Milanda de Mont
‘ Art is Life, the play of instinct, imagination and innovation, intellectual stimulation encourages creation ‘
Biography
Internationally represented Australian Artist, Milanda de Mont, based in Germany, is well known for her unique colour executions and the lyrical abstract style and figurative paintings. Her ‘Art” is critically reviewed by Art Critics and Art Historians, described as expressive, a mark of thought, vibrant, liberated fluid brush strokes, in a gesture of poetic sensitivity and quality. A professional international career that spans over Forty years, a life long artistic commitment, deeply rooted into her early beginnings, she is regarded as ‘ True Artist ‘, educator, and influencer. Many years of consistency and exhibitions, her paintings have been viewed by the Public worldwide. She has gained her artistic reputation, and her style is immediately recognised on the prestigious international art platforms. A highly successful artist, represented by galleries and museums. Her works have been presented with exhibitions in Solo, Group Collaborative shows, in Paris, Nice, NY, Monte Carlo, Florence, Milan, Yerevan, Sydney, Melbourne, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Stuttgart, Tokyo to name a few. In the past decade, she is represented by Germany’s well known Arte Kunstmesen organisations, nationwide Art Fairs and in particular as a well known ‘Wiesbaden Künstlerin’ she exhibits regularly at the Arte Wiesbaden at the Rhine-Main Congress Centre, in the State of Hesse.
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Her paintings have been continuously admired by the Public, Art Collectors, Corporate organisations, purchased by art investors and collectors in Australia wide and worldwide. For many decades, her works have been critically reviewed by the art experts in German, French, Italian, Armenian and English languages.
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One of her highly successful artistic highlights is: Selected Artist in February 2025, by the Committee of the Salon des Artistes indépendant France. She exhibited in her works at the renown ART CAPITAL PARIS, under the Patronage of President E. Macron, in the historical monumental; GRAND PALAIS PARIS.
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De Mont’s oeuvre encompass: from small to mid, and large contemporary paintings on canvas, performance artworks on canvas, assemblages and collages, drawings, watercolours on paper, and mixed media artworks.
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Milanda de Mont was selected artist by the international Art committee of Florence in 2011, she participated with exhibition on the 11 December 2011 at the 8th Edition of the International FLORENCE BIENNALE, at the Fortezza Da Basso, Florence.
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she has been a represented artist since 1998 Australia wide and for numerous years by Harris Courtin Gallery Paddington Sydney. Her prior representations include; by Wentworth Galleries, and Libby Edwards Galleries Sydney & Melbourne. From 1996 – 2004 she collaborated with German artists in Solo and Group exhibitions at the Bredeney Galerie in Essen. As a result of her successful exhibitions, she began to work internationally from 2006 onward, while being represented with exhibitions in Australia.
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In 2014 she moved to Germany and established her second Studio. From this period onwards, she is represented artist across Europe by various galleries and museums, such as; Gravis Art Galerie, Nice, The French Riviera, Monteoliveto Gallery, Naples & Nice, Etienne de Causans Galerie Saint Germain, Paris, Crelala Kunst Art Galerie, Germany, Kerstan Galleries Arte Kunstmessen, Art Gallery Stuttgart, Yerevan Modern Art Museum, National Gallery of Armenia, Palazzo Dell Annunziata Museum Matera, Tatul Arakyan Art Collection representation, major group Collector exhibitions at the Cafesdjian Fine Arts Gallery, Yerevan.
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In 2017, Milanda de Mont was selected one of the six international artists, exhibiting with Italy’s well known four times entry Venice Biennale artist; Achile Pache, and in a collaborative project curated by Prof. Pino Nicoletti, renown Italian Curator and Art Historian, at Palazzo Dell Annunziata Museum, Matera Italy. The Official Public Opening in Matera, with Italian Media coverage, and a long term broadcast on the RAI TV Italia.
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Further, the Monteoliveto Gallery in Nice & Naples, has been regularly representing her works since 2011 to Date, in various notable international Art Fairs & Museums. In 2012 the Gallery presented her works at the GRIMALDI FORUM Monaco, followed by Art Monaco’12, Art Milan, Art Expo Paris, Art 3F Nice, Art3F Mulhous, and in 2013, the Gallery presented her works at the exhibition of ART of the PROM on the Promenade des Angles in Nice, the French Riviera.
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She has been represented in Manhattan New York Galleries from 2010 – 2016, her paintings are purchased by the New York Art Collectors.
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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. She has been exhibiting for a number of years with the international Monaco artists, and in particular with the notable: Jacque Renoir, the Grandson of the famous French Dynasty Painter: ‘Renoir’.
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She is the Recipient of Two (2) Scholarship Awards presented to her by the Goethe Institut-Inter Nationes from Munich in 1995 and 2001. Further, she participated at the ‘Culture Symposiums’ in Weimar & Berlin, and associated with Europe’s well known ‘Kunstakademie Düsseldorf ‘, Germany.
