HISTORY

The Miller Gallery was founded in 2000 by Regina Gouger Miller, artist, educator, businesswoman, arts patron and alumna of Carnegie Mellon's School of Art.

During the last ten years, the Miller Gallery has exhibited work by Laylah Ali, Janine Antoni, The Art Guys, Michael Bevilacqua, Catherine Chalmers, Michael Ray Charles, Julia Christensen, Minerva Cuevas, Nicole Eisenman, Inka Essenhigh, Karen Finley, Rachel Harrison, Arturo Herrera, Tran T. Kim-Trang, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Larry Miller, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Shirin Neshat, Open_Sailing, Christy Rupp, Ester Partegas, David Shrigley, Al Souza, subRosa, Sarah Sze, Terreform ONE, TermiteTV, Fred Tomaselli, Kara Walker, Olav Westphalen, Gail Wight, Sue Williams, The Yes Men, and many others.

Notable Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts alumni that have exhibited at the Miller Gallery include Dara Birnbaum, Mel Bochner, Jacob Ciocci (Paper Rad), Peter Coffin, John Currin, Cassandra C. Jones, Joyce Kozloff, Eileen Maxson, Shana Moulton, Rich Pell (Institute for Applied Autonomy, Center for PostNatural History), Blithe Riley, Fereshteh Toosi, Paul Vanouse, and Andy Warhol.

Regina Gouger Miller Gallery

Founder, Miller Gallery
at Carnegie Mellon University, 2000

Regina "Ginger" Gouger Miller is an artist, educator, businesswoman and arts patron. She earned a bachelor's degree in art and design at Carnegie Mellon in 1959 and holds a master's in art education from Kutztown University.

A nationally recognized watercolor painter, Ginger's favorite subjects include flowers, landscapes and other natural scenes. She has studios in Reading, PA; Santa Barbara, CA; and Nantucket, MA. Ginger has taught art in public schools, a community college and her studios. In 1984, she created the business Ginger & Spice to produce her award- winning needlework designs, which are sold around the world.

Ginger has served as president of the Berks Art Alliance and the Berks County Chapter of the Embroiderer's Guild of America and as a board member of numerous other arts organizations. In addition, she serves on the boards of Kutztown University and Carnegie Mellon, where she is a life trustee.

In 2000, Ginger founded the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University, which continues her lifelong dedication to furthering creative expression and appreciation of the arts. She and her husband, Marlin, have also supported a professorship for the head of the School of Art and a scholarship fund in art.