A woman in a black apron painting on a canvas in an art studio.

Rosalind Miller paints figures that hover between presence and disappearance. Working in oil on MDF, she uses loose, fluid brushwork to keep forms unstable.

Her imagery comes from found sources—family photographs, television and glimpses from the street. She focuses on the figures in the background, people who are absorbed in their own lives, isolating glances, or postures that hold a quiet emotional charge.

The images are photographed, re-photographed, cropped, and enlarged. A cool, often blue palette suggests the glow of screens and the distance created. With each step, clarity breaks down, the features blur and the figures become more abstract and anonymous. These are not portraits of specific individuals, more shared states of emotions.

The paintings hold back, allowing the viewer recognition without overt explanation.

Exhibitions

Standpoint Gallery.2026

Herne Hill Art Fair. 2026

Older

Art 100

" Majestic/Dometic”

Paul Smith

London Artforms

"Superluxe"

Habitat. Kings Road

Gary Hume & Rosalind Miller "Wallpaper"

Education and lecturing

MA Communication Design

Central Saint Martin's College 2002

MA Design

University of Central England 1986

PGCE Art

University of London

Institute of Education 1983

BA (Hons) Design

Middlesex Polytechnic

Senior Lecturer

CSM 2002-2007

Moving image, animation, interactive

Senior Lecturer

RCA 2005-2007

Senior Lecturer

Goldsmiths College 2006

Senior Lecturer

Surrey Institute of Art & Design 2003

Senior Lecturer

University of East London 2001

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