b. Phoenix, Arizona
She lives and creates in Los Angeles.
BIO
Maggie Miller’s passion is to transform perspectives and infuse people’s emotional landscape with mystery and myth. Through enigmatic films and large scale installations, she explores connections between emotions and relationship dynamics by crafting stories about desire, repression, volatility, cycles and alchemy. Maggie specializes in creating lush imagery, strong female iconography and thrives on uniting concept driven storytelling with elegant visuals. Maggie’s mission is to create films and viewer interactive art installations that communicate life’s mystery and awe.
EDUCATION
1994 BFA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA : Course work included independent study studio programs, critique, and consistent dialogue with some of the most visionary and dynamic contemporary artists including: Joan Jonas, Barbara Drucker, Lari Pittman, Charles Ray, Chris Burden, and Richard Jackson.
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
2020 Grant Recipient. Center for Cultural Innovation. Los Angeles, CA.
2020 Grant Recipient. Women’s Center For Creative Work. Los Angeles, CA
2020 Grant Recipient. Artist Fellowship, Inc. New York, New York
2012 Winner – Best Music Video “Fire”, Cannes International Film Festival
2012 Festival Opener – “Fire’, London Independent Film Festival
2011 Gold Prize Winner “Fire”, Alameda Film Festival, Screenings at The County Fair
2004 Donation Recipient. Eastman Kodak Company, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Guest Lecturer. UCLA Art Department. Los Angeles, CA
2000 Fellowship. Durfee Foundation, ARC Grant, Los Angeles, CA
2000 Distribution on Evefilms, Global Media Corp., Vancouver, B.C. Canada
1998 Fellowship. U.S. Visions Video, Sony Corp. and American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA
1994 Fellowship. UCLA Art Council, Los Angeles CA
1994 Fellowship. Robert L. Adams Award. Los Angeles, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Helanthius Halle – Field Test Interactive Installation for project EQUINOX, Atwater Village, CA.
2004 Bitter Weather: Prologue, Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
2002 taproots – a mural project, 1935 W. Mountain, Glendale, CA.
2000 A Wife: An Installation, Cherry Gallery, Venice, CA. Curator Mary-Leigh Cherry.
1996 Le Peepe Show, The Mason Jar, Studio City, CA.
1994 BIoodworks 2, Dickson Art Center, Los Angeles, CA.
1994 Bloodworks 1, Wright Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1994 V-Box, Dickson Art Center, Los Angeles, CA.
1993 faux dominatrix, posted various locations throughout Los Angeles area.
VIDEO/ SHORT FILMS SCREENINGS
2012 Winner – Best Music Video “Fire”, Cannes International Film Festival
2012 Festival Opener – “Fire’, London Independent Film Festival
2012 Official Selection “Fire”, Toronto International Film Festival
2012 Official Selection “Fire”, SENE Arts & Music Festival
2011 Gold Prize Winner “Fire”, Alameda Film Festival, Screenings at The County Fair
2010 Official Screening – “Bitter Weather” – Digital Film School Showcase, Dublin, Ireland
2004 Official Screening,”Bitter Weather” – Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, California
2003 Donation Recipient. Eastman Kodak Company, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Official Screening – “A Wife + Passion Series”, Ooey Gooey, Dirt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Curator: Mery-Lynn McKorckle.
2002 Official Screening + Panel Discussion – “A Wife + Passion Series”, (Re)Presenting the Feminist Vision, Santa Ana, CA. Curator: J. Cooper
2000 Solo Exhibition, “A Wife, Passion Series, Soup is Good Food”, Installation Premiere. Season Opener, Cherry Gallery, Venice, CA.
2000 Official Selection – “A Wife”, Open Nights, MOCA Los Angeles, CA.
2000 Fellowship. “A Wife, Passion Series, Soup is Good Food”, Durfee Foundation, ARC Grant, Los Angeles, CA
2000 Distribution. “A Wife”, Evefilms, Global Media Corp., Vancouver, B.C. Canada
2000 Official Selection – “A Wife”, Celluloid Social Club, Vancouver, British Columbia. Curator Paul Armstrong.
2000 Official Selection – “A Wife, Passion Series, Soup is Good Food”, Ladyfest 2000, Olympia, WA. Curator AudreyMarrs
1999 Official Selection – “A Wife, Passion Series, Soup is Good Food”, Body As Commodity, Atlanta Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA.
1998 Fellowship Award. “Soup is Good Food”, United States Visions Video, sponsored by Sony Corp. and American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA
1998 Official Selection – “Soup is Good Food”, Immaculate Mastications, MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA.
1998 Official Selection – “Soup is Good Food”, The “F” Word, California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA.
1998 Official Selection – “Soup is Good Food”, Popcorn: Short Film and Video Festival, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts
1998 Official Selection – “Soup is Good Food”, Cutting the Edge, Grand Street Art Center, California State University Fullerton, Santa Ana, CA. Curator Susan Joyce.
1998 Official Selection – “Soup is Good Food”, Short Stuff, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA.
1998 Official Selection – “Soup is Good Food”, Short Film and Video Festival, Arizona State University Museum, Tempe, AZ.
Selected ART Exhibitions (*Solo Shows)
2017 Helanthius Halle, 3211 Minneapolis St. Los Angeles, CA. Field Test Interactive Installation for project EQUINOX.
2013 Foret Interieure/Interior Forest, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA. and Mains dʼOeuvres Saint Ouen, France. Curator Alexandra Grant with Hélène Cixous.
