VITAE
STEVE MILLER ~ Fine Art Woodturner
I have been a woodturner specializing in highly carved, textured, and colored wood vessels since 1998.
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION: B.S. in Criminal Justice, Florida International University, 1978
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY: 33 years in Law Enforcement, Miami-Dade Police Department, Miami FL
ARTISTIC HISTORY: I began woodturning in 1998 and started selling my fine art woodwork that year. By 2015 that evolved into turning and carving functional and non-functional vessels, as well as sculptural forms. In 2016 I attended the Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts where instructor, Jacques Vesery, exposed me to many innovative woodworking techniques. This was followed by an influential class with master woodworker John Paul Fennell in 2019. Currently, I maintain a full-time professional woodworking studio in Black Mountain, NC and exhibit at select venues across the United States.
WOODWORKING EDUCATION: I have attended numerous workshops and seminars since 1998, and have spent a great many hours with some of the best teachers in the woodturning world. This is a truly unique group of artisans who helped and encouraged me to explore and refine my appreciation for wood as an art form.
ABROAD: Mike Hosaluk - Canada, Nick Agar - England, Stuart Mortimer - England, Christophe Nancy - France, Glen Lucas - Ireland, Graeme Priddle - New Zealand
IN UNITED STATES: Dixie Biggs - FL, Mike Lee - Hawaii, Clay Foster - IN, Steve Sinner - IA, Jacques Vesery - ME, Melissa Engler - NC, Christine Smith - NC, Andi Wolfe - OH, David Ellsworth - PA, Al Stirt - VT, Doug Fisher - WA, Avelino Samuel - U.S. Virgin Islands
SELECT EXHIBITIONS & SHOWS
2025: Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington D.C.
2021-Present: Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show, Philadelphia PA
2020-Present: American Craft Council Art Show, Baltimore MD
2019-Present: Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, Cellular Center, Asheville NC
2012: Artists of North Carolina Juried Exhibition, The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands NC
2011: American Craft Today International Juried Exhibition, The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands NC
2010: PBS Television Craft in America National Juried Exhibition, The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands NC
2005-09: Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Miami FL
SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2019: Juried Membership, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville NC
2018: Award of Distinction, Asheville Fine Art Show - Fall Exhibition, Asheville NC
2018: Award of Distinction, Asheville Fine Art Show - Spring Exhibition, Asheville NC
2018: Best of Show, Atlanta Fine Arts Festival, Atlanta GA
2017: Best of Show and First Place, North Carolina Mountain State Fair, Asheville NC
2012: Best of Show, Annual Juried Show, Swannanoa Valley Arts League, Red House Gallery, Black Mountain NC
2011: People’s Choice Award, Annual Juried Show, Swannanoa Valley Arts League, Red House Gallery, Black Mountain NC
2010: First Place 3-D, Annual Juried Show, Swannanoa Valley Arts League, Red House Gallery, Black Mountain NC
2009: Third Place, South Miami Art Festival, Miami FL
2009: First Place 3-D, Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Miami FL
2009: First Place Sculpture, Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Miami FL
2005: Best of Show and First Place 3-D, Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Miami FL
SELECT COLLECTIONS
BERNSTEIN-CHERNOFF COLLECTION, Washington DC
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham NC
UCLA MEDICAL CENTER, Los Angeles CA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2026: Michelangelo Foundation, Genève, Suisse
2019-Present: Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville NC
2009-Present: Carolina Mountain Woodturner’s Guild, Asheville NC
1998-Present: American Association of Woodturners, St. Paul MN
PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
2o23: Steve Miller, AMERICAN WOODTURNER, February Issue
2022: Steve Miller-Von der Klassik zur Avantgarde, DRECHSLER MAGAZIN (Germany), Issue 54, Spring
2020-21: Masters of Contemporary Wood Art, Volumes 3, 4 & 5
2021: Pushing The Boundaries, WOODTURNING (International), Issue 352, Winter
2020/21: There’s No Time Like The Present To Carve The Look Of Millennia, ASHEVILLE MADE, L. Stepp, December/January Issue
I am featured in the books:
MASTERS OF CONTEMPORARY WOOD ART: Volumes 3, 4 & 5
“The catalogs present an overview of what is currently going on in the world of contemporary wood art by bringing together works of internationally recognized masters of wood art from around the world.”
