Andrew Miller
Studio portrait by Maksim Nikolaev Petkov
Artist Biography
Andrew Miller's painted sculptures maintain an insistent flatness. Constructed from thin, irregular pieces of wood and often cast in aluminium, they appear almost to vanish when viewed from the side Their forms hint at a possible function, evoking tools, instruments or measuring devices, yet their pronounced flatness unsettles these associations. Instead, they occupy an ambiguous space between object and image, taking on an awkwardly theatrical quality reminiscent of stage props or painted scenery.
In Miller's paintings, the illusion of depth gradually gives way to a flattened pictorial space, where figures and objects merge with their surroundings. Subjects become inseparable from their backgrounds, creating subdued, often melancholic spaces in which something seems imminent, yet remains unresolved.
At the heart of Miller's practice is an interest in the shifting boundaries between things, and in the moment when one form might be understood as something else entirely. Like the patterns on a butterfly's wings, which can serve both to conceal and attract, his work explores how images can hold seemingly contradictory meanings at once. Through painting and sculpture, Miller tests the possibilities of his materials while examining how we perceive, interpret and make sense of the forms and images around us.
Andrew Miller (b.1978 Hampshire) studied at Chelsea College of Art, London and lives and works in London and Gloucestershire. He has exhibited work both in the UK and internationally, including at Hastings Contemporary, Sussex; The Royal Academy, London; Flowers Gallery, London; Studio Voltaire, London; Exeter Phoenix Gallery, Devon; 303 Projects, Suffolk; Tou Scene, Norway; Le Confort Moderne, France; and the Liverpool Biennial. He was awarded a Henry Moore Foundation Grant in 2025. Work is held in both private and public collections.
