Education
| 2016 |
B.A. in Studio Art summa cum laude, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
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| 2008 |
A.A. in Liberal Arts, Kauai Community College, Lihue, HI
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Employment
| 2016-present |
Full-time professional artist, Forest Grove, OR
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| 2001-2014 |
Project Manager, Web and Graphic Design lead, DataSpace Industries, Lihue, HI
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Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
| 2023 |
Ghost Net Landscape: Humboldt, Reese Bullen Gallery at Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA |
2023 |
Monuments, Hillsboro Civic Center, Hillsboro, OR |
2023 |
1000 Moons (40 Years / 500 Moons) in process(ing), two-person show at ARTspace Gallery, Arts Council of Lake Oswego, OR |
| 2022 |
1000 Moons (50 Years / 629 Moons), Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR |
2022 |
Ghost Net Landscape: Across Oceans, Portland Center Stage, Portland, OR |
| 2021 |
1000 Moons (22 Years / 270 Moons), Crema Art Annex, Portland, OR |
2022 |
Undersea Gardens, two-person show at Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR |
| 2020 |
Ghost Net Landscape: Sea Stories, Crema, Portland, OR |
| 2019 |
Ghost Net Landscape: All the Fish in the Sea, Kathrin Cawein Gallery, Forest Grove, OR |
2019 |
Ghost Net Landscape: Ocean Goddess, Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, OR |
| 2018 |
Here & Now, Local Discoveries, Portland, OR |
2018 |
Night Sea, Georgie's Ceramic & Clay Gallery, Portland, OR |
| 2017 |
Water & Form: Clay, Fiber, and Encaustic, 510 Museum & ArtSpace, Lake Oswego, OR |
| 2016 |
Artist of the Month, Bethany Frame Central, Beaverton, OR |
| 2012 |
Stopping Time: Plein Air Watercolors, Alley Kat Art, Kapaa, HI |
| 2007 |
Divergence, Kauai Museum Mezzanine Gallery, Lihue, HI |
| 2005 |
Kauai Under Glass: New Works in Watercolor and Pastel, two-person show at Kauai Museum, Lihue, HI |
Selected Awards & Honors
| 2022 |
Career Opportunity Grant and Ford Family Foundation award for 1000 Moons, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR | |
Purchase Award, Oregon State University, Art About Agriculture: The Sustainable Feast, Corvallis, OR
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| 2021 |
Make|Learn|Build Grant awarded for 1000 Moons, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
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| 2019 |
First Place Award, Washed Up: Marine Debris Art Show, Lihue, HI | |
Project Grant awarded for Ghost Net Landscape, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR | |
Sustainability Grant awarded for Ghost Net Landscape, Forest Grove Sustainability Commission, OR | |
Public Arts Grant awarded for Ghost Net Landscape, Forest Grove Public Arts Commission, OR
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| 2018 |
Quick Draw People's Choice Award, Beaverton Arts Mix, Beaverton, OR | |
Purchase Award, City of Beaverton, Beaverton Arts Mix, Beaverton, OR | |
Purchase Award, City of Hillsboro, Washington County Plein Air, Hillsboro, OR | |
Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR | |
Second Place Award, Spring Juried Show, Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, OR
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| 2016 |
Outstanding Senior in Studio Art, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR | |
Outstanding Senior in Fine & Performing Arts, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
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| 2015-16 |
Scott / Walter Scholarship for outstanding students in the Arts, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
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| 2014 |
Purchase Award, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art Kauai, Lihue, HI
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| 2013 |
Purchase Award, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art Kauai, Lihue, HI
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| 2006 |
Best Kauai Artist, Kauai Island News People's Choice, Lihue, HI |
| 2005 |
Portraits of Hawaii Award, Art Kauai, Lihue, HI
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| 2004 |
Honorable Mention, Art Kauai, Lihue, HI
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Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2024 |
RESOURCEful, 41st annual Art About Agriculture competition and touring exhibition. Hosted by Oregon State University at venues across Oregon. |
2024 |
Baskets, Naturally, Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR |
2024 |
Spring Show, Rental Sales Gallery at Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR |
2024 |
Picture Hillsboro, Civic Center auditorium, Hillsboro, OR |
| 2023 |
