Bill Miller

Bill Miller was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1962. He studied at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, during which time he became a founding member of the Industrial Arts Co-op. After earning his degree, he moved to Denver, Colorado where he studied at Denver University and Colorado State University, concentrating on painting and printmaking. In 1988 Miller moved to New York City, where he worked at The Village Voice and exhibited his work in a series of exhibits in Chelsea. In 2000, he relocated to Washington, D.C., to focus full time on his art. Miller currently resides in Pittsburgh.

Miller is the grandson of a coal miner and son of a factory worker – both killed in industrial accidents. In his work, the artist bears witness to these tragedies, giving voice to their quiet history through the surface of his chosen medium. The artist’s practice begins with salvaging linoleum from abandoned homes, using the factory-made exterior of the material as his palette – the variety of which speaks to the expansive vision of mid-century American design. He cuts and glues the linoleum pieces into complex collages, creating new allegories from the myth of middle America. In the process, Miller imbues the once utilitarian material with emotional resonance and natural grandeur, transforming it into something precious and collectible.