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Ghost Net Landscape interactive installation & performance!

Posted on March 9, 2019July 10, 2019 · Categories Exhibits, Sculpture

Join me in an interactive installation, transforming fishing rope waste into artwork!

Pacific Ocean ghost net baskets

Posted on August 20, 2018 · Categories Sculpture

My biggest, most colorful series of fishing rope baskets is finished, and available now in Oregon and on Kauai.

Upcoming Art Exhibits – Fall 2018

Posted on August 13, 2018August 21, 2018 · Categories Exhibits, Paintings, Sculpture

There’s a lot happening in Oregon this fall! I’ll have plein air paintings on display in the Portland area, colorful rope baskets and encaustic paintings at the coast, and the Artists Open Studios tour coming up in October!

100 Turtles Project

Posted on June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 · Categories Exhibits, Sculpture

Discover the 100 Turtles story and the months-long process of sculpting over 100 tiny ceramic sea turtle hatchlings.

Summer Shows

Posted on June 1, 2018July 21, 2018 · Categories Exhibits, Paintings, Sculpture

This summer, join me at the unveiling of my 100 Turtles sculpture project, and four exhibits of my plein air watercolors capturing Oregon’s seasons.

Order from Chaos

Posted on March 13, 2018March 17, 2018 · Categories Sculpture

Learn about the process and materials for my ongoing Rope Baskets series, and pre-order a brand-new Pacific Ocean basket!

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Upcoming Events

Art About Agriculture

March 9 – Nov. 25, 2026
Traveling Exhibition hosted by
Oregon State University
Full Tour Schedule

Spring Members Show

April 24 - May 30, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday April 24 from 4-7pm
Rental Sales Gallery
at Portland Art Museum, Oregon

Wild Wonders

A group show in tandem with Christopher Marley's Exquisite Creatures
May 12 - August 27, 2026
Artist Reception: Saturday June 6 from 12-4pm
Chehalem Cultural Center
Newberg, Oregon

Emily Jung Miller 鍾

@emilyjungmiller

Ocean-inspired artwork from Oregon & Kauai 🌊 No DMs

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Smith Rock ~ Animal Village
18x24" watercolor, 2026

* Original painting available at @rentalsalesgallerypam for rental and purchase
* Prints available on my website
* 20% of my profits will go to @warmspringswatercoalition

"Smith Rock ~ Animal Village" is included in Rental Sales Gallery's Spring Show, opening ✨tonight✨ April 24 from 4-7pm and continuing thru May 30.

This painting's title comes from a 2022 interview between @tarakerzhner and @lennecefer hosted by @nativesoutdoors about Native relationships with the place also known as Smith Rock, near Bend, in central Oregon's high desert. (Interview link in my bio.) The legends of Animal Village reflect the rich wildlife found here, and the long history and presence of the Northern Paiute.

I first visited Animal Village in 2023, walked the trails, and took reference photos for this painting. When I visit a new place, I'm curious about its history and naming. I found several conflicting and vague references to the Smith Rock name. Learning about the traditional name for this place, Animal Village, felt aligned with this incredible environment.

The linked interview also includes an animated video of the Animal Village place name story, narrated by Elder Wilson Wewa, Warm Springs Paiute Tribe's oral historian. Wewa's oral histories are collected in the book "Legends of the Northern Paiute," which includes the excellent chapter "Why Badger is Flat and Mean," involving Coyote, dancing, and farts.
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#smithrock #smithrockoregon #bendoregon #oregonlandscape #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorart #watercolorartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #oregonartist

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Smith Rock ~ Animal Village 18x24" watercolor, 2026 * Original painting available at @rentalsalesgallerypam for rental and purchase * Prints available on my website * 20% of my profits will go to @warmspringswatercoalition "Smith Rock ~ Animal Village" is included in Rental Sales Gallery's Spring Show, opening ✨tonight✨ April 24 from 4-7pm and continuing thru May 30. This painting's title comes from a 2022 interview between @tarakerzhner and @lennecefer hosted by @nativesoutdoors about Native relationships with the place also known as Smith Rock, near Bend, in central Oregon's high desert. (Interview link in my bio.) The legends of Animal Village reflect the rich wildlife found here, and the long history and presence of the Northern Paiute. I first visited Animal Village in 2023, walked the trails, and took reference photos for this painting. When I visit a new place, I'm curious about its history and naming. I found several conflicting and vague references to the Smith Rock name. Learning about the traditional name for this place, Animal Village, felt aligned with this incredible environment. The linked interview also includes an animated video of the Animal Village place name story, narrated by Elder Wilson Wewa, Warm Springs Paiute Tribe's oral historian. Wewa's oral histories are collected in the book "Legends of the Northern Paiute," which includes the excellent chapter "Why Badger is Flat and Mean," involving Coyote, dancing, and farts. . . . #smithrock #smithrockoregon #bendoregon #oregonlandscape #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorart #watercolorartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #oregonartist

