Artist Statement:
Michael Miller, born in Glasgow, Scotland, trained in painting and drawing in Italy, Switzerland and Mozambique. On moving to the USA in 2010, Miller studied abstract painting, drawing and assemblage at the Art Students League of New York. In May 2012, he was awarded the League's Matisse Estate Merit Scholarship, and in 2014, he was selected as a visiting artist at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In addition to his regular art practice, Miller has been involved in a range of community-based public art projects in New York, and has supported a number of arts-based not-for-profits as a volunteer artist, including Sing For Hope, the Lulu Leo Fund and Atamanna. From 2012 to 2015, he sat on the board of SONYA - South of the Navy Yards Artists - in Brooklyn. He also sat on the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s exhibit advisory committee. Miller’s interest in maritime themes is not by chance: he grew up on the River Clyde on the West coast of Scotland. It is estimated that over 25,000 ships have been built on the Clyde, and this shipbuilding heritage continues to permeate the life of the city.
