CV
Oxford, UK
b. 1993
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education
2017 MFA Studio Art, American University, Washington, D.C.
2015 BA English Literature and Art History, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
solo and two person exhibitions
2023 A Place to Hide, Fusion Arts Window Galleries, Oxford, UK (solo)
2021 Welcome with Celeste Caldwell, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC (two person)
2019 Interiors, Latela Curatorial, Washington, D.C. (solo)
2018 Long Way Home, Jones Carter Gallery, Lake City, SC (solo)
Farther Along, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, D.C. (solo)
Magnolia, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, D.C. (solo)
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selected group exhibitions
2024 A Room of One's Own, Irving Gallery, Oxford, UK
2023 Oxford Young Artist Competition, Magdalen Road Studios, Oxford, UK
Dara, Tree of Life, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, Derbyshire, UK
Witching Hour, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, D.C.
Open, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, Derbyshire, UK
Mood, OVADA Gallery, Oxford, UK
Spaces, Places, Broadway Gallery, Letchworth, UK
A Slash of Blue, Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK
2022 Open Arts, The Jam Factory, Oxford, UK
Work in Motion, OVADA Gallery, Oxford, UK
Superposition, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, D.C.
REVERB, Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibition 2022 (online)
2021 Heatwave, Dodomu Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (online)
Garden Party, Latela Curatorial, Washington, D.C. (online)
Alchemical Vessels: Silver Linings, Joan Hisaoka, Washington, D.C. (online)
2020 Art Month, Hickok Cole and Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Hedges and Houses and Mothers and Children, I Like Your Work (online)
The Sound of One Fork, SWERVE Arts Collective (online)
Unleashing Magic, PxP Contemporary and Create Magazine (online)
Here, There & Elsewhere, Exploring the Idea of Place, Visionary Art Collective (online)
On The Table, Marram Arts (online)
2019 Small and Smaller, Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
The Human Condition, Latela Curatorial, Washington, D.C.
And Now For Something New Vol. 2, LeMieux Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Quietly Powerful, Sense Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2018 Dimensions, Latela Curatorial, Washington, D.C.
Uprooted, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, D.C.
Summer Syllabus, Arlington Art Center, Arlington VA
Womxn X Art, The Lemon Collective, Washington D.C.
Sanctuary, Gallery 263, Cambridge MA
2017 Alternate Views, MFA Thesis exhibition, Katzen Museum, Washington, D.C.
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in print and online
2023 Hand in Hand: An interview with Producer, Mills Brown, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK
A Place to Hide: Paintings by Mills Brown, Fusion Arts, Oxford, UK
Selected Artist: Mills Brown, Arts in Square
2022 Artist Interview - Mills Brown, Fern & Glade
2021 Q+A: Artist Mills Brown Unravels Memory and Mythology in the American South, Not Real Art World
Welcome Analyzes the Concept of Home at Redux, Charleston City Paper
2020 Art Write Newsletter Issue 12, interview with Maggie Levine
Candy Floss Magazine, The Enchanted Issue, November 2020
Creating Intimate Spaces With Collage by Mills Brown, special mention in Create Magazine Issue XX
2019 In the Galleries: Mills Brown Interiors review by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
In the Galleries: Quietly Powerful review by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
2017 Mills Brown, The Studio Visit
10 Artists we Discovered at Artfields, The Art Mag
Collage Group Show II review by Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
Community Engagement ​​
The following are community groups that I have worked with to facilitate workshops and collaborative art-making projects
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Children Heard and Seen: a UK charity that supports children and families impacted by parental imprisonment
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Young Creatives at Modern Art Oxford: 16-18 year olds in Oxfordshire interested in a career in the arts
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Early Years and Families at Modern Art Oxford
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Community Centres in Oxfordshire (Barton, Bullingdon, Cutteslowe)
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The Date Palm Group: a comfortable space with a positive Islamic ethos for Muslim mums
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The Black Excellence Project: a cultural education programme celebrating African and Carribean heritage
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​Primary Schools in Oxfordshire
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Capitol Hill Arts Workshop: an art center in the heart of D.C. with a mission to build community
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Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington: a contemporary art center in Arlington, VA with studio art classes for all ages
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Bridges to Independence: a charity in Arlington, VA that supports families out of homelessness
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Kids In Need of Defense: a charity that seeks to protect and support unaccompanied minors
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related Professional experience
2024 Producer of Early Years and Young People: Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK (2022-present)
Selection Panel: Eastern Carolina Contemporary Biennale, Florence County Museum, SC
Commissioned Artist: Oxford City Council A Day in the Life film project
Commissioned Artist: Museum of Oxford graphics re-design project
2023 Commissioned Artist: Tiny Ideas Festival, Oxford, UK
Prize: Open 2023 Prize, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, Derbyshire, UK
Collective Member: The Residents Collective, Washington, D.C. (2022-23)
2022 Artist Residency: OVADA Gallery Summer Residency, Oxford, UK
Curatorial Project: New Light, online exhibition with Project Gallery V, Brooklyn, NY
Lead Artist: The World Reimagined with Oxford Cultural Education Partnership, Oxfordshire, UK
Adjunct Professor of Studio Art: Spartanburg Methodist College, SC (2021-2022)
2021 Curatorial Project: Together, online exhibition co-curated with Sarah Baldwin, Spartanburg Methodist College, SC
2020 Artist Residency: Inside the Artist’s Studio, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, D.C.
2019 Selection Panel Member: ArtFields Jr, Lake City, SC
Grant Recipient: Maryland State Arts Council, Creativity Grant for Independent Artist
2018 Studio Assistant: Zoë Charlton, Washington, D.C.
2017 Montessori Art Teacher (2017-2021): Franklin Montessori, Washington, D.C.
and Children's House Montessori, Arlington, VA
2016 Artist Residency: Glogauair Residency, Berlin, Germany​