Billy Joe Miller grew up in San Diego, California. As a child he gave himself up to drawing, placing and creating objects. Later came photography and oil painting, now installation, collaboration and moving in between.

He went to Palomar College for visual art, working with William Feeney from
1996 until 2000 when he moved to Seattle Washington. In Seattle he made
and showed art and became a CNA and worked with people with developmental disabilities and people in Hospice.

He moved to Albuquerque New Mexico in 2006 continuing with hospice work and studying Studio Fine Art at UNM with Joyce Neimanas, Patrick Manning and Kathleen Jesse. Now he is focusing solely on making and showing art.