Steven Miller

ARTIST'S STATEMENT OF STEVEN MILLER

Although I received my training based on the principals of the 19th century French Academy, including the study of Old Masters, landscapes, figure painting and the direct observation of nature and can do representational work, I have felt more compelled towards abstracting images in news media including print, the internet, computers, electronic photography and pop culture.

I have done thousands of studies of the human figure, innumerable landscapes and multitudes of drawings based on nature. At the same time I have also taken hundreds of photographs, which led to my involvement with photos taken with the electron microscope.

I began with producing series of drawings based on different digital images. From these initial studies I painted my first large format oils on wooden doors, exploring and expanding upon the studies that I had done involving photo-electronic images.

It is from these beginnings that I have been continuing my work. I paint in a series of paintings, usually working on from two to three paintings at a time. The initial idea behind these works still hold a strong fascination for me and continue to provide me with boundless inspiration. The work I produce is all abou...

Parsons School of Design MFA New York, NY USA

Vinalhaven Fellow
Helena Rubinstein Fellow
Parsons Scholar

Alofft Gallery, Litchfield, CT 2024.
Byrde + the b, Litchfield, CT 2024.
Annex at Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT 2024.
Byrde + the b, Litchfield, CT 2023.
AmArtHouse, Bantam, CT 2022.
Byrde + the b, Washington Depot, CT 2022.
Byrde + the b, Washington Depot, CT 2021.
Byrde + the b, Washington, Depot, CT 2020.
Byrde + the b , Washington Depot, CT 2019.
The Gunnery Museum Gallery, Washington, CT 2019.
The Byrde + the b, Washington Depot, CT 2018.
Art International, Tokyo Japan 2018.
The Byrde + the b, Washington Depot, CT 2017.
The Smithy, New Preston, CT 2017.
Light Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2016.
Max Alexander Gallery, Pop Up, Berlin, Germany, 2015.
Bond Street Gallery, New York, NY 2014.
Donna Karan Int'l, “Fashion, Art and Beauty”, New York, NY 2013.
Gertrude White Gallery, Greenwich, CT 2013.
The Galleries at 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 2012.
Phoenix Gallery, “I Promised You A Rose Garden”, NY, NY 2011.
Phoenix Gallery, “What’s Up?”, New York, NY 2011.
R.T. Facts Gallery, Litchfield, CT 2011.
Phoenix Gallery, “Fire Now”, New York, New York, 2010.
Studio B Gallery, “Untitled II”, Nashville, TN, 2009.
Studio B Gallery, “Untitled”, Nashville, TN, 2008.
Francine Taylor, “Fall Selections”, Litchfield, CT, 2008.
Francine...