Steven Miller

Artist Statement:

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 electronic photography. 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 three to four 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. I am also influenced by international travel and interacting with different cultures and habitats. The work I produce is all about color, form and things that appear to be simple on the surface having a much larger and much more complex reality.

My abstract paintings are all about creating excitement for the viewer through concentrated exploration. Each painting is inspired by nature, travels, or imagination and created to embody immediate impact and lasting power. It is about creating a visual that has never been seen before. I want each painting to engage the viewer through it's own combination of color, motion and dimension. I want the viewer to have a sense of wonderment and curiosity. I want to involve the viewer through searching the variety of textures, dark and light passages and space within the painting. Are the colors connected? Do they hover above the surface, or streak across the surface? My goal in each painting is to urge the viewer to return to the painting and discover new associations with it. I want the viewer and the painting to have a dialog with one another. 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Steven Miller lives and maintains studios in New York City, in the rolling hills of Litchfield County Connecticut and in Marrakech. He has exhibited on the national and international level including New York, Los Angeles, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Rome, Berlin and Cologne. 

Miller's work has been exhibited in Milan in conjunction with women's Fashion Week in a "Sensorium", where his work was projected over and inside of a multi-level plastic bubble while d.j.'s played music and models strutted down the runway. His work has also been featured on "Sex and the City", "Revenge", "Fraiser", and in "Pretty Little Liars". His paintings can also be seen in major Hollywood movies and have been showcased in "My Super Ex Girlfriend", "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", "The Devil Wears Prada", and "It's Complicated" among others.

Miller's paintings are all about saturated color, superb selection of form and the interplay of new technology colliding with classical ideals. His work is in numerous private and public collections including the Bayly Art Museum, the Savannah College of Art & Design Museum, Chase Manhattan Bank, Walden International, Hong Kong, Google, Twitter and Instagram's headquarters and was recently added to MOMA's collection. Miller's work has been published in conjunction with the Japanese Museum of Contemporary Poetry in Tokyo. 

*Note each image of a painting on the site is a full size image--there is no cropping of the image.

Education:

Parsons School of Design, New York, NY MFA
Drew University, Madison, NJ BA
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Awards & Distinctions:

Posey Foundation Fellow
Helena Rubenstein Fellow
Vinalhaven Fellow
Parsons School of Design Institutional Scholar
Drew University Institutional Scholar
Member of the International Association for Visual Artists
Member New York Artists Equity Association
Member College Arts Association
Member of the Organization for Independent Artists

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions:

AmArtHouse, Bantam, Connecticut, 2022.
Byrde + the b, Washington, CT 2022. 
Dar Majala, Marrakech, Morocco 2021.
Byrde + the b, Washington, CT 2020.
Byrde + the b, Washington Depot, CT 2019.
Studio Around the Corner, Brewster, NY 2019.
The Gunnery Museum Gallery, Washington, CT 2019.
Byrde + the b, Washington Depot, CT 2018.
Byrde + the b, Washington Depot, CT 2017.
The Smithy, New Preston, CT 2017.
New Space Gallery, Miami, FL 2016.
Max Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2015.
Jan Murray, Los Angeles, CA 2014.
Donna Karan, New York, NY, 2013.
The Wolfson Gallery, Greenwich, CT 2013.
The Galleries at 153 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 2012.
Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY, Strong, 2012.
Ports 1961, New York, NY 2011.
Phoenix Gallery, "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden" New York, NY 2011.
Artefacts, Kent, CT 2011.
Phoenix Gallery, "Splendor In the Grass" New York, NY 2010.
Studio B Gallery, “Untitled II", Nashville, TN, 2009.
Studio B Gallery, “Untitled", Nashville, TN, 2008.
Francine Taylor, “Fall Selections", Litchfield, CT, 2008.
Francine Taylor, “Summer Prelude", Litchfield, CT, 2008.
Francine Taylor, “Spring Fling", Litchfield, CT, 2008.
Artefacts Gallery, Kent, CT, 2008.
Haight-Brown Vineyard Gallery, “Summer Musings", Litchfield, CT, 2007.
Cell Art Gallery, Barcelona, SPAIN, 2007.
Harrison Gallery, “Calm", Los Angeles, CA 2005.
Hoffman Gallery, “Sense", New York, New York, 2003.
Landon Gallery, “Celestial Happiness", New York, New York, 2002. 
Vivo Gallery, “Exposed", Washington, D.C., 2002.
Durst Organization, “Who's Afraid of Celestial Blue?", New York, New York, 2000.
Catherine Street Gallery, “Interiors/Exteriors", New York, New York, 2000.
Landon Gallery, “Shape Shifter", New York, New York 2000.
Knickerbocker Gallery, “Red Hot Devil", New York, New York, 1999.
Hoffman Gallery, “The End of History", New York, New York, 1998.
Spazio Lambros Milona, “Ice", Milan, ITALY, 1997.
Galleria Seno, “I Would Die For You", Milan, ITALY, 1997.
MB Gallery, “Plunging Into Fire", Los Angeles, California, 1997.
Spazio Lambros Milona, “Sensorium", Milan, ITALY, 1996.
Landon Gallery, “What Now?", New York, New York, 1996.
HereSpace, “Gulliver's Travels II", New York, New York, 1996.
Half Moon Bay, “Fantastic Voyage", Montego Bay, JAMAICA, 1996.
Coleman Gallery, “Fire", Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1996.
Hoffman Gallery, “Absolutely Fabulous II", New York, New York, 1996.
Struts Gallery, “Quartering the Queen", New Brunswick, CANADA, 1996.
Moravian College, “Absolutely Fabulous", Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1996.
Veem Gallery, “Amoebic Viral Projections II", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996.
Dimmers Gallery, “Points of Departure II", Brussels, BELGIUM, 1995.
Landon Gallery, “Spitting Color", New York, New York, 1995.
Blue Mountain Gallery, “Blue Incubation", New York, New York, 1995.
ManesStreet, “Bell, Book & Candle", New York, New York, 1994.
Bendix Gallery, “One Step Too Close", New York, New York, 1994.
Landon Gallery, “Amoebic Viral Projections", New York, New York, 1994.
Parsons School of Design, “Points of Departure", New York, New York, 1993.

