Ben Millett

Ben Millett

Des Moines, IA

Quilt artist Ben Millett employs personal color palettes to examine nuances of Queer identity, pop culture, and quiltmaking itself.

Message

Beauty as useful

Beauty as Useful is used in appreciation of the phrasing as used in Melanie Anne Pauls’s thesis.
Proud Work (Mini) by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Proud Work (Throw) by Ben Millett, Image 1.
That's Not a Plan by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Sounds Like a Plan by Ben Millett, Image 1.
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Everyday use

Everyday Use is used in appreciation of Alice Walker’s short story of the same name.
Proud Work (Jacket) by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Sleeveless Undershirt (Gay Semiotics) by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Des Moines Art Center Touch Samples by Ben Millett, Image 1.
The Book of Benjamin by Ben Millett, Image 1.
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Quilted Garments

Proud Work (Jacket) by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Midsommar (Christian) by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Say GAY! by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Midsommar (Dani) by Ben Millett, Image 1.
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On display at Studio 239

These pieces are currently on display at Studio 239 (Ben's studio) at Mainframe Studios.
Proud Work (Jacket) by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Proud Work (Mini) by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Proud Work (Throw) by Ben Millett, Image 1.

Exhibited

These have been included in any public showing beyond my studio.
That's Not a Plan by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Sounds Like a Plan by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Plan on It by Ben Millett, Image 1.
Multi-Point Plan by Ben Millett, Image 1.
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