Harland Miller

Harland Miller
Born	1964 Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Writer and artist
Education	Chelsea School of Art
Website
www.harlandmiller.com

Harland Miller is a writer and artist. Born in Yorkshire, England in 1964, he studied at Chelsea School of Art, graduating in 1988 with an MA.

Miller published his first novel Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty, published by Fourth Estate, to critical acclaim in 2000. ^{[1] [2]}   In the same year he published a novella titled At First I was Afraid, I was Petrified. Published by Book Works, the novella is a study of obsessive compulsive disorder. It is based on a hoard of hundreds of Polaroids found by Miller and taken by a relative of his, all of oven knobs all turned to “Off”. ^[3]

Miller is probably best known for his giant canvases of Penguin Book covers. The titles are sardonic statements about life - Whitby - The Self Catering Years, Rags to Polyester - My Story, York, So Good They Named It Once, Incurable Romantic Seeks Dirty Filthy Whore. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Exhibitions

• From 20 September to 24 Novermber 2013 Miller had a solo exhibition in Amsterdam titled 'Wherever You Are Whatever You're Doing This One's For You' ^[7]
• An exhibition of Miller titled 'York, So Good They Named It Once' opened at York Art Gallery on 14 February 2020. The show was due to run until May 2020 but closed early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[8] A new exhibition at York Art Gallery, titled 'XXX', opened on 14 March 2025. ^[9] In advance of the exhibition Miller donated three new versions of his 'Bad Weather Paintings' series to the gallery. ^[10]

See also

• List of British artists
• List of English novelists
• Miniature Museum
• York Art Gallery

References

1. Kershaw, Richard. "Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
2. Falconer, Helen (17 June 2000). "Ch-ch-changes". The Guardian. London.
3. "Bookworks". Bookworks.
4. "artnet". artnet.
5. Burn, Gordon (5 May 2007). "Working Titles". The Guardian. London.
6. "White Cube".
7. "Harland Miller: Wherever You Are Whatever You're Doing This One's For You". Ocula. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
8. "YMT ATTRACTIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT ADVICE ON CORONAVIRUS". York Museums Trust. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
9. "Harland Miller: XXX to open at York Art Gallery in March 2025". York Art Gallery. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
10. "York Art Gallery donated trio of Harland Miller pieces". York Press. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.