About
David Miller lives and works near Saratoga Springs, NY where he formerly taught painting at Skidmore College. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and was honored in 2001 with a Retrospective exhibition at the Tang Museum. His paintings are displayed in several museums, and are in numerous corporate and private collections in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, he has received major grant awards including one from the National Endowment for the Arts, and another from the New York Foundation for the Arts. In his essay from the Tang exhibit catalogue, noted writer and poet John Yau states:
"One of the strengths of Miller's art is his ability to embody complex, often paradoxical feelings within a single work. His paintings don't yield a single narrative, but many. One feels that the layering Miller uses isn't only a formal device but a way of investigating disparate feelings, particularly as they underscore the irresolvable tension between wonderment and memory."
Artist's Statement
My work is about the phenomenon of time and how it relates to gravity. In most of these paintings there appears to be little or no gravity at all. Each composition begins with an openness, and layers of gestures that suggest fragments of reality, which float and create a range of tension within the ungrounded space. This open forum becomes a game explored through a variety of shapes, marks and colors that express visual, sociological or text-based events. Each painting is worked into during many studio sessions, sub-consciously and consciously, which encourages risk-taking then deals with formal issues. As the composition develops, decisions are made regarding gravitational pull, layering of paint, opacity, translucency, and visual speed, ultimately establishing tension and emotional temperature. The resulting chaos becomes a visual fantasy much like a broken puzzle.
Bio
Education
- M.S.
- (Fine Arts) University of Wisconsin, Madison
- B.F.A.
- The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, attended the University of Chicago
Major Awards
- 1984
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Major Award in Painting
- 1999
- Appointed Tuthill Endowed Chair, Skidmore College
- 1987
- New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, Works on Paper
Selected Publications
- David Miller: A Retrospective, Frances Young Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY
- New York Statements: Ten selected Artists, Art in General, New York, NY and The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
- Markings, A Drawing Invitational, Mercer Gallery, Rochester, NY
Selected Public Collections
- Union Commerce Bank, Cleveland, OH
- Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
- Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Pittsburgh, PA
- Key Trust, Albany, NY
- Key Bank Headquarters, Cleveland, OH
- Pepsico Corporation, Purchase, NY
- PHIBRO Corporation, Westport, CT
- First Albany Corporation, Albany, NY
- Adirondack Trust Company, Saratoga Springs, NY
- Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
- Cleveland Art Association Purchase (from Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Exhibition), Cleveland, OH
- University at Albany Museum, Albany, NY
- Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
- Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, New York
- Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
- School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
- Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
- Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio
- Siena College, Loudonville, NY
- Numerous Corporate and Private Collections
Selected Recent Exhibitions
- 2013
- Group Exhibition: "Gallery Artists," The Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY
- 2013
- Group Exhibition: "Gallery Artists," Sorelle Gallery, Albany, NY
- 2012
- "Introspections," One-Person Exhibit, The Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY
- 2011
- Five-Person Invitational, Tom Myott Gallery, Glens Falls, NY
- 2011
- Three Group Exhibitions, Riverfront Gallery, Schuylerville, NY
- 2010
- Two-Person Exhibition, East Arlington, VT
- 2009
- Three-Person Exhibition, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT
- 2009
- "Surface Tension," Concourse Gallery A, Albany International Airport, Albany, NY
- 2009
- Solo Exhibition, The Prime, Saratoga National Golf Club, Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2009
- "Out of This World," Main Gallery, Albany International Airport, Albany, NY
- 2009
- Three-Person Exhibit, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT
- 2009
- Riverfront Gallery, "Selected Skidmore Art Faculty," Schuylerville, NY
- 2009
- Arts Fest (Invitational), Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2008
- "Invitational," Riverfront Gallery, Schuylerville, NY
- 2008
- Solo Exhibition at Angelo's 677 Prime Gallery, Albany, NY
- 2008
- Two-Person Exhibition, Martinez Gallery, Troy, NY
- 2007
- James Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2007
- Schick Art Gallery, Selected Art Faculty Exhibit, Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2006
- "Surfaces," James Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2006
- Plum Gallery, Williamstown, MA
- 2006
- David Miller, "Mindscapes," Isadore Gallery, Lancaster, PA
- 2005
- Riverfront Gallery, Schuylerville, NY
- 2005
- Plum Gallery, Williamstown, NY
- 2005
- Invitational, "Couples," Stageworks Gallery, Hudson, NY
- 2004
- Group Exhibition, Stephen Haller Gallery, New York, NY
- 2004
- David Miller - New Work, Plum Gallery, Williamstown, MA
- 2004
- David Miller - Paintings and Drawings, Gallery 100, Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2003
- Solo Exhibit, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT
- 2003
- Group Exhibition, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- 2002
- Two-Person Exhibition, St. George School, Middletown, R.I.
- 2002
- Art on Campus: An Invitational Painting Exhibit, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT
- 2001
- One-Person Exhibit, "David Miller: A Retrospective", Tang Teaching Museum Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
- 2001
- Invitational Exhibition, "Journey", Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY