Hazel Miller explores ways to visualize the evolution of art and life. She looks to geological time, evolutionary theory, human history, and artistic development over millennia; equally, her work is inspired by the timeless art of observation. Studies and sketches from life are a core part of her process. She paints in oils, acrylics, and watercolors. Her work is often large or oversized.

Underlying Miller’s romantic ideas about nature and beauty is grief. Her paintings speak to loss, from the inevitable decay of all lifeforms to the ever-present potential for tragedy. Her most recent work draws attention to extinction and provides a space for mourning lost species.

Originally from San Antonio, TX (b. 1993), Miller now resides in Spokane, Washington. She currently teaches at Gonzaga University as an an adjunct art professor. Simultaneously, she is pursuing an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago through a Low-Residency graduate program.

Her BFA is from the Pacific Northwest College of Art (2016). Miller’s most recent solo exhibition, “We Will Be Fossils Someday” (2024), occurred at Placeholder Studios in Spokane, Washington. Her first solo show, “The Black Universe” took place at Terrain Gallery (2021). In 2018 she received an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant.