My first New York solo show, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥, opens May 15, 6-9pm at Ruttkowski;68, 46 Cortlandt Alley in Tribeca.

The Silver Palace. 48x60”. A painting I finished at the end of June. The reference image is from a toy paper theater set for a play that takes place on Mount Etna.

Showing alongside some of my heroes at Shin Gallery’s summer exhibition: Andreas Emenius, Elaine de Kooning, Francine Tint, Kool Koor, Georges Rouault, Marisol, Henry Moore, James Castle, Purvis Young, André Derain, James McNeill Whistler, Alex Katz, Richard Tuttle, Alannah Farrell & others

My work is up at Ruttkowski68 in New York (46 Cortlandt Alley) for UFO: Unforeseen Feelings Observed —through August 2.

Boston: I’ve got three small paintings up at LaMontagne Gallery for “Meanwhile, Inside,” opening tonight 5-7pm and on view through August 2nd. Here is “Penitent,” 16x12”

I’m thrilled to have work in “UFO – Unforeseen Feelings Observed,” at Ruttkowski68 in Tribeca curated by Luisa Schlotterbeck Opening 06/26, 6–8PM

“Star-Filled Mountain” (2022)

“Every Book Is About The Same Thing, (2022) was largely inspired by this page from the children’s book “The Color Kittens” by Margaret Wise Brown. I had been reading it to one of my students every morning, and I fell in love.

“Night’s Brim,” (2022) A painting of a dear friend’s daughter, exhibited at Miami Art Basel. I continued using the visual idea of a window frame as a marker between flattened interior and exterior, with the outside world pressing up against the room.

“Dwelling,” (2022). This is still one of my favorite paintings. There are a lot of details I love, like the striped pants and handprint pillows (gifted by a fellow teacher). I find myself returning often to this color palette, too.

Another image of my installed show “And I Was A Stranger” at Scott Miller Projects in 2022.

Joseph Yoakum, a Black and Native American artist who began drawing landscapes at age 76, blending his memories with imagined mountains and streams, has influenced my work since the very beginning. Yoakum’s mountains show up in many of the paintings in my 2022 show.

A section of the poem “Didn't You Ever Search For Another Star?” by Alfred Starr Hamilton, from the book of poems that inspired my 2022 show “And I Was A Stranger.”

Another installation image of my show “And I Was A Stranger” from August 2022.

Another painting from my 2022 AL show, “Sedge Twilight” (60x48”). Here I continued to experiment with the images in the background that can read as windows or hung paintings, a flattening that forces the viewer to question what is real in the space and what is imagined.

An installation shot of my show “And I Was A Stranger” at Scott Miller Projects in August 2022 (Birmingham, AL).

Another painting (“A Halo and the Purple and the Gold,” 2022) from my show “And I Was A Stranger” at Scott Miller Projects. Joseph Yoakum’s mountains appear throughout the show. Mountains have many meanings for me— a symbol of endurance and growth, connectedness to nature, solitude, safety.

“I Held This Little Light To Myself” (2022). This was the first painting I made for my solo show at Scott Miller Projects in Birmingham, AL. I was reading poems by Alfred Starr Hamilton at the time, and all of the paintings are titled after his words.

“Double Window”. 50x72”. 2022. The paintings that came after the storm paintings all have the same idea— a threatening external world pressed up against a safe interior space. Growing up in Christian fundamentalism, there was a constant threat of the world coming to an end that has stayed with me.

“Mackerel Sky,” (2021) When I first started making paintings in 2020, I was having a recurring dream. Over and over I was swept up in a tornado while inside an old, broken down house. In the dream, the sky was so beautiful that I couldn’t look away.

“Whitson at 5:20 AM,” (2021). I photographed Whitson for this painting after being up all night. I had found out that my partner at the time had betrayed me in innumerable ways. I was completely terrified. Luckily I was not alone, and Whitson and I photographed each other after a night walk.

It’s my fifth year of painting, so I am going to start posting all of the paintings I’ve made since starting my painting practice. I’ll include stories about each one (as much as I can remember), beginning with the oldest works. This month I truly feel like I’m starting from the beginning again.

Rich in texture, patterns, and intricately detailed, the work of Brittany Miller weaves a captivating narrative. #beautifulbizarre #contemporaryart #surrealart #artcollectors #artmagazine #artinspo #art

“Morning Scene” 60x48” by @brittanyjmiller.bsky.social utilises such simple yet effective line work! #beautifulbizarre #brittanyjmiller #linework #femaleartist #contemporaryart #art