John Gillies (artist and musician)

John Gillies
Born	1960 Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
Education	Sydney College of the Arts, University of Southern Queensland
Known for	Video art, Experimental Music
Notable work	Techno/Dumb/Show, Divide

John Gillies (1960, Australia) is an Australian artist and musician, particularly known for his 'multi-layered and complex' video works and installations. He has also curated a number of video art programs.

Gillies studied in Visual Arts and Music at the University of Southern Queensland including film and video under David Perry and Balinese and experimental music. He also studied at Sydney College of the Arts.

Gillies has produced many works since the early eighties including Hymn (1983), Techno/Dumb/Show (1991), My Sister's Room (2000) and Divide (2006). and collaborated with many performers including The Sydney Front (Techno/Dumb/Show, Test) and Clare Grant (The Mary Stuart Tapes). His video work is held in public collections such as the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
; Australian Centre for the Moving Image; Fukuyama Museum of Art
; National Gallery of Australia
 and the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane.

Gillies has also performed and recorded as a solo musician, and a percussionist and drummer with many musicians and composers in Australia. They including experimental musician Jon Rose, and indigenous Australian singer Kev Carmody on Streetbeat, and the album Bloodlines which included the song From Little Things Big Things Grow. Both releases were nominated for ARIA awards. He has also had a long collaboration with guitarist Michael Sheridan, including the bands Great White Noise and Slaughterhouse.

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