Mitch Miller

©Chris Baker

The Hole Operation, 2004
A sculptural version of an oil well constructed of salvaged wood and children’s toys. The rig represents the conflicts inherent in oil production – an industry that both sustains and threatens life.

Born 1973
Lives and works in New York, NY

Education
2000 M.F.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1997 B.F.A. and Biology, University of Colorado, CO

Mitch Miller has been exhibiting his work nationally since 1995. His solo shows include: Land Scrapes, Show World, New York, NY (2002); Land Scrape Constructions, Monster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2000); Land Scrape Constructions, Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK (2000); The Wild West, Sakaroff Gallery, Lawrence, KS (1998); Burning Man, Jazz House, Kansas City, KS (1998); Erotica Ball, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO (1996); Creatures, Bound By Design, Boulder, CO (1995); Monsters, SAAN Research Institute, Nepal (1995).

Selected Group exhibitions include: Scope Art Fair, New York, NY (2004); Oil Rigs, Miami Art Fair, Miami, FL (2003); Gifted, Rare Gallery, New York, NY (2003); The Trixter, In The Kitchen, New York, NY (2003); Small, Museum Editions, New York, NY (2002); Microbiotic Crackle, Studio Z, San Francisco, CA (2001); Oklahoma: Centerfold, Leslie Powell Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK (2001); Landscapes, Goddard Visual and Performing Arts, Austin & Dallas,TX (2001); American Landscapes, Mainsite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK (2000); A.M. Radio, (performance),The Knitting Factory, New York, NY (2000); Maximum Coherence During Flying, (performance), Movements Gallery, Austin, TX (1999).

Mitch was recently awarded the New York State Council on The Arts, Special Projects Grant for 2005.