Remembering Filenes Basement, Boston Painting

Miller-Havens is known for her ability to convey psychological depth by inviting viewer and subject into a space of visual correspondence studied oil painting with nationally recognized artists Richard Yarde and James Wilson Rayen. In her figurative work she transcends the representational, in order to comment on the subtleties of human character and relationships. Her signature grey backgrounds, cropping and unexpected use of color bring the viewer into an intimate relationship with the image. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1944, she has been a resident of Cambridge Massachusetts for 40 yrs. Miller-Havens is an artist whose first 20-year career was in the world of psychology. She was the first psychiatric nurse hired by the City of Cambridge and the Founder of The Cambridge Hospital’s Psychiatric Nursing Department. Her second 20 year career has been in art. She holds a degree with Honors in Studio Art from Wellesley College and a Doctorate in Human Development from The Harvard School of Education. She is an active member of The Arts in Education Advisory Council at Harvard University and The National Association of Women Artists, New York City where she has twice received awards for her figurative paintings. Two of her portraits are in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery Washington D.C. She was commissioned to paint the portraits of NBA Coach Pat Riley, Golden Glove Catcher, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Mike Matheny Harvard dean Jerome T. Murphy and State Representative Former Mayor Alice Wolf. Her paintings are represented in public and private collections in New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, Colorado, California and London, England including The National Portrait Gallery The Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. She has exhibited in over 30 museums and galleries. Her On line gallery is . Her studio is moving to Miller Street Artists Studios Somerville Massachusetts.