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Allison Miller, Mirror, 2021, Oil stick, acrylic, and fabric on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Mirror, 2021, Oil stick, acrylic, and fabric on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Skyscraper, 2021, Oil stick, acrylic, and ribbon on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Skyscraper, 2021, Oil stick, acrylic, and ribbon on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Violet, 2021, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, and colored pencil on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Violet, 2021, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, and colored pencil on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Cameo, 2021, Oil, oil stick, and acrylic on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Cameo, 2021, Oil, oil stick, and acrylic on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Snow, 2021, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Snow, 2021, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Bury Arch, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 58 in.

Allison Miller, Bury Arch, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 58 in.

Allison Miller, Triangle, 2018, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 73 x 62 (top width) / 73 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Triangle, 2018, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 73 x 62 (top width) / 73 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Trunk, 2018, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, Flashe, modeling paste, glitter and collage on canvas, 73 x 68 in.

Allison Miller, Trunk, 2018, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, Flashe, modeling paste, glitter and collage on canvas, 73 x 68 in.

Allison Miller, Cream, 2018, Oil, acrylic, glitter and collage on canvas, 73 x 87 in.

Allison Miller, Cream, 2018, Oil, acrylic, glitter and collage on canvas, 73 x 87 in.

Allison Miller, Heater, 2018, Oil stick, acrylic and fabric on canvas, 59 x 64 1/2 in.

Allison Miller, Heater, 2018, Oil stick, acrylic and fabric on canvas, 59 x 64 1/2 in.

Allison Miller, Tongue, 2018, Oil, oil stick, acrylic and fabric on canvas, 73 x 62 (top width) / 73 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Tongue, 2018, Oil, oil stick, acrylic and fabric on canvas, 73 x 62 (top width) / 73 (bottom width) in.

Allison Miller, Grove, 2017, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 30 x 28 in.

Allison Miller, Grove, 2017, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 30 x 28 in.

Allison Miller, Pyramid, 2017, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 51 (top width)/60 in. (bottom width)

Allison Miller, Pyramid, 2017, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 51 (top width)/60 in. (bottom width)

Allison Miller, Corner, 2016, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, and pencil on canvas, 64 x 82 in.

Allison Miller, Corner, 2016, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, and pencil on canvas, 64 x 82 in.

Allison Miller, Sound, 2015, Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas, 64 x 82 in.

Allison Miller, Sound, 2015, Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas, 64 x 82 in.

Allison Miller, Snare, 2015, Oil stick, acrylic, modeling paste and pencil on canvas, 73 x 68 in.

Allison Miller, Snare, 2015, Oil stick, acrylic, modeling paste and pencil on canvas, 73 x 68 in.

Allison Miller, Front, 2015, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 30 x 28 in.

Allison Miller, Front, 2015, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 30 x 28 in.

Allison Miller, Both, 2015, Oil, acrylic, wax pastel and pencil on canvas, 30 x 28 in.

Allison Miller, Both, 2015, Oil, acrylic, wax pastel and pencil on canvas, 30 x 28 in.

Scratch Arch, 2015, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in.

Scratch Arch, 2015, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in.

Allison Miller, Vault, 2015, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, modeling paste, pencil and collage on canvas, 48 x 48 in.

Allison Miller, Vault, 2015, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, modeling paste, pencil and collage on canvas, 48 x 48 in.

Allison Miller

Biography

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Born in Evanston, IL, 1974
University of California, Los Angeles, MFA, 2001
Rhode Island School of Design, BFA, 1996
Lives and Works in Los Angeles, CA

LA-based artist ALLISON MILLER (b. 1974) makes abstract paintings that challenge both maker and viewer. From stenciled drips to color fields applied with a Crayola-like oil stick, Miller’s gestures suggest a spontaneity that belies a highly considered and strategic approach. Diverse elements combine to form active paintings with compositions that never quite settle. Miller’s work can be found in the permanent collections of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College; the Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach; the Pizzuti Collection, Columbus; the Santa Barbara Museum of Art; and the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, among others. Her work has been reviewed in Artforum, Frieze, The Brooklyn Rail, and Hyperallergic.

Exhibition History

Publications

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  1. TheGuide.Art
  2. The New Yorker
  3. Two Coats of Paint
  4. Contemporary Art Review LA
  5. Artforum
  6. The Brooklyn Rail
  7. Artnet
  8. Harper's Bazaar
  1. Artillery
  2. Los Angeles Times
  3. Los Angeles Review of Books
  4. Gallery Magazine
  5. Contemporary Art Review LA
  6. Los Angeles Times
  7. Hyperallergic
  8. Two Coats of Paint
  9. Modern Painters
  10. Los Angeles Weekly
  11. Artspace
  12. Artpulse
  13. Hyperallergic
  14. Two Coats of Paint
  15. Artspace
  16. Stone Gravy
  17. Made in LA
  18. White Hot Magazine
  19. Art Auction
  20. Huffington Post
  21. Hyperallergic
  22. Modern Painters
  23. Flash Art
  24. Olivia Booth
  25. Artslant
  26. Phaidon
  27. Flavorpill
  28. Artslant
  29. The Los Angeles Times
  30. Frieze
  31. Artweek
  32. Artforum
  33. The Los Angeles Times

Additional Images

Mirror
Allison Miller, Mirror, 2021, Oil stick, acrylic, and fabric on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.
Skyscraper
Allison Miller, Skyscraper, 2021, Oil stick, acrylic, and ribbon on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.
Violet
Allison Miller, Violet, 2021, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, and colored pencil on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.
Cameo
Allison Miller, Cameo, 2021, Oil, oil stick, and acrylic on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.
Snow
Allison Miller, Snow, 2021, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 56 (height) x 45 1/2 (top width) x 58 1/2 (bottom width) in.
Bury Arch
Allison Miller, Bury Arch, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 58 in.
Triangle
Allison Miller, Triangle, 2018, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 73 x 62 (top width) / 73 (bottom width) in.
Trunk
Allison Miller, Trunk, 2018, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, Flashe, modeling paste, glitter and collage on canvas, 73 x 68 in.
Cream
Allison Miller, Cream, 2018, Oil, acrylic, glitter and collage on canvas, 73 x 87 in.
Heater
Allison Miller, Heater, 2018, Oil stick, acrylic and fabric on canvas, 59 x 64 1/2 in.
Tongue
Allison Miller, Tongue, 2018, Oil, oil stick, acrylic and fabric on canvas, 73 x 62 (top width) / 73 (bottom width) in.
Grove
Allison Miller, Grove, 2017, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 30 x 28 in.
Pyramid
Allison Miller, Pyramid, 2017, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 51 (top width)/60 in. (bottom width)
Corner
Allison Miller, Corner, 2016, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, and pencil on canvas, 64 x 82 in.
Sound
Allison Miller, Sound, 2015, Oil stick, acrylic and pencil on canvas, 64 x 82 in.
Snare
Allison Miller, Snare, 2015, Oil stick, acrylic, modeling paste and pencil on canvas, 73 x 68 in.
Front
Allison Miller, Front, 2015, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 30 x 28 in.
Both
Allison Miller, Both, 2015, Oil, acrylic, wax pastel and pencil on canvas, 30 x 28 in.
Scratch Arch
Scratch Arch, 2015, Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in.
Vault
Allison Miller, Vault, 2015, Oil, oil stick, acrylic, modeling paste, pencil and collage on canvas, 48 x 48 in.
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