Nick Miller (artist)
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Nick Miller is an artist. In 1984 He graduated in Development Studies
at the University of East Anglia
. In that year he moved to Ireland
, He lives and works in Co Sligo, Ireland. In recognition of his contribution to Irish Art, he was elected to Aosdana
in 2001.
Significant exhibitions of his work have taken place at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
in 1994, The Royal Hibernian Academy
, Dublin in 2003; The Butler Gallery
, Kilkenny Castle in 2004; Limerick City Gallery and Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris in 2007. In 2008 he exhibited at the gallery of the New York Studio School. He has shown widely in Ireland, including regular solo exhibitions at Rubicon Gallery,Dublin.
He has gained critical recognition for his strong contemporary figurative
portraits, and for the "Truckscapes", landscapes he paints in the North West of Ireland
from his mobile studio, a converted truck. Including the Washington Post, The Irish Times
, The Independent (newspaper) and on Radio Telefís Éireann.
Development studies
Development studies is a multidisciplinary branch of social science which addresses issues of concern to developing countries. It has historically placed a particular focus on issues related to social and economic development, and its relevance may therefore extend to communities and regions...
at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
. In that year he moved to Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, He lives and works in Co Sligo, Ireland. In recognition of his contribution to Irish Art, he was elected to Aosdana
Aosdána
Aosdána is an Irish association of Artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Membership, which is by invitation from current members, is limited to 250 individuals; before 2005 it was limited to 200...
in 2001.
Significant exhibitions of his work have taken place at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
Irish Museum of Modern Art
The Irish Museum of Modern Art also known as IMMA, is Ireland's leading national institution exhibiting and collecting modern and contemporary art. The museum opened in May 1991 and is located in Royal Hospital Kilmainham, a 17th-century building near Heuston Station to the west of Dublin's city...
in 1994, The Royal Hibernian Academy
Royal Hibernian Academy
The Royal Hibernian Academy is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823.-History:The RHA was founded as the result of 30 Irish artists petitioning the government for a charter of incorporation...
, Dublin in 2003; The Butler Gallery
Butler Gallery
Butler Gallery is an art gallery in Kilkenny, Ireland, with a collection of works by important Irish and international artists from the present day back to the 18th century. Artists represented include Nathaniel Hone, Louis le Brocquy, Jack Butler Yeats, Barrie Cooke, Tony O'Malley, Mainie Jellett,...
, Kilkenny Castle in 2004; Limerick City Gallery and Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris in 2007. In 2008 he exhibited at the gallery of the New York Studio School. He has shown widely in Ireland, including regular solo exhibitions at Rubicon Gallery,Dublin.
He has gained critical recognition for his strong contemporary figurative
Figurative art
Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork—particularly paintings and sculptures—which are clearly derived from real object sources, and are therefore by definition representational.-Definition:...
portraits, and for the "Truckscapes", landscapes he paints in the North West of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
from his mobile studio, a converted truck. Including the Washington Post, The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
, The Independent (newspaper) and on Radio Telefís Éireann.
External links
- Aosdána
- New York Studio School Includes critical essays, biography and images
- Washington Post
- The Irish Times
- Radio Telefís Éireann
- http://www.rubicongallery.ie Includes images and biography.
- Nick Miller Includes; publications, images, biography.
- http://www.nickmiller.ie