Allison Miller

Allison Miller’s work is loose and light, filled with layers and moments and satisfying depth.  Walking the line between drawing and painting, Miller combines pattern, geometric abstraction, linear mark making and an easy formality.  She seems to be able to effortlessly decide, reject, and redefine her surfaces and imagery, and it is this ease that becomes so compelling and fresh.

Her second solo show at ACME. Los Angeles, September 8 - October 20, 2007, featured several oil and acrylic paintings on canvas over wood panel. Her imagery remains intuitive but deliberate. The compositions have become more complex but maintain a doodle-like drawing and graphic impact.

Biography

Born in Evanston, IL

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION

2001     MFA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

1996     BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007     ACME., Los Angeles, CA

2006    Paintings, ACME., Los Angeles, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007    Something About Mary, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA

2006   25 Bold Moves, curated by Simon Watson and Craig Hensala,House of Campari, Venice, CA

2002    With Pleasure, Wickedness and Finesse, The Basement, Los Angeles, CA

2001   Cal’s Art, Sampling California Painting, University of North Texas Art Gallery,Denton, TX

MFA Thesis Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, University of California,Los Angeles, CA

2000  The Big One, Welsh-Beck Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

New Works on Paper, Patti Gifford Fine Arts, Chicago, IL

1996   Two, Benson Hall Gallery, Providence, RI

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007    Khastoo, Leila. “Allison Miller,” artkrush, October 3.

Balaschak, Chris. “Allison Miller,” Frieze, September 8      

Pagel, David. “Keeping her new works in line,” Los Angeles Times, September 28, p. E19

2006    Roth, Charlene.  “Allison Miller at ACME.,” Artweek, October, pp.16-17.

Holte, Michael Ned.  “Allison Miller,” Artforum, October, pp. 272-273.

Pagel, David.  “Painting a la sculpting, drafting,” Los Angeles Times, August 4, pp. E28-E29.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

The West Collection, Oaks, Pennsylvania