Allison Miller
About Allison Miller
Allison Miller is a public art muralist and painter, who refers to her murals as, 'an ode to the unique beauty of Tucson.' Her most recent mural is located at McCoy Hotel. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum commissioned her to paint a large mural along the I-10 frontage road. Her social justice artwork brings awareness to our society and people of color, from Eartha Kitt and Aretha Franklin to peaceful equal justice protest lines. In 2019 Allison Miller was awarded the prestigious Buffalo Exchange Award for Visual Artist of the Year.
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Exhibitions
2020 Black Renaissance, Hotel Congress, Tucson, AZ
2019 Temple of Music and Art Gallery, Arizona Theatre Company, Tucson, AZ
2019 Gallery, Hotel McCoy, Tucson, AZ
2019 Black Renaissance, Hotel McCoy, Tucson, AZ
2018 Gallery, CANS Venue & Lounge, Tucson, AZ
2018 Photo Booths, Gaslight Theatre, Tucson, AZ
2016 Ziggy Marley, Rialto Theater, Tucson, AZ
Grants & Awards
2019 Buffalo Exchange Visual Artist Award
2016 AZ Summit on Volunteerism & Civic Engagement, United Way Pinal County, Phoenix, AZ
Commissions
2020 Aretha Franklin, Mural, Hotel McCoy, Tucson, AZ
2019 Dolores Resort Wear Factory, Mural Revival, Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, Tucson, AZ
2019 Brave Books-Casa Camino Real Bookstore, Mural, UA Poetry Center, Tucson, AZ
2019 Healing Space, Mural Event, UA Women & Gender Resource Center, Tucson, AZ
2018 Brave Books-Hands Around the Library, Mural, UA Poetry Center, Tucson, AZ
2017 Panda on Motorcycle, Mural, Saint Charles Tavern, Tucson, AZ
2016 Protecting Pollinators, Mural, T.E.P and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
2016 Hirsh’s Shoes, Mural Revival, Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, Tucson, AZ
2016 Steinfeld Warehouse, Mural Restoration, Xerocraft, Tucson, AZ
2016 Stingray Touch, Mural, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
2014 The Thinkers, Mural Restoration, Fourth Avenue Merchants Association, Tucson, AZ
2013 ET, Mural, Bentley’s House of Coffee & Tea, Tucson, AZ
2012 Greetings from Tucson, Mural, Flooring Direct/Pittsburgh Paint/BBBST, Tucson, AZ
2011 Big Things Are Happening, Mural, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson (BBBST), Tucson, AZ
Experience
2010-Current Alley Cat Murals , Founding Artist, Tucson, AZ
2017-2020 Catalina In-Home Services, Human Resource Manager, Tucson, AZ
2016-2017 Valley of the Moon, Board Member, Tucson, AZ
2013-2017 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Volunteer Programs Manager, Tucson, AZ
2010-2013 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson, Volunteer Programs Coordinator, Tucson, AZ
2010-2010 Pima Community College/Head Start, Art Instructor, Tucson, AZ
2008-2012 Tucson Unified School District, Substitute Teacher, Tucson, AZ
2008-2008 Arts for All, Arts Liaison, Tucson, AZ
2002-2003 TPAC, Commercial Artist, Tucson, AZ
Education
2008 CUNY/Brooklyn College, Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), Brooklyn, NY
2003 Tucson High Magnet School (Alumni), Tucson, AZ
Paintings
Eartha Kitt, oil on canvas
Angela Davis, oil on canvas
Annie Easley, oil on canvas
Grace Jones, oil on canvas
Saint Charles Tavern Mural
Uhura, oil on canvas
Corey Long, oil on canvas
Nina Simone, oil on canvas, 2021
Drawings
Kathleen Cleaver, Ink on Paper
Keith Haring, ink on paper
Peace Protest, ink on Paper
Peaceful Protest, ink on paper
Shirley Chisolm, ink on paper
Murals
Desert Museum Mural (Pollinators)
Desert Museum Mural Sting Ray Mural
Bentley's Mural
Big Brothers Big Sisters Mural
Greetings from Tucson Mural
Rialto Mural (Ziggy Marley)
McKenzie Harrison (The Thinkers) mural
Star Wars Photo Booth Mural
Star Wars Photo Booth Mural
THPF Mural (Delores)
THPF Mural (Hirsh's)
University of Arizona Poetry Center Mural - 2019
University of Arizona Poetry Center Mural - 2020
Hotel McCoy Mural