Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University

Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University
Established 2000
Location Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S.
Coordinates 40°26′37″N 79°56′37″W / 40.4436°N 79.9435°W / 40.4436; -79.9435Coordinates: 40°26′37″N 79°56′37″W / 40.4436°N 79.9435°W / 40.4436; -79.9435
Type Art
Website

The Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University is the art gallery of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located on the university campus on Forbes Avenue at Morewood Avenue, at the border between the Oakland and Squirrel Hill neighborhoods.

About

The Miller Gallery supports experimentation that expands the notions of art and culture, providing a forum for engaged conversations about creativity and innovation. The gallery produces exhibitions, projects, events and publications with a focus on social issues. It is free and open to the public. It is one unit of the Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, and is housed in a three-story, 8,000-square-foot (740 m2) space.[1]

History

The Miller Gallery was founded in 2000 by Regina Gouger Miller, artist, educator, businesswoman, arts patron and alumna of Carnegie Mellon School of Art. Petra Fallaux, Director of the existing College of Fine Arts gallery, named the Hewlett Gallery, opened the space. In 2002, Jenny Strayer was hired as Director and served until 2007. Astria Suparak served as Director and Curator of the gallery from 2008 until 2014. In 2014, the College terminated the position of Director/Curator and changed the mission of the gallery.[2]

The Miller Gallery has exhibited work by Francis Alÿs, Laylah Ali, Janine Antoni, The Art Guys, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Michael Bevilacqua, Tammy Rae Carland, The Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI), Center for PostNatural History, Catherine Chalmers, Michael Ray Charles, Mel Chin, Julia Christensen, Minerva Cuevas, Nicole Eisenman, Inka Essenhigh, Karen Finley, Rachel Harrison, Todd Haynes, Arturo Herrera, Miranda July, Justseeds, Tran T. Kim-Trang, Glenn Ligon, Machine Project, Kerry James Marshall, Gordon Matta-Clark, Larry Miller, Allyson Mitchell, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Shirin Neshat, OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture), Open_Sailing, Raqs Media Collective, Philip Ross, Christy Rupp, Trevor Paglen, Ester Partegas, SANAA, David Shrigley, Al Souza, Michelle Stitzlein, subRosa, Stephanie Syjuco, Sarah Sze, Terreform ONE, TermiteTV, Fred Tomaselli, Kara Walker, Olav Westphalen, Gail Wight, Sue Williams, The Yes Men, and many others.

Notable Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts alumni that have exhibited at the Miller Gallery include Dara Birnbaum, Mel Bochner, Jacob Ciocci (Paper Rad), Peter Coffin (artist), John Currin, Cassandra C. Jones, Joyce Kozloff, Eileen Maxson, Shana Moulton, Rich Pell (Institute for Applied Autonomy, Center for PostNatural History), Blithe Riley, Fereshteh Toosi, Paul Vanouse, and Andy Warhol.

Exhibition History[3]

2013-2014

2012-2013

2011-2012

2010-2011

2009-2010

CONTESTATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIES SYMPOSIUM

2008-2009

2007-2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Related links

References

  1. http://millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu/
  2. http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/5499402-74/gallery-miller-curator
  3. http://millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu/archive.php

External links

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