Born 1984, New Hampshire, USA
Lives and Works in Maryland, USA
EDUCATION
| 2011 | MFA, Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art. Baltimore, MD |
| 2007 | BFA, Painting, Minor in art history, Magna Cum Laude, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| 2006 | The International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture. Montecastello di Vibio, Italy |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2014 | Enduring, Connersmith, Washington, DC Katie Miller, (e)merge art fair, Connersmith, Washington, DC |
| 2011 | The Fancy of Babes, Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC InFancy, MFA Thesis Exhibit, Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD [catalog] |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2022-2023 | The Way I’m Wired: Artist Reflections on Neurodiversity, WCU Fine Art Museum, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC |
| 2018 | Extravagant Visions, Extraordinary Imaginings, Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD WTF, Art Palm Beach International, Poets/Artists Magazine and Sirona Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL [catalog] |
| 2017 | Best Medicine: Art, Humor, Healing, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC Artists for Truth, Spacecamp, Baltimore, MD Attention to Detail, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC |
| 2015-2019 | Pop Stars! Popular Culture and Contemporary Art, 21c Museum Hotel, Durham, NC and Cincinnati, OH Monolithic, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH |
| 2013-2015 | Dis-semblance: Projecting and Perceiving Identity, 21c Museum Hotel, Cincinnati, OH and Bentonville, AR |
| 2012 | Volta 8 Basel, Conner Contemporary Art, Basel, Switzerland |
| 2011 | Pulse Miami, Conner Contemporary Art, Miami FL (e)merge art fair, Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC |
| 2010 | Academy 2010, Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC |
| 2009 | MFA First-Year Show, Pinkard Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD The Armory Show, International Fair of New Art, Pier 94, New York, NY Shades of Pastel, Maryland Pastel Society, Bethesda, MD |
| 2008 | Derivative Composition, The John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C [catalog] Biennial: Contemporary American Realism, Fort Wayne, IN. [catalog] Arts Council @ GRACE 2008, Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA |
| 2007 | Rhythm and Blue, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD |
| 2006 | Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD Driving Force, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA; Arts for All Gallery, Atlanta Georgia Dwell, Bond, Connect, Gallery Imperato, Baltimore, MD Final Show, International School of Art, Montecastello di Vibio, Umbria, Italy Observations, Fox 2 Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| 2005 | Provocative Portraits (two person-show), Gallery at Monkton, Monkton, MD Driving Force, Harrison Centre for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN; Scurry County Museum, Western Texas College, Snyder, TX; J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; The Yager Museum, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY |
| 2004 | Driving Force, Smithsonian Institution, S. Dillon Ripley Center, Washington, D.C. [catalog] Foundation Exhibition, Pinkard Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD The Good and Evil Show, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2022 | “Exhibit on brain’s wiring, artistic ability at WCU Fine Arts Museum,” The Biltmore Beacon, September 1, 2022 “Exhibition Explores Neurodiversity,” The Silva Herald, August 31, 2022 |
| 2018 | O’Hern, John, “In Her Eyes – Collector’s Focus: Women Artists,” American Art Collector, Issue 149, March 2018 Ruth, Kimberly, “Katie Miller,” Art Uncovered Podcast, BTRtoday, February 27, 2018 |
| 2017 | Menendez, Didi, Poets/Artists, WTF at Art Palm Beach catalog Menendez, Didi and Kloosterboer, Lorena. PoetsArtists, The New Feminists, Issue 84, May 3, 2017 Brown, Lauren Aguilera, “14 Zealous Artists on International Women’s Day,” Zealous.com, March 8, 2017 |
| 2014 | Griffin Art Prize USA 2014 Award Announcement, Juxtapoz.com, August 7, 2014 Ober, Cara and Chen, Si. “Enduring: The Paintings of Katie Miller,” bmoreart.com, May 18, 2014 Magner, Jim. “Artist Portrait: Katie Miller,” The Hill Rag, May 2014 Jenkins, Mark. “Galleries: ‘Alive and Present, ‘Enduring’,” The Washington Post, May 16, 2014 Landau, Lauren. “Art Beat with Lauren Landau,” WAMU 88.5, April 16, 2014 Where Magazine, Juxtaposed: “Enduring” and “Alive and Present,” April 2014 Zevitas, Steven. “Must See Painting Shows: April,” New American Paintings Blog, April 2014 O’Sullivan, Michael. “Gallery Opening of the Week,” The Washington Post, April 11, 2014 Jacobson, Louise. “Alive and Present at Connersmith,” Washington City Paper, April 11, 2014 Capps, Kriston, “State of the Arts: 2014 Spring Preview, ‘Enduring: Figurative Paintings Explore Troubling Waters’,” Washington City Paper, February 14, 2014 DC Modern Luxury, “Best of the City: TOP FIVE: Hot Artists to Buy Right Now, January 2014 |