The Art of Living, ARTspace Gallery, Arts Council of Lake Oswego, OR (Curator: Nicole Nathan, Executive Director) |
2023 |
The Shifting Shapes of Woven Forms, Lincoln City Cultural Center, OR |
2023 |
Spring Show, Rental Sales Gallery at Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR |
| 2022 |
The Sustainable Feast, 39th annual Art About Agriculture competition and touring exhibition. Hosted by Oregon State University at venues across Oregon. |
2022 |
Spring Show, Rental Sales Gallery at Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR |
2022 |
New Artists Show, Rental Sales Gallery at Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (Curator: Mark Tindle, gallery manager) |
2022 |
Columbia Basin Basketry Guild, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR (Curator: Donna Guardino, gallery owner) |
| 2020 |
DISplace, Five Oaks Museum, Portland, OR (Curators: Kanani Miyamoto, artist and Lehuauakea, artist) |
2020 |
Fall Juried Show, Watercolor Society of Oregon, Newberg, OR (Juror: Kristi Grussendorf, artist) |
| 2019 |
Ode to the Tides, in partnership with The Wetlands Conservancy, traveling exhibit, OR |
2019 |
For the Seventh Generation, Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, OR |
2019 |
A Public Treasure: Painting the Oregon Coast, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR
(Jurors: Erik Sandgren, artist; Tom Webb, Newport Visual Arts Center director; Sandra Roumagoux, artist) |
2019 |
Washed Up: Marine Debris Art Show (invitational), Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI |
2019 |
Picture Hillsboro, Civic Center auditorium, Hillsboro, OR |
| 2018 |
Painting to Save the Trees, Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, OR |
2018 |
For the Seventh Generation, Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, OR |
2018 |
Siren Nation: Transform, Portland'5 Center for the Arts, Portland, OR |
2018 |
Portland Plein Air, Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, OR (Juror: Sarkis Antikajian, artist) |
2018 |
Spring Juried Show, Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, OR (Juror: Linda Rothchild-Ollis, artist) |
| 2017 |
Beaver Tales, in partnership with The Wetlands Conservancy, traveling exhibit, OR |
| 2016 |
Wanderers, Tillamook Forest Center, Tillamook, OR |
2016 |
Recent Graduates, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR |
2016 |
Art in the Forest, Tillamook Forest Center, Tillamook, OR |
2016 |
interconnected, Studio Art senior thesis exhibit, Cawein Gallery at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR |
| 2015 |
BLUE, Cawein Gallery at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR |
2015 |
Faculty Select Student Show, Cawein Gallery at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR |
| 2014 |
accession 2014, Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI |
2014 |
Art Kauai, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI (Juror: Rich Richardson, Executive Director of Hawaii Academy of Performing Arts and The ARTS at Marks Garage, Honolulu, HI) |
2014 |
POW! Art: Pastels, Oils, Watercolors, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI |
| 2013 |
Art Kauai, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI (Juror: Ray Freeman, President, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA) |
| 2009 |
The Rhythms of Nature, Pauahi Tower, Honolulu, HI |
2009 |
Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
(Juror: Laura Hoptman, Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY) |
| 2007 |
Art Kauai, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI (Juror: Gregg Hertzlieb, Director/Curator, Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso, IN) |
2007 |
Hawaii Artists, Bethel Street Gallery, Honolulu, HI |
| 2006 |
Art Kauai, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI (Juror: Michael Rooks, Curator, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI) |
2006 |
Hawaii Glass Artists 5th Annual Exhibition, Honolulu, HI |
| 2005 |
Art Kauai, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI (Juror: Chris Kahler, Professor, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL) |
| 2004 |
Art Kauai, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI (Jurors: Waileia Roster, Cade Roster, and Ryan Higa, co-owners of Workspace Gallery, Honolulu, HI) |
| 2002 |
Art Kauai, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI (Juror: Vicky Clark, Independent Curator and Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA) |
2002 |
The Spirit World, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI |
2002 |
Early College Program Summer Institute Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
Public Collections & Commissions
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City of Portland, OR
City of Beaverton, OR
City of Hillsboro, OR
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Oregon State University
