Local Favourite – Mia

By Dan Hutton on February 24, 2011 in People

Mia Oatley is an artist creating paintings from her studio in Clovelly, where she also lives. She has also lived and worked in Bondi. Mia’s female figurative work is shown nationally and internationally and she also writes a regular blog on her website, miaoatley.com.au. Get in quick to see the last few days of Mia’s exhibition, Dirty Pretty Things, finishing on March 2 at the Richard Martin Gallery, 98 Holdsworth Street, Woollahra. Mia shares her local favourites with The Beast…

Favourite Beach: Bronte Beach. The park and the cafes are an added bonus.

Eatery: Swell at Bronte; Mille Vini on Crown Street for the yummiest pasta dishes ever; who could go past the best tuna salad in town at Tropicana Cafe in Darlinghurst; and good old Ravesi’s for the oysters and the view.

Watering Hole: The Beresford and The Winery for feeling like you’re in Italy; and for great times and intimacy you can’t beat getting ten friends and drinking in someone’s garden.

Sporting Team: I do lurve the tennis. Watching very good looking men grunt must be a sport in itself!

Favourite Thing About Your Work: When a client falls in love with a painting that I’ve done and purchases it, it brings me a lot of satisfaction. Their appreciation and purchase of my work means that I can continue on my path as an artist developing new ideas and exploring new possibilities in my work, which brings me the greatest joy.

Weekend Activity: I like to catch up with friends, hang with my boyfriend, read books and the paper, try out new cafes and restaurants, and if there’s a party or something fun on, I like to get out of my thongs and go out lookin’ fine.

Final Word: If you are in need of some funky fresh art for those boring white walls, check out miaoatley.com.au.