| 2013 | Steele, Marlene. “Dis-semblance: Projecting and Perceiving Identity,” ÆQAI, September 22, 2013 Boyd, Betsy. “Baltimore’s Got Talent: Maryland State Arts Council Honors 87” Baltimore Fishbowl, March 22, 2013 |
| 2012 | Hi Class Living, cover art, July – August 2012 |
| 2011 | New American Paintings. No. 94, Southern Edition, June/July 2011 Marech, Rona. “Fred Ognibene, D.C. art collector: ‘He buys what he loves, but there’s a vision,” The Washington Post, September 2, 2011 O’Steen, Danielle. “Conner Contemporary’s ‘Is Realism Relevant?’ reviewed,” The Washington Post, September 20, 2011 Anderson, John. “Reviewed: Is Realism Relevant? at Conner Contemporary,” The Washington City Paper, September 21, 2011 Karsen, Shira. “Paint the Town: Young Artists, Big Goals,” Washington Life Magazine, September 22, 2011 Adam, Georgina. “The Art Market: Not so fizzy,” The Financial Times, September 23, 2011 Ferro, Shane. “High Hopes and Modest Prices Mark D.C.’s Inaugural (e)merge Art Fair,” Artinfo.com, September 28, 2011 Cress, Russ. “Katie Miller,” Beautiful/Decay, September 29, 2011 Jow, Tiffany. “Frame Works,” DC Modern Luxury, December 2011 Miller, Katie and Nahas, Dominique. InFancy, MFA Thesis exhibition catalog. |
| 2010 | Gopnik, Blake. “Conner Contemporary’s Academy exhibit features work by DC area art students,” The Washington Post, July 24, 2010 Smith, Mathew. “Academy 2010 @ Conner Contemporary Art,” DCist, July 15, 2010 Anderson, John. “Academy 2010 at Conner Contemporary Art,” The Washington City Paper, July 16, 2010 |
| 2009 | Castro, Alex. “Eye to Eye,” Urbanite Magazine, July 2009 Matz, Ron. “Artist Katie Miller,” CBS WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore Eyewitness News, February 24, 2009 Campello, F. Lennox. “Congratulations Katie Miller,” Daily Campello Art News, February 22, 2009 Lewis, John. “Parkton Artist in Armory Show,” All the Pieces Matter, BaltimoreMagazine.net, February 20, 2009 |
| 2008 | Leggio, Gail. “Art and Likeness: Realism in the Galleries,” American Arts Quarterly, Fall 2008 Blaugrund, Annette Ph.D. and Kuspit, Donald, Ph.D, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Contemporary American Realism 2008 Biennial exhibition catalog, September 2008 Merry, Stephanie. “Artistic Movement,” Washington Post, June 27, 2008 Taylor, Stephanie. “Art-Abilities.” Washington Family Magazine, August, 2008 Perales, Leslie. “GRACE Partners with Arts Council,” The Reston Observer, June 20, 2008 Campello, F. Lennox. “Artist’s Websites: Katie Miller,” Daily Campello Art News, April 16, 2008 VSA Arts, Derivative Composition exhibition catalog, 2008 |
| 2007 | McCabe, Bret. “Art School Confidential,” Baltimore City Paper, October 25, 2006 |
| 2006 | Sessa, Sam. “Don’t Miss Dwell, Bond, Connect,” The Baltimore Sun, July 13, 2006 |
| 2005 | Van Dem Beemt, Pat. “Exhibit Dazzles Eye with Vibrant Colors,” North County News, March 3, 2005 “Small Space Big Style.” Home and Garden Television. Episode #108, Nov. 6, 2005 |
| 2003 | White, Tim. “Good? Evil? You Decide,” Sacramento News and Review, October 9, 2003 Hessami, Nessa. “An Eye for Art,” The Sacramento Bee, March 21, 2003 Martin, Elizabeth. “Young Artist Shows Diverse Pieces,” The Granite Bay Press-Tribune, March 3, 2003 |
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2015 | Semifinalist, Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2016, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC |
| 2014 | Third Place, Griffin Art Prize USA, ColArt Americas and Juxtapoz Magazine |
| 2013 | Individual Artist Award, Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD |
| 2010 | Master of Fine Arts Fellowship Nominee, Dedalus Foundation, New York, NY |
| 2009 | Graduate Student Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Nominee, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation |
| 2008 | The Wynn Newhouse Award, Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, New York, NY Honorable Mention, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN |
| 2006 | Painting Departmental Recognition Award, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| 2004 | Award of Excellence, VSA Arts, Washington, DC |
| 2003 | Undergraduate Student Merit Scholarship. Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| 2001 | Best in Show, Junior Art Exhibits, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA California Art Education Association Award, Sacramento, CA |
LECTURES AND ARTIST TALKS
| 2023 | MakeStudio, Baltimore, MD |
| 2015 | MICAtalks, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| 2014 | Connersmith, Washington, DC |
| 2011 | Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| 2010 | University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA |
| 2008 | University Centers on Disabilities Conference (AUCD) Washington, DC |
| 2007 | Access Living, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 | Monkton Community Arts Center, Monkton, MD |
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY
Access Living, Chicago, IL
private collections internationally