Adia Millett, originally from Los Angeles, received a BFA from the UC Berkeley and an MFA from Cal Arts. In addition to Millett’s current exhibit at CAAM, she has a show opening at The San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum next month. 

She has been included in exhibitions at the Oakland Museum, The Museum of African Diaspora, PS1, The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Craft Contemporary in LA; The New Museum, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Atlanta; The Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia.

Millett has taught at Columbia College in Chicago, UC Santa Cruz, Cooper Union in NY, and California College of the Arts. Millett currently lives and works in Oakland, California. 

The book mentioned in the interview is White Fragility.

Black Quicksand 2018 Acrylic, paper, and glitter on wood

Golden Shower 2016 Textiles 104”x 92”