Michal Plis
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Michal Plis is a Polish-born, Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the inter...
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Michal Plis
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Michal Plis
Joined In 2023
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Michal Plis is a Polish-born, Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the intersection of light, material and imagination. Through abstract paintings and innovative sculptures, he invites audiences to glimpse a personal universe shaped by scientific curiosity and spiritual reflection.
Born in the early 1980’s on Poland’s Pomeranian Baltic coast, Michal was introduced to art by his late mother, Renata Plis, a painter and sculptor. After migrating to Australia as a child, he continued to paint through his teenage years and was recognised as one of the top art students at his high school, Eumemmerring College (Glenagles Junior Campus Years 7 to 10 and Hallam Senior Campus Years 11 and 12, later renamed to Hallam Secondary College). During Years 11 and 12, Michal had the opportunity to be taught by two artists-in-residence with varied artistic backgrounds, which formed a strong foundation for his passion for fine art. Though encouraged by the artists-in-residence to pursue formal art education at the Victorian College of the Arts, Michal chose his own path and later spent two decades working in information technology, while art remained a private pursuit. He stopped creating art in 2010 due to the emotional attach...
Education
2024 Open Studio in Sculpture with Ilona Herreiner (Ongoing), Melbourne Studio of Art
2023 Acrylic Painting Class with Setareh Hosseini, Glen Eira Adult Learning Centre
2000 Victorian Certificate of Education, Eumemmerring Secondary College - Hallam Campus
1998 Master Arts Class, Eumemmerring Secondary College - Hallam Campus
Solo Exhibitions
2026 (Upcoming) Untitled Yet (TBA), Dawn & Mabel’s, St Kilda, VIC, AUS
2025 (Upcoming) Glimpse of Another Universe, Louis Joel Gallery, Altona, VIC, AUS
2023 Hidden Becomes Visible, Rubicon Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Group Exhibitions
2024 Annual & Awards 2024, VAS Gallery, East Melbourne, VIC, AUS
2023 ROLLIN”, 26 Advantage Art Gallery, Highett, VIC, AUS
2023 Artists 'Plein Air Day', Camberwell Art Show, Hawthorn, VIC, AUS
2022 Acrylic Class Exhibition, Glen Eira Community Centre, Glen Eira, VIC, AUS
2000 Year 12 Fine Arts, Eumemmerring Secondary College, Hallam VIC, AUS