Adia Millett (b. 1975, United States) is acclaimed for her deep exploration of basic configurations, diverse expressive practices, and experimentation with mediums. Trained in the fine arts, art history, and the postmodernist theories of cultural studies, Millett conveys her felt concerns in the discourses of the domestic, the public sphere, gender positions, and spirituality through the interdependent form and content of the abstract compositions of her works.
Millett received a BFA from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. In 2001, she moved to New York for the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program, followed by a residency at the Studio Museum in Harlem. She lived and worked in New York for a decade, exhibiting in high-profile group shows among them “Freestyle” (Studio Museum in Harlem, 2001), “Living Units” (Triple Candie, 2003), “Black President” (The New Museum, 2003), and “Greater New York” (Museum of Modern Art PS1, 2005), and recently in “Where is Here” (Museum of African Diaspora, 2017), and “Black Refractions” (Studio Museum in Harlem, 2019).
Recent solo exhibitions include "You Will Be Remembered." (Galerie du Monde, 2022); "A Force of Nature" (di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, United States, 2022); “A Matter of Time” (Galerie du Monde, 2020); “Breaking Patterns” (California African American Museum, United States, 2019); and “The Privilege to Breathe” (San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, United States, 2019). Millett has taught as an artist in residence at Columbia College in Chicago, University of California Santa Cruz, Cooper Union, and California College of the Arts. She currently lives and works in Oakland, California.
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"They/Them", 2022
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"You Will Be Remembered." (Patchwork), 2022
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Ancient, 2020
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Bird in Flight, 2020
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Boundaries, 2021
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Elements Converge, 2020
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Everything and Nothing, 2020
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Faultline, 2020
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Grandfather, 2020
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Grandmother, 2022
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Kind of Blue, 2021
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Projection, Not Reflection, 2020
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Queen, 2022
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Remember, 2022
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Resurrection, 2020
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Silver Lining (Day), 2021
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Silver Lining (Night), 2021
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Snake in the Fire, 2022
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Still Standing, 2022
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SUN (quilted Ancestor), 2022
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Sweet Potato Sky, 2022
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The Movement, 2020
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The Myth of Ownership, 2022
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Three Windows, 2015
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Transformation of Labor, 2019
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Water On the Other Side, 2020
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Adia Millett - You Will Be Remembered.
Curated by Jacqueline Francis 9 Nov - 31 Dec 2022Adia Millett: You Will Be Remembered. Exhibition Period: 9 Nov - 31 Dec 2022 Curated by Jacqueline Francis Galerie du Monde is delighted to present Adia Millett’s second solo exhibition...Read more -
Adia Millett - A Matter of Time
Curated by Jacqueline Francis 19 Nov 2020 - 30 Jan 2021Galerie du Monde is pleased to present Adia Millett’s first exhibition in Asia – “A Matter of Time”, curated by Jacqueline Francis, from November 19, 2020 to January 10, 2021...Read more
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"A Force of Nature" at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art June 17, 2022'Adia Millett: A Force of Nature' Venue: di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, California, United States Opening Reception: 23 July 2022 Exhibition Period: 23 July...Read more -
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Public Art Project in Oakland June 16, 2022As part of Oakland's initiative to support the local community by enhancing the learning experience across the city's public school system, Adia Millett has created...Read more -
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Meta Open Arts Commission June 2, 2022Meta Open Arts commissioned Adia Millett to create a site-specific artwork at its headquarter in Palo Alto, California, addressing the issue of homelessness in America....Read more -
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Exhibition and Virtual Symposium - Kalamazoo Institute of Arts April 7, 2022Unveiling American Genius Date: 1 March – 31 December 2022 Venue: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, United States Virtual Symposium “The Future of American Art”...Read more -