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Furthermore since 2014, her works have been featured regularly for auction in the international auction Houses, namely by the renowned Auction House: Drouot Paris, and Hôtel des Ventes de Lausanne. Gaining the Title of: ‘Artiste Cotation Agréée’ – Ranked Valued Artist – presented to her 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”.
In addition, as a selected recognised artist by Drouot Paris & Hotel des Venues de Lausanne she has been since 2014 – to Date, archived recorded and Published ‘Artiste Cotes – Ranked Valued Artist’ in the well known GUID’ARTS Dictionnaire des Artistes Cotes, since 15thCentury France.
https://de-mont.dictionnairedesartistescotes.com
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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 February 15, 2024, and auctioned in the secondary Art Market by the well known Australian auctioneer Leonard Joel, and was Sold under the Hammer on March 5, 2024 in Sydney. Furthermore, her painting: ‘Red Umbrellas & Bay’ completed in 2002 was listed Lot 52, and it was auctioned on July 22, 2025, by Sydney’s well known Shapiro Auction House in Chippendale.
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Born in 1953, Milanda de Mont Gregorian has a vivid heritage, of Armenian origin, born in Persia, raised in Sydney. She recalls with fond memories, her First Studio arranged by her father at age eleven. She studied Fine Arts, Graphic Design, and Education, at the National Art School, Sydney College of the Arts, and University of Technology Sydney.
She lived in America from 1978 – 1981 and worked for Agencies as Airbrush Illustrator, Designer, further officially employed as Courtroom Artist by the Wyoming Newspaper Media. In Sydney she conducted own Graphic Design Studio, worked as freelance Art Director, for advertising fields and corporate clients. She has contributed her expertise as Teacher at the Arts & Media Sector of TAFE NSW, as well conducting numerous Art workshops at the Gosford Regional Art Gallery, NSW.
Further, 2018 – 2022, she was Lecturer at the Kunstakademie Allensbach, Lake Constance, Germany, conducting various Art Classes teaching methods and techniques.
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Winner 2001 Wyong Art Prize, NSW.
Finalist 2007 Audi Art Prize & Award, Sydney, NSW.
Winner 2010 First Prize Gosford Art Prize, NSW.
Winner 2014 Naples Contemporary Art Award, Italy.
Winner 2017 Art Capri Award, Italy.
Finalist 2016, selected ‘Top Solo Artist Stands’ at the International Art Expo New York.
Finalist participant from 2000 – 2010 at the Gosford Art Prize, NSW.
Winner 2 Gold Medals & 3 First Prizes, 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.
‘ Art is Life, the play of instinct, imagination and innovation. Intellectuality is in the equation to understand a work of Art & the Artist’ – Milanda de Mont
2016 Write Up By Chantal Lora Director
Galleria Monteoliveto
Naples – Nice – Paris
Gibert Ciervo Director
The artistic career of Milanda de Mont Australian Contemporary Artist, struck the attention of our Gallery since 2011, when we offered her a solo exhibition of paintings in our Gallery in Naples. Her work at the same time represented full of energy, strength and colour, juxtaposed with emotion and poetry, rich, and fresh approach with her experimental ideas, including her body of works with her performances, collaborated with other art niches and immediate sensitivity, which met our desire art: “off the beaten track” which is the theme of the Gallery. The exhibition was hosted by a great public, success and critical attention from Naples, where her deep cultural and international experiences earned her the best in her appraisal of ‘Neapolitan style’, as well return to the place where she could express her research. Her multicultural experience comes from her life journey: Australian nationality, born into artistic Armenian family in Persia, further world travels to the USA, from a young age. The artist lives and works in Germany.
With many successful exhibitions at national and international level, her cultural richness expressed in many art collaborations with artists from various professional art disciplines; dancers and musicians. She has recorded very interesting performances, a true artistic bridge between music, dance and painting , her works have a gestural flow on large formats.
Monteoliveto Gallery has enjoyed her work with singular harmony blend of Eastern and Western cultures that have come together in her life. In 2012, we presented her work at the GRIMALDI FORUM Monaco, during the Contemporary Art Fair, ART MONACO ’12, her works were appreciated by the public and the organizers of International Monaco GEMLUCART, she was invited by the Director to participate in the Contest Monaco GEMLUCART 2012, with the Theme: ‘Colours of the World’ . The following year, in 2013, she again was represented by our Gallery, a great success with the presentation on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, during the exhibition period of ‘ART of the PROM’. In 2014, collaboration with our Gallery followed two directions:
‘Back to Naples’ with her participation in the second edition of the contest ‘2014 PREMIO NAPOLI for Contemporary ART’ where her work ‘Head #2’ received 2 Prizes, from Communication Stratege Art Prize GEMLUCART sponsored by Director Laurence Garbatini, and second Prize by the ‘ARALYA editions’ France, with publication, dedicated article to her work. In addition, with participation in Gallery 2 major Contemporary ART FAIRS ‘ART 3F Nice’ and ‘Art 3F Mulhouse’ . With exhibitions in Naples & Nice, including on the North East France, her works are also in private collections in Australia, UK, USA, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Yerevan. Certainly the success that she deserves.