Résumé
Art Education
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Class of 2024.
Concentrations include painting, printmaking, mixed media, videography, and multimedia installations.
Grants and Awards
Membership Award - 2024-2026 - The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA)
Faculty Award 2024 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Alumni Council Award 2024 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Class Speaker - MFA Graduation 2024 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
MFA Merit Award 2023 – 2024 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
MFA Merit Award 2022 – 2023 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Fine Arts Venture Fund 2023 – Awardee
MFA Thesis
An Exploration of the Intersection of Aesthetic Cognitivism, Abstract Art, and Spiritual Experience – KC Miller, 2023
Thesis Symposium Presentation - May 2024 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Thesis Advisor – Kevin Richards, Ph.D. – Professor and Chair of Graduate Programs
Graduate Teaching / Assistant Positions
Spring 2024 - Graduate Assistant to Michael Gallagher - Themes in Contemporary Art (Art and Theory Course, BFA 3rd and 4th Year Students) - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Summer 2023 - Graduate Assistant to Rénee Foulks - The Space Between (Painting Course, MFA Students) – Low Residency MFA Program - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Residencies
Brown Pink Studio at R&F Paints, Kingston, NY - Self-directed Residency – 2024
Group Exhibitions, Shows, and Installations
2024
Exhibit B Gallery - Souderton, PA
Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show - Fall 2024 - Philadelphia, PA
Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show - Spring 2024 - Philadelphia, PA
123rd Annual Student Exhibition - MFA Thesis Exhibition - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“Celestial Bodies” - Sculpture and 3D Works - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2023
“Beginnings Now” – Gallery 6 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“Anything Goes” – Anne Bryan Gallery - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
14th “Abstracts” Art Exhibition - 10th Place and Special Recognition - Light, Space and Time Online Gallery
“Yellow” Art Competition - Award for Excellent Art Achievement - Artists Space Gallery
“Meet and Greet” – Anne Bryan Gallery - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“Abstract Art Exhibition” – Award for Excellent Art Achievement - Artist Space Gallery
“Little Windows” – Vox Populi Gallery - Philadelphia, PA
“FIRE/CEASE” Installation – Studio 866 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“Red” – Gallery 8 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“4x4” – Hamilton Gallery - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“Sitting/Breathing/Drawing” – Anne Bryan Gallery - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2022
“Blue” – Gallery 8 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“Post Prints” – Gallery 6 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“Size Matters…in Art” – Anne Bryan gallery - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“Light and Dark” – Gallery 8 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
“FIRE/CEASE” Installation – Studio 866 - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Speaking Engagements
2024
Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics - Perleman School of Medicine - University of Pennsylvania
Art at Noon - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Commencement - Master of Fine Arts - Class Speaker - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
MFA Thesis Symposium Presentation - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Publications and Interviews
2024/2025
Meet KC Miller - Bold Journey Magazine - Interview, October 2024
In the Studio of KC Miller - Arts to Hearts Project - Studio Visit Book, Vol. 4 - published 2024
Stories and Insights - Meet KC Miller - Canvas Rebel Magazine - Interview, July 2024
Breathwork and Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications for Personal and Collective Healing and Transformational Healing, Author: Jessica Dibb, to be published by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. in 2025 - KC Miller artwork included in the manuscript
Memberships and Advisory Roles
PAFA Alumni Council - advisory board member - 2024 - present
PAFA Fellowship - member - 2024 - present
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) - member - 2024 - present