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Juror for the Artist Members Biennial for the San Jose Museum of Quits & Textiles April 1, 2022Adia Millett will jury Radical Regeneration: 3rd Artist Members Biennial for the San Jose Museum of Quits & Textiles in 2022. This year's theme of...Read more -
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Collaborative Exhibition "Emergence" December 28, 2021Adia Millett and Alex Asher Daniel have come together to create a body of work inspired by their artistic practices and spiritual journeys. At the...Read more -
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Anonymous Was A Woman Award 2021 November 11, 2021Congratulations to our artist Adia Millett on receiving the Anonymous Was A Woman Award 2021! Anonymous Was a Woman is an unrestricted grant of $25,000...Read more -
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"our constellations: astral embraces and tactual consciousness" August 9, 2021Group exhibition our constellations: astral embraces and tactual consciousness Exhibition period: 7 August - 11 September 2021 Venue: Emerson Dorsch, Miami, USA Featuring artists: Beverly...Read more -
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Facebook Open Arts Public Project June 22, 2021Facebook Open Arts commissioned Adia Millett to create a site-specific artwork at its headquarter in Palo Alto, California, addressing the issue of homelessness in America....Read more -
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Antiracist Libraries Project April 5, 2021Rise Up Against Racism (RUAR) is a non-profit organization focused on implementing change through sustainable initiatives. The goal of the Antiracist Book Initiative is to...Read more -
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Artist Talk, Utah Museum of Fine Art March 16, 2021Utah Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition: 'Black Refractions: Highlights from the Studio Museum in Harlem' Artists in Conversation On 31 March 2021 at 2pm EST,...Read more -
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Video Interview - SingTao ArtCan December 23, 2020Hong Kong's leading media Sing Tao Newspaper's ArtCan Magazine has interviewed Adia Millett on her first exhibition in Asia - 'A Matter of Time', impact...Read more -
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In Conversation with Curators Jacqueline Francis and Ying Kwok November 19, 2020Adia Millett's Asian debut 'A Matter of Time' will open at Galerie du Monde on November 19, 2020. As the Oakland-based artist cannot travel to...Read more -
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Video Project "Act Like a Lady" at the Berkeley Art Center November 12, 2020The Berkeley Art Center commissioned Adia Millett to work on a video project entitled “Act Like a Lady” as part of the BAC’s new digital...Read more -
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Crocker Art Museum's Permanent Collection August 24, 2020We are very pleased to annouce Adia Millett's new painting 'Shelter' has been acquired by the Crocker Art Museum in California. Galerie du Monde will...Read more -
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Artist Talk: Race and Identity August 4, 2020Writer, historian and curator Jacqueline Francis was in conversation with artists Adia Millett and Cheryl Derricotte at the FOG Fair 2019 about the way artists...Read more -
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Permanent Collection, California African American Museum July 29, 2020Adia Millett's mixed media minature created in 2009, titled 'Blind Premonition (bed)' is now in the permanent collection of the California African American Museum in...Read more -
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Studio Visit with the Museum of the African Diaspora July 6, 2020Studio Visit with Adia Millett and the Museum of the African Diaspora Watch the studio tour on Youtube -- https://www.facebook.com/moadsanfrancisco/videos/270130640747995/ Adia Millett, originally from Los...Read more -
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“Faultline” – Limited Edition Puzzle for Racial Justice June 11, 2020“Faultline” – Limited Edition Puzzle for Racial Justice Oakland based artist Adia Millett has created a limited edition puzzle based on her new,...Read more -
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Museum of the African Diaspora's Online Benefit Auction April 21, 2020The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is launching its first benefit auction, as artists, donors, businesses, collectors, and individuals have banded together to ensure...Read more -
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Finalist, San Francisco Arts Commission Public Art Project December 6, 2019Adia Millett Finalist, San Francisco Arts Commission Public Art Project The San Francisco Arts Commission is conducting a selection process to choose an artist to...Read more -
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Solo Exhibition at the California African American Museum in LA February 1, 2019Adia Millett: Breaking Patterns Curated by: Mar Hollingsworth, Visual Arts Curator and Program Manager Exhibition Period: February 5 to August 25, 2019 Location: California African...Read more