CURRENT
Sunray Cat at UCC
PUBLIC ART DESIGN AND CURRENT COMMISSIONS
Morning Glory ribbon cutting ceremony with Valerie Martinez, International District Residents and Mayor Tim Keller
PUBLIC ART STATEMENT
As a community-engaged interdisciplinary artist with a site-responsive practice, I am interested in how our perceptions and experiences are influenced by nature and the built environment. Themes of belonging, shelter, and sanctuary are integral to my work, which find form in design, sculpture, mixed media and public art. I use architectural elements to create publicly accessible, multisensory installations that frame space, shaping our engagement with light, sense of place, the natural world, and community.
COLLABORATORS
Installation, fabrication, collaboration and design:
Giffen Clark Ott, Graham Parker Ansell, Nick Shekerjian, Ekadatu Febrianto, Valerie Martinez, Artful Life, Mitch Berg, Fuego, Nina Dubois, 900 North, Lubaina Bhori and Vic Martinez.
In 2020 I began talking with artist/writer Bayo Akomolafe to develop a public art collaboration. An illustration for one of our public art proposals is below.
I am also working on developing public art with an artist who shares my name, BJ Miller, learn more about his work here. Our projects are meant for hospitals or healthcare related sites.
CURRENT COMMISSIONS/IN PROCESS
2024 Large-scale sculpture commission for UCC Austin, TX
2024 Moving Window public art for healthcare sites
2022/2024 Placemaking, public art and rebranding project, Brian Head, UT
2024 Sculpture commission for Lion’s Ponds in Fraser Colorado
Commission in Austin. TX 2024 Illustration by Nick Shekerjian
Commission in Fraser, CO 2024. Illustration by Nick Shekerjian
MORE PUBLIC ART DESIGNS
Illustrations by Vic Martinez
Five Arches, proposed for Beltline Atlanta Sculpture Park, a collaboration with Bayo Akomolafe. Intended for locals to paint the surface with themes of sanctuary and inclusive gathering space. Accompanied by Bayo’s related writing.