2010 Beautiful Dreamers, Autobody Fine Art, San Francisco, CA.
2005 Convicted to Love, South La Brea Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2004 *Bitter Weather: Prologue, Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
2003 domesticity, Sniveling Sibling, Los Angeles, CA. Curator Alexandra Grant.
2002 *taproots – a mural project, 1935 W. Mountain, Glendale, CA.
2002 Ooey Gooey, Dirt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Curator Mery-Lynn McKorckle.
2002 (Re)Presenting the Feminist Vision – a multimedia presentation, Cal State Fullerton, Santa Ana, CA. Presenter Jacqueline Cooper.
2001 Stage Fright, Gay & Lesbian Center’s Advocate Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Curators Jacqueline Cooper and Marc S. Arranaga.
2001 The 5 Senses, Bliss, Pasadena, CA. Curator Jennifer Katell.
2001 Cross Pollination, New York, NY. Curators Susan Joyce and Mery Lynn McKorckle.
2000 *A Wife, Cherry Gallery, Venice, CA. Curator Mary-Leigh Cherry.
2000 Benefit Auction for Momenta Art, White Columns, New York, NY. Curators Eric Heist/Laura Parnes
2000 Ladyfest 2000, Olympia, WA. Curator Audrey Marrs, Sleater Kinney
2000 Art Traffic 2000, Gay & Lesbian Center’s Advocate Gallery,Los Angeles, CA. Curator Cirilo Domine.
2000 Dreamhouse, Miller Durazo Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA. Curators Robert Miller and Martin Durazo.
1999 Body as Commodity, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA. Curator Candice Bennett.
1999 A Midsummer Night’s Art Show –a performance event, Action Space, Los Angeles, CA.
1999 Ninety-nine, Miller Durazo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1999 sampling, The Advocate Gallery, Gay and Lesbian Center and the College Art Association, Los Angeles, CA. Curators Jeannie Simms and Cirilo Domine.
1999 Limits, The Dollhouse Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Curator Jennifer Katell.
1998 The “F” Word, California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA.
1998 Immaculate Mastications, MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA. Curator Ming Ma.
1998 100 Dollar Show and Up, Post, Los Angeles, CA.
1998 Lessons in Hunger, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV.
1998 Watersheds, Artship Foundation, San Francisco, CA.
1998 All California Exhibition, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA.
1997 post-postcard 2, Four Walls, San Francisco, CA. Curator Julie Demer.
1997 Myth America, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI. Curator Carol Jacobsen.
1996 Downtown Lives! 96′, Downtown Arts Development Association, LA, CA.
1996 *Le Peepe Show, The Mason Jar, Studio City, CA.
1994 *BIoodworks 2, Dickson Art Center, Los Angeles, CA.
1994 *Bloodworks 1, Wright Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1994 *V-Box, Dickson Art Center, Los Angeles, CA.
1994 *faux dominatrix, posted various locations throughout Los Angeles area.
Publications and Media
It Sounded Sweet: Joshua Nicol, “Bethia Beadman – The Old Ships Album Review”, 2013
http://itsoundedsweet.com/2013/04/bethia-beadman-the-old-ships-album-review/Dazed and Confused, John Kennedy, 2012
http://www.servantjazzquarters.com/event/amity-and-bethia-beadman
http://bethiabeadman.com/press
“The Quietus: Chris Roberts, “Reviews – Bethia Beadman, Made of Love”, 2012
http://thequietus.com/articles/09386-bethia-beadman-made-of-love-review
The Girls Are: Emma Smith, “Introducing: Bethia Beadman”, 2012
http://www.thegirlsare.com/2012/09/26/introducing-bethia-beadman/
The Girls Are: Kofi Smith, “Reviews – Bethia Beadman”, 2012
http://www.thegirlsare.com/2012/07/26/review-bethia-beadman/
Nagpeople.com, “Bethia Beadman – Debut Album”, 2012
http://www.nagpeople.com/en/blog/bethia_beadman_debut_album
NME.COM: Video of the Day, 2012.
http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/hgqzer4FIG8
Mudkiss Fanzine: Eva Jostkava: “Bethia Beadman: Romance is Just One Way of Expressing the Unanswerable” 2012 http://www.mudkiss.com/bethiabeadmaninterview.htm
Los Angeles Times, Holly Myers. “Taking Pleasures in Art’s Messiness” October 25, 2002
Los Angeles Times
“(Re)Presenting the Feminist Voice: Locating the Room of One’s Own”, a multimedia presentation for Department of Women’s Studies and Department of History, Cal State Fullerton, Jacqueline Cooper, March, 2002
New Art Examiner, Jacqueline Cooper, “Maggie Miller at Cherry“ February/March, 2000
New Art Examiner
OC Weekly, Greg Stacy, “This Week in Film”, May 14 – 21, 1998
LA Weekly, Peter Frank, “Art Pick of the Week – Cross Pollination”, November 2001
Las Vegas Weekly Justin Cord Hayes, “Hungry?”, November 4 – 11 1998
On the Town, Paul N. Samra, “Redefining the Myth” September 1997
The Paper, Conrad Bakker, “Demystifying Myths”, October 9 1997
LA Weekly Peter Frank, “Art Pick of the Week – DADA Downtown Lives 96”, October 17 – 23 1996
