Join us for an uplifting conversation with artist & educator Nicole Miller based in Dallas, Texas. Nicole shares her insightful approach to teaching art and cultivating a safe, supportive classroom community. Here’s what we discuss:

1. Nicole’s journey as an artist and how her roots in architecture and interior design continue to impact the work she creates today.

2. What led Nicole to pursue a career in art education, and why experimentation and exploration are key aspects of her teaching philosophy (as well as her personal approach to making art).

3. The ways in which Nicole inspires her students, and how they, in turn, continue to inspire and motivate her.

4. Why it’s important for teaching artists - or any artist who balances multiple jobs are responsibilities - to give themselves grace during busy seasons. Hint: don’t be hard on yourself if you need to take breaks from making art!

About Nicole:

Nicole Miller has been creating art for over 30 years. She is currently sharing her lifelong passion with students of all ages through teaching. Nicole has spent her life in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, and started her artistic journey with a private tutor. By high school, she knew her path and focused on studying art and architecture; this continued through college, landing her degrees in studio art, interior design, and a master’s degree in education.

 Her father was one of her early influences. She saw his architectural drawings and equipment when going to his office after school every day. Through watching him work his craft, she was able to learn to express herself visually. Her work became and still is an extension of what she sees, and it symbolizes her life’s journey. She developed a style for painting things she saw in nature and simpler objects in her everyday life. She uses her journey to connect with her viewers by sparking a mutual feeling of joy, happiness, and gratitude.

Nicole enjoys exploring organic objects in different settings and from other viewpoints while maintaining focus through oil pastels and acrylic paints. Pastels give her the tactile feel she desires, and acrylics push the saturation of color in her artwork. With her strong drawing background, she begins each piece with a sketch, then transfers it to canvas or paper. The result is a work of art heavily impacted by her family, life experiences and a desire to connect heart and mind.

Follow Nicole on Instagram: @nicolemillerartist

Website: nicolemillerart.com

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