Adorned Obsolescence

MSP Terminal 1, Departures Gallery
May 2023 - May 2024

Artist Statement
My wall-based fiber works explore architecture, boundaries, and borders through the juxtaposition of architectural fragments and fiber-based adornment. Pieces of the built environment and remnants of domestic interiors become armatures for weaving, knotting, and embellishment with rope, cord, and other textile materials. These interdependent knotted topographies allude to both structure and malleability while also recognizing and elevating aspects of human culture that are neglected, overlooked, or discarded.

Artist Bio
Liz Miller’s work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad. Her awards include a McKnight Foundation Fellowship for Fiber Artists, a McKnight Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists, a Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grant, and several Artist Initiative Grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board. Miller has completed residencies at Mass MoCA (North Adams, MA), Stove Works (Chattanooga, TN), the Joan Mitchell Center (New Orleans, LA), and the McColl Center for Art + Innovation (Charlotte, NC), among others. Miller lives and works in Good Thunder, MN and is Professor of Installation Art and Drawing at Minnesota State University-Mankato