ART CLOTH MASTERY PROGRAM 2014: TEN VOICES FROM ONE: Jan Rowan Miller

BIOGRAPHY

Jan Rowan Miller is an artist who primarily works in cloth and mixed media. She holds a BA in Art from University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas. She has taken workshops given by Jason Pollen, Hollis Chatelain, and Jane Sassaman. She is a member of 2014 Art Cloth Mastery Program with Jane Dunnewold.

Miller has exhibited her work in University of St. Mary Alumni exhibits and in the Missouri Fiber Artists Pairings traveling exhibit (2015-2016). Her work is in many private collections.

At the 2016 Houston International Quilt Festival, Miller exhibited 4 works as part of the special exhibit TEN VOICES FROM ONE: Work by the Art Cloth Mastery Program 2014, curated by Jane Dunnewold (November 2016).

Miller is a member of the Surface Design Association, Missouri Fiber Artists and the Kansas City Weavers and Fiber Guild.

STATEMENT

After I got my degree in art, I worked to live. Raising a family and working as a preschool teacher didn’t stop my art making but time was limited. So when the nest emptied and the teaching burned out, I returned to love and learn new things with new life and energy. I have had the great fortune of being taught by many excellent teachers and exceptional artists in college and in my life. Now I feel the whole puzzle coming together.

My current way of working has evolved from my formal art training in printmaking, my love of fabric, surface design and simple experimentation. I use dyes, paints, hand and machine sewing, paper, fiber and fabrics to make heartfelt pieces mainly in a mixed media format.

I may have an image in my head at the beginning, but going with the flow is magical. I work slowly with no real destination, and I work deeply and intuitively, I love the stitching and the handling of cloth. It is peaceful and meditative.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail: jmillergo3@gmail.com

WORK

EXHIBITED

NOVEMBER 3-6, 2016

HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL

QUILT FESTIVAL