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THE ARTIST
Anna Miller
Printmaking and Mixed Media
Iowa-born and raised, multimedia artist attending the University of Iowa. She is earning her BFA in Printmaking and devotes her time to her research in “Illuminating the intersectionality of Women’s Rights and Polital Dynamics in Iowa.”
Anna Miller's works of art navigate an increasingly globalized society, drawing inspiration from the ever-changing landscape of ideas and perceptions provided through social media and news sources. Through works on paper, wearable art, and sculpture, she captures the pervasive paradoxes and controversies that underscore that reality is not always what is real; irony often prevails within her works of art.
Questioning and reshaping assumed societal matrices between the body and the world, Anna brings unseen aspects to the surface, encouraging viewers to reconsider their understanding of self and others. Her work establishes introspective space, fostering a profound sense of questioning towards a community's biases and assumptions.
In the current political landscape of Iowa, Anna's art serves as a conduit to highlight the political dimensions of recent legislative decisions, turning these observations into artworks that prompt further reflection and potential empathy. Anna's concepts increasingly focus on the critical discourse surrounding women's rights. Notably, Iowa holds a unique place in this narrative, from hosting one of the nation's first woman suffrage marches in 1908 to passing the Heartbeat Bill in the summer of 2023.
Immersed in this ongoing exploration of women's rights and The Women's Rights Movement, she considers pivotal historical events that indelibly shaped the present, from the Seneca Falls Convention to the 1968 Miss America Pageant Protest. Anna's art creates a visual narrative transcending time, exposing patterns and repetitions in women's rights struggles, providing the platform for Anna's exploration of recent changes affecting women's access to safe healthcare. Anna's work vividly demonstrates that the political remains deeply personal.
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EDUCATION
2024- University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA B.F.A. Printmaking
-Dean's List 2023
-Honors anticipated 2024
2022- Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City, IA Associates of Arts
-Dean's List 2020-2022
CLASS/RELATED EXPERIENCE
2024- Public Art Workshop, January 10-12th, University of Iowa, Iowa city, IA.
Frogman’s Print Workshop, anticipated July, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA.
Southern Graphics Council International, Anticipated in Apri, Providence, Rhode Island.
2023- New York Print Week, October 25-29th, New York City, New York.
2022- Indian Market, August, Santa Fe NM.
2019- SOFA Exhibition, November 1st, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL.
Masquerade, November, movie filmed in Knoxville, Ky.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023- CRETA, European Ceramic Studio, Rome, Italy
2022- Garment Construction, Spring Semester, SRISA, Florence, Italy.
Santa Reparata International School of Art, Spring Semester, Florence, Italy.
SRISA Rubber Stamp Workshop, Jan 25th, Florence, Italy.
Murano Glass Blowing Workshop, January, Venice, Italy
Venetian Carnival Mask Workshop, January, Venice, Italy.
WORK/ INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
2016-Present Assistant at Lasansky Gallery and Studio, Iowa City, IA.
Assistant, Faust Gallery, Sante Fe, NM.
2023-2024 Print Studio Monitor at University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Metals Studio Monitor at University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Secretary of Iowa Print Group, University of Iowa, IA.
Frogman Workshop Assistantship Summer 2024,, University of Iowa, Iowa city, IA.
Frogman Workshop Preparatory Assistantship, Summer 2023, University of Iowa, Iowa city, IA.
2020-2021 Regional Marketing Lead, Gopuff, Iowa City, IA.
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2024- International Women’s Day Instagram Fundraiser for Emma Goldman Clinic.
Printmaking Department Representative for UIowa Arts fest, Iowa City Iowa.
School Lunch Program Charity Exhibition, January, Prairie Lights, Iowa City, IA.
Present “Illuminating the Intersection of Women’s Rights and and Political Dynamics.”, Spring
Undergraduate Research Fair, anticipated April, University of Iowa, Iowa city, IA.
2023- Iowa Print Group Demos, Fall 2023, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Free Palestine Protest Printing, Fall 2023, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
PUBLIC/ COLLABORATIVE EVENTS
2024- 237 Collective, Epoch Fashion Show, Jan 20th, Cedar Rapids IA.
Spring Fling Fashion Show, Olympic Theater, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Melt Fashion Show, Cherry Building, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Recycled Runway, anticipated in April, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2023- PS1 Bigrove Art Market, December 10th, Iowa City IA.
Iowa City Flea Market, Summer and Fall PS1, Iowa City, IA.
Iowa City Night Market, Summer and Fall, The James Theatre, Iowa City IA.
Shop Basement Collective Market, October, Czech Village, Cedar Rapids, IA.
EXHIBITIONS
2024- Visual Arts Building, BFA Show, anticipated Fall, University of Iowa, IA.
Drewlow, Honors Show, anticipated in Fall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Levitt Gallery Spotlight Exhibition, anticipated April, Art Building West, University of Iowa, IA.
2023- Robert Blackburn Workshop, Portfolio Review, October 26th, 2023, New York City, NY.
David Krut, Portfolio Review, October 28th, 2023, New York, NY
Visual Arts Building, Uncultured, Iowa City, Iowa November 12-19, 2023.
Public Space One, Reclaimed and Recycled, Iowa City, Iowa 2023.
Art Building West, Still A Little Green, University of Iowa, July 2023.
Lasansky Gallery and Studio, Iowa City Iowa, September 15th, 2023
2022- SIRSA Student Show Florence, Italy, April 2022.
2021- Visual Arts Building, Great Big Picnic, University of Iowa.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2024- Research Supply Grant, University of Iowa, January 20th, Illuminating the Intersection of
Women’s Rights and The Political Dynamics of Iowa.
Dewey Undergraduate Research, University of Iowa, January 20th, Illuminating the Intersection of
Women’s Rights and The Political Dynamics of Iowa.
Spotlight Grant, University of Iowa, January 20th, Illuminating the Intersection of Women’s Right
and The Political Dynamics of Iowa.
2023- Undergraduate Travel Grant, Our University of Iowa, October 25th, New York Print Week.
Frogman’s Preparatory Assistantship Award, Frogman’s Print Workshop, April 30, Frogman’s
Workshop.
School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, April 30, Frogman’s Print Workshop.
School of Art and Art History Scholarship, University of Iowa, January 1st, European Ceramic
Studio.
Ann Morse Study Abroad Scholarship, University of Iowa, January 1st, European Ceramic Studio.
Winter Institutional Grant, FAFSA, January 1st, European Ceramic Studio.
2022- CEA Study Abroad Scholarship, CEA Program, January, SIRSA Study Abroad Program.
Iowa Abroad Scholarship, University of Iowa, January, SIRSA Study Abroad Program.
2021- Hawkeye Retention Grant, University of Iowa, Spring, scholarly pursuits outside of the classroom.
Federal SEOG, University of Iowa, Spring.
HEERF Grants, FASFA, University of Iowa, Spring and Fall.
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