JD Miller

Born in San Diego, California in 1953, JD Miller moved to Texas as a child and spent his early years studying the guitar, trumpet, and piano. Eventually becoming a studio musician by the time he was 18, Miller founded Inside Track Studios, a music syndication studio with clients in 28 states, while still an undergraduate student at the University of North Texas. He went on to study sculpture and ceramics at Texas Women’s University before beginning his professional painting career in 1998.

Exploring the vibrant colors and deft lines of cartoon masters Walt Disney and Walter Lantz formed the early basis of Miller’s visual style. In October 2004, he founded the Reflectionist school, a group of artists whose work mirrors the positive power of life and the universe. Miller's signature technique of 3-D oil painting has become a hallmark of the Reflectionist school and combines chromatic expression with a sculptor’s application of paint to create multidimensional images on canvas. Extensive travels throughout the U.S. continue to influence his subject matter and style – from impressionist landscapes to abstract expressions.

Miller is represented in numerous galleries and museums throughout the United States. He is the recipient of the Dallas Jesuit Museum’s 2009 Artist of the Year Award, the Fashion Group International 2008 Rising Star Award, and is the Official Artist for the 40th Anniversary of Shakespeare Dallas. In his free time, he is involved with numerous educational and charitable organizations. Miller is currently based in and works out of Dallas, Texas.

I  call  myself  a  Reflectionist  artist  because  I  believe  that  the  universe  mirrors  each  of  us  in  a  unique  way.  My  goal  as  an  artist  is  to  interpret  that  phenomenon,  and  my  art  is  a  multidimensional  reflection  of  life  and  the  way  I  perceive  the  world.  –JD  Miller  

 

EDUCATION

B. S., Magna Cum Laude - University of North Texas 1978

Graduate School– Texas Women's University 1979-80

REPRESENTATION

Samuel Lynne Galleries – Dallas, TX

The Russell Collection - Austin, TX

MUSEUMS

Jesuit Dallas Museum – Dallas, TX

Meadows Museum – SMU University Art Collection – Dallas, TX

SELECTED RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS

October 2013, Official Artist, Aid Matrix; Dallas, TX

March 2013, Featured Artist - Elan Circle ; Dallas, TX

October 2012, Grand Opening Artist, Klyde Warren Park; Dallas, TX

February 2012, Featured Artist – Elan Circle Symphony violin ; Dallas, TX

October 2012, 2011, Featured Artist – Cattle Baron's Ball ; Dallas, TX

September 2011, Official Artist – Yellowstone Park Foundation 15th Anniversary; Dallas, TX

April 2011, Official Artist – Shakespeare Dallas 40th Anniversary; Dallas, TX

March 2011, Official Artist – Savor Dallas Event; Dallas, TX

November 2010, Official Artist – Black Tie Dinner; Dallas, TX

March 2009, Official Artist – DIFFA Dallas; Dallas, TX

2009, Artist of the Year, Jesuit Dallas Museum; Dallas, TX

November 2008, Rising Star in Art – Fashion Group International; Dallas, TX

PUBLICATIONS

Summer 2013, "Parting Shot", Art Business News

Fall 2013, "A Match Made in Heaven", Dallas Hotel Magazine

Fall 2010, “Art Now”, Dallas Hotel Magazine

June 2010, “Reflections of a Man”, Grand Luxe

January 2010, "The Art of JD Miller", Pure Magazine

August 2009, “The Big Picture”, Multi-housing Professional

May 2009, “JD Miller : Reflectionist” Deluxe Fine Art Book

May 2009, “Universe of : JD Miller”, THE Magazine

February 2009, Emerging Artist, Art Business News Magazine

August 2008, Dallas Business Journal

July 2008, “The Radar Art”, Modern Luxury Magazine

June 2008, “Instinctive Painter “, LUXE Magazine

CORPORATE INSTALLATIONS

One Dallas Center; Dallas, TX

Prime Lending National Headquarters; Dallas, TX

Sewell Cadillac ; Dallas, TX

Gables Park 17 Residences; Dallas, TX

Siena Park Luxury Apartments & Residences; Arlington, VA

EnV Luxury Apartments & Residences; Chicago, IL

 

   

JD  Miller  High  Velocity  I  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

60  x  48  $26,500  

       

JD  Miller  High  Velocity  II  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

60  x  48  $26,500  

   

JD  Miller  Passage  to  Nirvana  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

60  x  36  $22,500  

   

JD  Miller  Sky  Hawk  

3D  Oil  on  Canvas  60  x  36  $22,500  

                     

JD  Miller  A  Question  of  Blue  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

36  x  36  $16,500  

     

JD  Miller  Mist  of  Avignon  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

48  x  30  $18,000  

                     

JD  Miller  A  Wrinkle  in  Time  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

48  x  48  $21,500  

                     

JD  Miller  Galactic  Express  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

40  x  40  $18,500  

       

JD  Miller  Gobi  Afternoon  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

60  x  48  $26,500  

 

 

JD  Miller  Sunflower  Symphony  IV  

3D  Oil  on  Canvas  48  x  36  $19,500  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 JD  Miller  

Color  Burst  Maine  Woods  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

30  x  40  $24,500  

                 

   

JD  Miller  Red  Rush  Summer  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

48  x  48  $21,500  

   

JD  Miller  Tahitian  Falls  

3D  Oil  on  Canvas  72  x  48  $28,500  

 

           

       

JD  Miller  Serene  Reflections  I  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

36  x  36  $16,500  

   

 JD  Miller  

Summer  Passion  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

48  x  36  $19,500  

                                                                 

JD  Miller  Moon  Goddess  I  and  II  

Acrylic  on  Archival  Paper  33.5  x  27.5  each  

$8,600    

                   

             

   

JD  Miller  Symbols  of  Color  I-­‐IV  

Acrylic  on  Archival  Paper  28.5  x  23  $15,200  

                               

JD  Miller  Olive  Trees  (after  Vincent)  

3D  Oil  on  Canvas  30  x  36  

Artist  Private  Collection  

                                     

JD  Miller  La  Siesta  

3D  Oil  on  Canvas  30  x  40  

Private  Collection  

                                     

JD  Miller  Alaskan  Afternoon  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

30  x  40  $17,500  

                                     

JD  Miller  Big  Sur  Excursion  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

30  x  40  $26,500  

   

JD  Miller  Empire  Rising  

3D  Oil  on  Canvas  72  x  40  $19,500  

                     

JD  Miller  Radiant  Sunrise  3D  Oil  on  Canvas  

48  x  48  $21,500