Selected Schedule of Group Exhibitions:

Art Market NYC, works on paper w AmArtHouse, New York, NY 2022.
Art Market Hamptons w AmArthouse, Water Mill, Hamptons, NY 2022.
Washington Art Association, Washington, CT 2022.
Washington Art Association, Washington, CT 2021.
Byrde + the b, Washington, CT 2020.
Kips Bay Designer Show House, New York, NY 2019.
Amsterdam International Art Fair, Amsterdam, Holland 2019.
Pulse Art Fair, Miami, FL 2019.
New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CT, 2018.
Tokyo International Arts Fair, Tokyo, Japan 2018.
Berlin Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany 2018.
Miami Art Expo, Miami, FL 2017.
Amsterdam International Art Fair, Amsterdam, Holland 2017. 
Tokyo International Arts Fair, Tokyo, Japan 2016.
Milan Art Fair, Milan, Italy April 2016.
Frieze Art, New York, NY 2015.
Bond Street Gallery, New York, NY 2015.
Ames Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2014.
Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY, 2012.
Scott Bowne, Kent, CT, 2011.
Hotel Griffou, New York, NY 2011.
Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY 2011.
"Dialogue 9", Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY 2010
“Postcards From the Edge", Metro Pictures, New York, New York, 2009.
Studio B Gallery, Nashville, TN, 2008. 
Kips Bay Designer Showhouse, New York, New York, 2008.
“Art of the Northeast", Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT 2007.
Phoenix Gallery, New York, New York, 2008.
Paint Box Gallery, “Reflections", New York, New York, 2007.
Cell Art Gallery, Barcelona, SPAIN, 2006.
Kips Bay Designer Showhouse, New York, New York, 2006.
Smack Mellon, “I Can't Quite Place It", Brooklyn, New York 2006.
Kips Bay Designer Showhouse, New York, New York, 2005.
White Box Gallery, “Hastings", London, ENGLAND, 2004.
White Columns, “Directional", New York, New York, 2003.
Lawrence Gallery, “New York/LA", Los Angeles, CA, 2003.
Paint Box Gallery, “Two Person", New York, New York 2002.
Exit Art, “Reactions", New York, New York, 2002.
Lawrence Gallery, “New York Voices", Los Angeles, CA, 2002.
Kips Bay Designer Showhouse, New York, New York, 2002.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 2001.
White Box Gallery, “Blue", London, ENGLAND, 2001.
Exit Art, “Collector's Choice", 2001.
Landon Gallery, “Sensations", New York, New York, 2000.
Get Real Art, “Group", New York, New York, 2000.
Exit Art, “Future", New York, New York, 2000.
Vibrant Gallery, “Yellow and Black", New York, New York, 1999.
Catherine Street Gallery, “Three Artists", New York, New York, 1999.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1999.
Bachus Space, “Electric Light", Los Angeles, California, 1999. 
Vibrant Gallery, “Purple and Orange", New York, New York, 1998.
Vibrant Gallery, “Black and White", New York, New York, 1998.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1998.
Vibrant Gallery, “Green and White", New York, New York, 1998.
The Stage Gallery, “Abstraction 1997 II", Merrick, New York, 1997.
Studio Space One, “Plunging", Los Angeles, California, 1997.
Vibrant Gallery, “Red and Blue", New York, New York, 1997.
Parsons School of Design, “The Year 2000—The Millenium Understood", 
New York, New York, 1997.
Galleria Fernando de Castro, “Color", Madrid, SPAIN, 1997.
Kips Bay Decorators Show House, New York, New York, 1997.
Galleria Seno, “Talent", Milan, ITALY, 1997.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1997.
Hoffman Gallery, “What's Up Now?", New York, New York, 1996.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1996.
TRIBECA 148 Gallery, “Massive Exposure II", New York, New York, 1995.
Blue Mountain Gallery, “Allegory", New York, New York, 1995.
Jacksonville Art Museum, “New York Now", Jacksonville, Florida, 1995.
106 Duane Street Gallery, “Metaphysical", New York, New York, 1995.
ManesStreet, “Really Physical", New York, New York, 1995.
