artist for many years by Harris Courtin Gallery, Libby Edwards Galleries, & Wentworth Galleries, in Sydney & Melbourne.
In 2010, she relocated to Germany, and established her second Studio in Wiesbaden and continued her art, exhibiting in Europe and worldwide.
From 1996 – 2004, she exhibited with German artists n solo and group exhibitions in the Bredeney Galerie in Essen.
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Winner 2001 Wyong Art Prize.
Finalist 2007 Audi Art Prize & Award.
Winner 2010 First Prize Gosford Art Prize. Winner 2014 Naples Contemporary Art Award.
Winner 2017 Art Capri Award.
Finalist 2016, selected top Solo Artist Stands at the international Art Expo New York.
Finalist participant from 2000 – 21010 at the Gosford Art Prize.
Winner Gold Medal & First Prize, from 1967 – 1968, at the Iranian National Painting Competitions, Tehran.
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Extensively travelled in the world, painting in various countries, she is inspired by every day life. Influenced by European and American abstract artists, her abstract art possess a distinctive style of looseness and control, in a signature flowing brush, executing technique and confidence. Her art is expressed with sensitivity, poetic quality, and admired by the Public, the international Art Market, Art Collectors, Corporate Organisations,
De Mont’s oeuvre encompass: small to mid and large contemporary paintings on canvas, performance artworks, drawings, and works on paper.
