About
BIO
Born in West Lafayette, Indiana in 1978, Ryan Peter Miller was destined for existence. From his physical conception in the latter months of 1977, his parents knew they were having a baby. And so he was. The stars had conspired to deliver this formative man-child to the physical plane in time to see The Empire Strikes Back in the theater. This fortuitous event certainly secured his righteous place in dorkdom. As a frequently friendless nerd, Ryan developed an unusually close bond with his pets and animals at large. It was also his latent nerd tendencies that drew him towards the solitary act of art making. From Indiana to Georgia to Arizona to Chicago, Ryan has committed himself to making sense of the senseless through paint and occasional spells of hard work. He is terribly humble and audaciously modest: and through it all he has never failed to lose sight of his own magnificence.
Photo Credit: Peter Bugg
EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION
Visiting Assistant Professor Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Arizona State University 2008 MFA Drawing and Painting
University of Georgia 2001 BFA Drawing and Painting
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2013 Inverse Conversations, Renmin University, Bridge Gallery, 798 District, Beijing, China
Stand so Close to Me, Hatch Projects, Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Chicago, IL
DAD, Bloomsburg University, Haas Gallery of Art, Bloomsburg, PA
From the Sidelines, Night Gallery, Tempe, AZ
ASKII 4, Elastic Arts Foundation, Chicago, IL
Venn Diagram, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Of the Surface of Things, H.F.Johnson Art Gallery, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Fight Night, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2012 The Problem with Pigment, Purdue University, Reuff Gallery, West Lafayette, IN
Freedom of Expression, The Greenwich, Cincinnati, OH
MDW Fair, Co-Prosperity Sphere Booth, Chicago, IL
Triangulation, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
1000 Journals Project w/ 100+ Journals, Gallery@theLibrary, Scottsdale, AZ
Venn Diagram, Southern Oregon University, SU Gallery, Ashland, OR
2011 Mark Making, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
Magnitude 7, MANIFEST, Cincinnati, OH
Horsing Around, Transitory Spaces, Helena, MT
Schrödinger's Menagerie, Artlink A. E. England Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
New Faculty Exhibit, Hedberg Gallery, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Brutal Pyramid, Aviary Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA
Four Square, Squeeze Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2010 Why Can’t it be What it Wants to be?, CPA PVCC Gallery, Paradise Valley, AZ
Optimistic American Discords, Werkstattgalerie, Berlin, Germany
Open for Business, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
Cacophonic, RAID Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Action (un)Packed: Abstraction After Action. Commonspace. Los Angeles, CA
2009 Do I have to paint you a picture?, Six Squared, Mesa, AZ
AIN’TING, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
Bookish, Phoenix Airport Museum, Phoenix, AZ; Juror Gary Martelli
North American Graduate Art Survey, U of M, Minneapolis, MN, Juror Christopher Atkins
Night Gallery Group Exhibition, Tempe, AZ
Art Detour, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
Offhand, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Love Letters, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2008 AIN’TING: Master’s Thesis Exhibition, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Juried All Media Exhibition. Palos Verdes Art Center. Palos Verdes, CA
MFA Juried Summer Exhibition. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Juror Dennita Sewell
Mass Consumption, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, Juror Greg Escalante
Mosaic, Museum of Anthropology, ASU, Jurors Claire Schneider and John Spiak
Big Ideas Small Frames, Dinnerware Artspace, Tucson, AZ
6X6, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
ABBA (A Buncha Book Artists): TXT MSGS, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Night Gallery Group Exhibition, Tempe, AZ
Number Ones, LAS Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
2013 Hatch Projects Resident, Chicago, IL
2011 100+ Journals Project, Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Maricopa Community College Professional Development Grant
2010 IN FLUX, Scottsdale Public Art Grant, Scottsdale, AZ
2009 Vermont Studio Center Resident, Johnson, VT
2008 MFA Now Juried International Painting Competition Award Winner
PRESS
April 4, 2013 Kenosha News, Carthage Faculty’s Turn to Shine, Bill Robbins
Oct 12, 2012 Journal & Courier, Reuff Galleries full of thought-provoking images, Lauren Sedam
July 30, 2012 Site95.org, Featured Artist
Aug 11, 2011 Culture Seen, Gallery Visit – Ryan Peter Miller, Christopher Jagmin
July 21, 2011 Phoenix New Times Blog, Modified Arts’[…], Robrt L Pela
May 26, 2011 Phoenix New Times Blog, Ryan Peter Miller’s Studio of Paint, Jessica VanZalen
May 7, 2011 Go See Art, Digging Paint
March 1, 2011 Phoenix New Times Blog, PechaKucha […], Wynter Holden
Feb 10, 2011 Phoenix New Times Blog, Jackalope Ranch, Ryan Peter […], Jessica VanZalen
2008 SPARK, Pop Culture, Maria V. Pina, Volume 3 Issue 1
Dec 22, 2008 Phoenix New Times Blog, Arty Girl: "Ain'ting" by Ryan Peter Miller at Eye Lounge
Dec 6, 2008 AZCentral.com, 1/2: First Fridays: Q&A with artist Ryan Peter Miller
June 12, 2008 New Times, Modern art takes on mass culture in 2 new exhibits, Albert Ching
April 7, 2008 Craftzine.com
2002 New American Paintings, Issue 40
2002 Fall The International Economy