Blue Mountain Gallery, “Animal & Vegetable", New York, New York, 1995.
Hoffman Gallery, “Invitational: Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, James 
Rosenquist gallery 1; Steven Miller gallery 2", New York, New York, 1994.
Phoenix Gallery, “Selections", New York, New York, 1994.
Kips Bay Decorators Show House, New York, New York, 1994.
Hoffman Gallery, “Once and For All", New York, New York, 1994.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1994.
TRIBECA 148 Gallery, “Massive Exposure", New York, New York, 1994.
Limner Gallery, “New Talent", New York, New York, 1994.
TRIBECA 148 Gallery, “Wall to Wall", New York, New York, 1993.
ADS Gallery, “New York", Tokyo, JAPAN, 1993.
Helander Gallery, “The Pet Show", New York, New York, 1993.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1993.
Organization of Independent Artists, “Salon of 1992", New York, New York, 1992.
Drew University, Korn Gallery, Madison, New Jersey, 1992.
Cartoon Gallery, “New York in Spain", Barcelona, SPAIN, 1992.
Court House Cultural Center, “City", Stuart, Florida, 1992.
Galleria Fernando de Castro, Madrid, SPAIN, 1992.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1992.
Organization of Independent Artists, “Salon of 1991", New York, New York, 1991.
“House of Value", curated by Robert Mahoney, Yvonne Maranushi, Russet 
Lederman, New York, New York, 1991.
Cologne Art Fair, Portico Gallery-New York, Cologne, GERMANY, 1991.
Hoffman Gallery, “New Work, New York", New York, New York, 1991.
Galleria Fernando de Castro, Madrid, SPAIN, 1991.
OUT Auction, Art Complex, Santa Monica, California, 1991.
Act-UP Auction, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, New York, 1991.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1992
Wetherholt Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1991.
District of Columbia Arts Center, “Censorship", Washington, D.C., 1991.
The Art Center, Fairfax, Virginia, 1991.
Wetherholt Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1991.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1991.
S. Bitter-Larkin, New York, New York, 1991.
New York University, “Small Works", New York, New York, 1990.
Act-UP Auction, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, New York, 1990.
S. Bitter-Larkin, “Not Painting", New York, New York, 1990.
Ridge Street Gallery, New York, New York, 1990.
Hoffman Gallery, “New Work, New York", New York, New York, 1990.
Wetherholt Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1990.
Cartoon Gallery, “International Invitational-Contemporary Work", Barcelona, 
SPAIN, 1990.
Drew University, Korn Gallery, Madison, New Jersey, 1990.
Vorhees Gallery, “A Survey of New Painting", New York, New York, 1990.
Drew University, Korn Gallery, Madison, New Jersey, 1989.
Parsons School of Design, “Style", New York, New York, 1989.
Parsons School of Design, “Form", New York, New York, 1989.
Parsons School of Design, “Color", New York, New York, 1989.
Six to Six Gallery, “Bold and Bright", New York, New York, 1989.
Six to Six Gallery, “New", New York, New York, 1989.
New Math Gallery, New York, New York, 1987.
New Math Gallery, New York, New York, 1986.
Civilian Warfare Gallery, New York, New York, 1986.
Civilian Warfare Gallery, “Splash", New York, New York, 1986.
Drew University, Korn Gallery, Madison, New Jersey, 1985.
New Math Gallery, New York, New York, 1984.
Downtown Beirut, New York, New York, 1984.
Downtown Beirut, “Innaugural Exhibition", New York, New York, 1984.
Kamikazee, New York, New York, 1983.
Downtown Beirut, New York, New York, 1983.
Drew University, Korn Gallery, “Selected Vision", Madison, New Jersey, 1983.
Drew University, Korn Gallery, Madison, New Jersey, 1982.
Drew University, Korn Gallery, Madison, New Jersey, 1981.

Artistic Influences:

Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Philip Guston, Willem de Kooning, Joan Mitchell.