Billy Joe Miller grew up in San Diego, California. He went to Palomar College for visual art, until moving to Seattle in 2000. In Seattle he made and showed art, became a CNA, and worked with people in Hospice. He moved to Albuquerque NM in 2006 continuing with hospice work and studying Studio Fine Art at UNM. He makes installations, using mixed media, found photos and objects alongside his own photography and painting. Time, cycles of life and serendipity are central themes in his work.