Gillian Haig (born 1957, East Gippsland, Victoria) is an Australian artist whose practice spans painting, drawing and printmaking. She studied at Gippsland Grammar School and Sale Technical College before completing a Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) at RMIT University (1976–1978), followed by a Postgraduate qualification in Fine Art (Painting) in 1979. In 1983, she completed a Diploma of Education in Melbourne.
Gillian has exhibited extensively since 1980, participating in numerous group exhibitions across Victoria. She has been regularly represented in group exhibitions at Manyung Gallery since 2011 and has exhibited at Art Melbourne. Her solo exhibition history includes a major show at Merricks House Gallery in 2015, alongside two-person and group exhibitions at Manyung Gallery, Red Artists Gallery and Whistlewood in Shoreham, including the Sense of Place exhibition in 2017. More recently, her work has been included in annual group exhibitions at Manyung Gallery (2021–2024), the Walking Through Frankston group printmaking exhibition at Frankston Arts Centre (2024), and multiple Manyung Gallery group exhibitions in 2025.
In 2020, Gillian was a finalist in the SBS Landscape Prize. Her early career was marked by significant recognition, including the RMIT Biennial Travelling Scholarship in 1970 and five consecutive awards for Best Painting in Mornington Peninsula art shows between 1992 and 1998. Her work has also been featured in Country Style Magazine (1997) and Coast Magazine (2017).
Gillian works intuitively, allowing freedom of expression to guide the evolution of her practice. Beginning with an expressionist approach, her work has developed to encompass landscape and still life, inspired by life on the Mornington Peninsula. The region’s abundant produce, shifting light and expansive vistas continue to inform her subject matter. Moving fluidly between painting, drawing and printmaking, Gillian seeks to capture a strong sense of place, everyday life and her immediate surroundings.