Chanel Miller Artist

Chanel miller born june 12 1992 is an american writer and artist based in san francisco california and new york city new york.

Chanel miller artist. 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. Chanel miller courtesy of the artist. A mural about healing at the asian art museum in s f. The inaugural work in the wilbur gallery introduces artist chanel miller author of know my name.

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. Covid 19 closed the asian art museum but chanel miller s mural can still be seen from the street. A post shared by chanel miller chanelmillerknowmyname on jun 2 2020 at 11 05am pdt i think it s the artist s duty to redirect attention. Reflecting on the past being mindful in the present and envisioning the future.

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. Said miller s mural expresses the precise reason he created this gallery space. Artist chanel miller emerges from the shadow of the stanford rape case with her first exhibition. After stepping into the public eye in 2019 with.

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 is a writer and artist who received her ba in literature from the university of california santa barbara. So many of us are obsessed with returning to normalcy. 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.

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. Chanel miller. A memoir who represents healing as a process with three distinct yet interchangeable parts.