Morning Glory ribbon cutting ceremony with Valerie Martinez, International District Residents and Mayor Tim Keller
PUBLIC ART DESIGN, PROPOSALS AND CURRENT COMMISSIONS
Telenatural installation. More images coming soon.
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, Nick Shekerjian, Ekadatu Febrianto, Valerie Martinez, Artful Life, Mitch Berg, Fuego, Nina Dubois, Lubaina Bhori, Graham Parker Ansell, Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera and Vic Martinez.
Fabrication Partner 900 North Studios
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 MD, learn more about his work here. Our projects are meant for hospitals or healthcare related sites.
Bayo Akomolafe and BJM 2024
MORE PUBLIC ART DESIGN
A standing stained glass window with both painted metal and acrylic tiles. Two commissioned versions are coming in 2024. Illustration by Giffen Clark Ott
Illustrations below by Vic Martinez
Untitled, designed for a roundabout in Palm Desert, CA
Five Arches, proposed for a sculpture park, a collaboration with Bayo Akomolafe. Intended for locals to paint the surface with themes of sanctuary. Accompanied by Bayo’s related writing.
Rebranding Placemaking Project, Brian Head Town Council, Brian Head, UT
(2022-2025, commission) Learn more here.