WELCOME TO THE AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO

Watercolor painting, though seemingly chaotic, has a way of quieting a jabbering mind. You come away from it a lot better off than going in. Creativity is an inherent trait. Rousing creativity through art connects the artist with a powerful and highly personal part of who they are.  This is the essence of why I paint.  Painting nourishes my soul. It is that simple, a basic need satisfied.
My studio overlooks Lake Superior near where I was born. I always believed I was meant to become a painter, and readily acknowledge the tremendous impact this great body of water had in that decision, and how the lake continues to affect my work. Lake Superior, (aptly named), is the beloved subject of many of my paintings.
Individuals whose influence I cherish:
Cheng Khee Chee, watercolorist, friend
Barton Austin, Uncle, landscape architect, watercolorist
Ed Gray, artist, community art advocate, mentor
Ed Whitney, watercolorist/groundbreaking instructor
Winslow Homer, artist
Karlyn Holman, watercolorist, friend
John Singer Sargent, artist
Georgia O’Keefe, artist
Patricia Garland Austin, mother, artist, mentor
Every student I have had the pleasure to paint with
Education:
1976 Graduate Western State College, Gunnison, CO Art/ Geology
1984-86. MFA study at UWS, Superior, WI
2002-present Artist Residency, Calumet, MI
Instructors:
Cheng Khee Chee, Judy Blaine, Joyce Gowe, Lana Grow, Dan Wiemer, Harry Hiel
​Place of Business:
1987- present Proprietor / Austin Miller Studio , Bayfield, WI
Art exhibits I have organized involving area artists and students:
1992-2001 Annual community exhibit Bremer Bank, Bayfield,, WI
1995-2001 Annual Exhibit, LaPointe Center Art Gallery, La Pointe, WI
2002-2017 Annual Exhibit, The Bayfield Inn, Bayfield, WI
Solo/ Small Group Exhibits:
Water Washburn Cultural Center, Washburn, WI
Profusion of Color LaPointe Art Gallery, LaPointe, WI
Island Images Lapointe Art Gallery, La Pointe, WI
Northern Images The Alexander House, Center for Art & History, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Superior Moods LaPointe Center Art Gallery
​​Collections:
Essentia Health, Duluth Clinic, Marshfield Clinic, Pillsbury Foods, Cornell, Wausau Insurance
Galleries:
Austin miller Studio, Stone's Throw, Apostle Islands Booksellers, The Bayfield Inn Gallery, Bayfield, WI Moondeer Gallery, Boulder Junction, WI LaPointe Center Gallery, Lapointe, WI

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