Amos Miller

Amos Miller was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1960. He attended several art schools throughout his educational career. This included the Cleveland Institute of Art, Cooper School of Art in Cleveland, the University of Arizona, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1984, Miller met South African artist Sharon Lombard in Chicago, and they both became involved in an anti-apartheid movement among art students in Chicago. At this time, Miller also tried to learn as much as he possibly could about Nelson Mandela, who became the first democratically elected president in South Africa in 1994.

Miller's interest in ideas of human rights and political structures in oppressive regimes may have stemmed from his mother, who supported the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP). Miller’s artworks, which portray Black and Brown bodies like the works “Nelson Mandela in New York” and “Steve Biko while in police custody, 1977,” highlight the artist's progressive upbringing, which allowed him to be surrounded by people from various backgrounds. These two particular artworks are a part of the Constitutional Court Art Collection (CCAC) and were donated by the artist. Miller currently works out of his studio located in Miami, Florida.