Exhibition Dates: February.17th - 23rd, 2025 (visible 24 hours/day)
Artist Reception: Friday, February. 21st, 7-9pm
About the Artist
Erin Miller (she/her) is an artist based in Austin, TX. While using print as a starting point, she traverses between disciplines—painting, drawing, textile-work, and sculptural installation—to investigate themes of perception. Textiles, carpeting, dyeing, and bleaching inspire a material exploration beyond the printing press, conflating in form and subject matter theatrically. Movie sets, casino carpets, stage design, prop building, and the Bouba/Kiki effect serve as anchoring points, where techniques of doubling are incorporated. In 2022 she received an MFA from Cornell University, where she was the recipient of the Kip Brady Memorial Prize in printmaking (2021 and 2022) and the John Hartell Graduate Award in studio excellence. She has completed the Kahn Family Fellowship at the Ink Shop, located in Ithaca, NY and has mounted a solo exhibition at the Galveston Arts Center in 2024. Miller is an artist member of Mass Gallery and is a Lecturer and the Printmaking Area Lab Technician at the University of Texas at Austin.
An essential aspect of my practice is the exploration of materiality as both a visual and tactile experience. Tassel Alchemy embodies alchemy gone awry—improvisational yet considered, disciplined yet wild. Fragments of previous works are collaged together, suggesting a process of digestion and transformation. This metaphor mirrors the way serotonin helps process emotions, rearranging them into new patterns of emotional regulation.
Building on this exploration, my new wall installation expands upon my previous work at the Galveston Arts Center, titled Lucky Charm Casino, incorporating prints and screen-printed carpet tiles to create an immersive, tactile environment. Layered patterns and textures will transform the space, while print-related interventions activate the surrounding area. Through this Window Dressing, I deepen my investigation into how pattern and texture influence the psychological atmosphere of a place, inviting a sensory experience that resonates both emotionally and physically.
Image: Window Dressing I, Gabel Karsten
About
Window Dressing highlights the work of new members, emerging, local, and underrepresented artists with short-run shows on view while the main gallery is closed for installation. Window Dressing artists will explore the potential of our storefront window space, experimenting with the possibilities of limitation. Exhibitions are on view 24/7 through the gallery’s front glass.
Would you like to apply for a Window Dressing Show?
We are always accepting WD proposals and our committee meets twice a year to determine scheduling.
Selection Process
Your application will be kept on file for one year. Applicants will be made aware that they may be considered for an ICOSA exhibition at any point for one year following the submission of their application.
How to Apply
Please email the following to info@icosacolective.com with “Window Dressing Proposal” in the title:
Proposal
CV
Portfolio website URL
Three images of your work
*Incomplete applications will not be considered
Questions?
Contact us at info@icosacollective.com