Chanel Miller Art

Her critically acclaimed memoir know my name was a new york times bestseller a new york times book review notable book and a national book critics circle award winner as well as a best book of 2019 in time the washington post the chicago tribune npr and people.

Chanel miller art. Covid 19 closed the asian art museum but chanel miller s mural can still be seen from the street. Miller s mother who worked at an art framing store in the 90s would showcase young chanel s works over the fireplace which provided a sense of legitimacy from a very young age. Four years ago chanel miller still known as emily doe in the sexual assault case against brock turner wrote a 12 page victim impact statement so powerful that it went viral on buzzfeed. She first came into the public eye anonymously after she was sexually assaulted on the campus of stanford university in 2015 by brock allen turner the victim impact statement she wrote and read at her assailant s sentencing hearing the following year went viral.

Chanel miller author of the bestselling book know my name is debuting artwork at the asian art museum s new akiko yamazaki and jerry yang pavilion in san francisco. After stepping into the public eye in 2019 with. Miller s process drawings and sketches will be presented across the street from the museum in the san francisco main library when it is able to reopen for in person service. Chanel miller courtesy of the artist.

Although the asian. So many of us are obsessed with returning to normalcy. Said miller s mural expresses the precise reason he created this gallery space. Chanel miller was once known to the world as emily doe the anonymous victim of a 2015 sexual assault by stanford university student brock turner.

Chanel miller talks about being an artist using drawing as a way to process trauma and creating i was i am i will for the asian art museum. The library has selected miller s know my name for its 2021 one city one book citywide literary event. Asian art museum architect yantrasast whose design credits include the marciano art foundation in l a the grand rapids art museum in michigan and the speed art museum in louisville ky.