OHSU Tuality Hospital, Hillsboro, OR
Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
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Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, HI
Hui O Laka / Koke'e Museum, Kekaha, HI
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Professional Experience
| 2023 | Panelist, What About Water? Reclaiming water, traditional foods, and marine debris, Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture, Sisters, OR |
| 2022 | Board member, Washington County Open Studios, OR |
| 2022 | Artist in Residence, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME |
| 2021 | Artist in Residence, Grass Mountain, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Lincoln City, OR |
| 2020 | Panelist, Community Collaboration, Portland Textile Month / Textile Hive, virtual |
| 2020 | Panelist, Arts and Activism, GPSEN (Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network), virtual |
| 2020 | Artist in Residence, The Float Shoppe, Portland, OR |
| 2016 | Artist in Residence, Marjie Mabel Project, Vancouver, WA |
| 2015 | Concept and Project Manager, Shared Roots tile mural, Cawein Gallery at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR |
2015 | Exhibit co-curator, BLUE, Cawein Gallery at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR |
2015 | Exhibit co-curator, First Annual Student Art Show, Milky Way at Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR |
| 2015-16 | Student Representative, Art Department Search Committee, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR |
| 2014 | Treasurer and founding member, Pacific University Art Club, Forest Grove, OR |
| 2004-07 | Board president and production artist, Kauai Recycling for the Arts, Lihue, HI |
Bibliography / Media List
| L.L. Kessner, "Sea of Possibilities," North Coast Journal, (Eureka, CA), Sept. 28, 2023. |
| Valen Lambert, "Ropes to Riches," The Lumberjack, (Arcata, CA), Sept. 23, 2023. |
| Courtney Ramos, "Realms of Art, Science, & Environmentalism," The Palette: Humboldt's Art Magazine, (Eureka, CA), Volume 37 No. 8 2023-24. 22-25. |
| Bob Doran, "The Hum: radio interview," Humboldt Hot Air, (Arcata, CA), Sept. 13, 2023. |
| Sally Segar, "Beaverton's Reser Center opens new exhibit on grief, COVID-19," Beaverton ValleyTimes, June 28, 2022. |
| Beth Sorensen, "Loss, Memory & Connection at The Reser," Oregon ArtsWatch, July 18, 2022. |
| Karina Agbisit, "Creative's Spotlight: Emily Miller," PSU Vanguard, (Portland, OR), March 7, 2022. |
| Nancy McCarthy, "Miller transforms fishing nets into works of art," Coast Weekend, (Astoria, OR), October 28, 2020. |
| Mary Ann Colihan, "Kauai Artists Collaborate With Nature For Marine Debris Projects," Honolulu Civil Beat, www.civilbeat.org, August 24, 2020. |
| Quint Iverson, "Ghost Net Exhibit raises plastic waste awareness," The Pacific Index (Forest Grove, OR), November 7, 2019. 7. |
| Max Egener, "Interactive art exhibit at Pacific University uses ocean debris," Forest Grove News Times, October 9, 2019. A1,A12. |
| Marney Wilson, "July Featured Artist: Emily Miller," Perks of Art, www.perksofart.com, June 25, 2019. |
| Lynsey Christensen, "Ghost Net Landscape: Interactive Installation," Modern Macrame, www.modernmacrame.com, June 14, 2019. |
| Cindy Dauer, "Artist Emily Miller explores nature and the unknown," Tualatin Valley Creates, www.tvcreates.org, March 27, 2018. |
| Maddison Kellas, "Studio art students invited to share art in Portland gallery," The Pacific Index (Forest Grove, OR), April 21, 2016. |
| Rhayn Abner, "Cawein Gallery: Art project adds beauty," The Pacific Index (Forest Grove, OR), October 29, 2015. |
| Joe Lang, "Students Give Cawein Gallery Entrance a Makeover," Pacific University, www.pacificu.edu, October 28, 2015. |
| "P.O.W. Art Exhibit at Kukui Grove," Kauai Midweek (Lihue, HI), January 22, 2014. |
| Todd A. Vines, "Emily Miller," Essential Kauai, September/October 2007. 15. |
| "Divergence," Inspiration Journal, Issue 27 September/October 2007. 46. |
| Keya Keita, "Presenting Emily Miller's 'Divergence'," The Garden Island (Lihue, HI), August 3, 2007. |
| Dale Rosenfeld, "Divergence," Ho'ike Community Television (Lihue, HI), August 2007. |
| Anne O'Malley, "Artist Miller set to unveil 'Divergence'," Kauai People (Lihue, HI), August 1-7, 2007. 13. |
| Todd A. Vines, "Artists Under Glass - Helen Turner and Emily Miller," Essential Kauai, December 5-18, 2005. 18. |
| "'Kauai Under Glass' now on display," Kauai Island News (Lihue, HI), November 18, 2005. 16. |
| Lanaly Cabalo, "'Kauai Under Glass' opens next week," The Garden Island (Lihue, HI), November 11, 2005. |
| Anne O'Malley, "Welding Women - and a Couple of Men," ARTS: A Publication of the Garden Island Arts Council, Volume 18 No. 1 March 2004. 7. |
Gallery Affiliation
Updated 4/2024
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Emily Jung Miller