1 month ago

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Thanks so much to everyone who came out for the Artist Walk at Hagg Lake! I loved learning how each of you enjoys the lake in different ways 💙💚

Photos by Pacific University / Thomas Lal ~ big thanks to Thomas and Dana from @pacificu for photos & video of the event, and @washcoparks staff Tiffany and Karine for coordinating us all!
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#hagglake #hagglakeoregon #publicart #installationart #portlandartist #pdxartist #oregonartist #wonderwindows

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Thanks so much to everyone who came out for the Artist Walk at Hagg Lake! I loved learning how each of you enjoys the lake in different ways 💙💚 Photos by Pacific University / Thomas Lal ~ big thanks to Thomas and Dana from @pacificu for photos & video of the event, and @washcoparks staff Tiffany and Karine for coordinating us all! . . . #hagglake #hagglakeoregon #publicart #installationart #portlandartist #pdxartist #oregonartist #wonderwindows

1 month ago

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A different view on a misty day.

Cape Kiwanda Sea Cave
18x24" watercolor, 2024
Original available for purchase or rental at @rentalsalesgallerypam
Prints available on my website ~ link in bio.
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#pacificcity #capekiwanda #kiawandarock #pacificcityoregon #oregoncoast #haystackrock #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorart #watercolorartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #oregonartist #pnwonderland #northwestisbest

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A different view on a misty day. Cape Kiwanda Sea Cave 18x24" watercolor, 2024 Original available for purchase or rental at @rentalsalesgallerypam Prints available on my website ~ link in bio. . . . #pacificcity #capekiwanda #kiawandarock #pacificcityoregon #oregoncoast #haystackrock #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorart #watercolorartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #oregonartist #pnwonderland #northwestisbest

2 months ago

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Kiawanda Rock
18x24" watercolor, 2026
Original + prints available on my website ~ link in bio
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#pacificcity #capekiwanda #kiawandarock #pacificcityoregon #oregoncoast #haystackrock #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorart #watercolorartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #oregonartist #pnwonderland #northwestisbest

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Kiawanda Rock 18x24" watercolor, 2026 Original + prints available on my website ~ link in bio . . . #pacificcity #capekiwanda #kiawandarock #pacificcityoregon #oregoncoast #haystackrock #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorart #watercolorartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #oregonartist #pnwonderland #northwestisbest

2 months ago

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I'm excited for our upcoming Artist Walk at Hagg Lake, and I want to complement that offering with a guide to the ten most accessible Wonder Windows, fully visible from a parked car, including info on ADA parking and paths.

Links in my bio for both the Artist Walk registration and the Accessible Windows Guide, or visit www.emilyjungmiller.com/wonder-windows for all that and more.

Pictured: both sides of the Scoggins Creek Wonder Window, one of the top ten most accessible Windows.
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#publicart #installationart #wonderwindows #nativespecies #oregonartist #portlandartist #hagglake #scogginscreek #pdxartist

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I'm excited for our upcoming Artist Walk at Hagg Lake, and I want to complement that offering with a guide to the ten most accessible Wonder Windows, fully visible from a parked car, including info on ADA parking and paths. Links in my bio for both the Artist Walk registration and the Accessible Windows Guide, or visit www.emilyjungmiller.com/wonder-windows for all that and more. Pictured: both sides of the Scoggins Creek Wonder Window, one of the top ten most accessible Windows. . . . #publicart #installationart #wonderwindows #nativespecies #oregonartist #portlandartist #hagglake #scogginscreek #pdxartist

3 months ago

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Starting this week! Join me for Ghost Net Landscape: Newport on the Oregon coast May 15-23. Swipe for details on public events, or visit GhostNetArt.com for more info.

I'm excited to be working, playing, learning, and gathering materials and inspiration from the Newport community in collaboration with @gypseaweaver, @owenpremore, Hatfield Marine Science Center @hatfieldmsc, Newport Visual Arts Center @newportvac, Coastal Arts Guild @coastalartsguild, OSU student clubs @soapnw and @osu.seminarium, and @omsi Camp Gray.

In conjunction with my solo exhibit 'Passage' at Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building on the Hatfield Marine Science Center campus.
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#ghostnetlandscape #recycledart #oceanplastic #reclaimedmaterials #fiberart #contemporarysculpture #communityart #collaboration #oregoncoast #newportoregon #oregonartist #pnwartist #portlandartist

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Starting this week! Join me for Ghost Net Landscape: Newport on the Oregon coast May 15-23. Swipe for details on public events, or visit GhostNetArt.com for more info. I'm excited to be working, playing, learning, and gathering materials and inspiration from the Newport community in collaboration with @gypseaweaver, @owenpremore, Hatfield Marine Science Center @hatfieldmsc, Newport Visual Arts Center @newportvac, Coastal Arts Guild @coastalartsguild, OSU student clubs @soapnw and @osu.seminarium, and @omsi Camp Gray. In conjunction with my solo exhibit 'Passage' at Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building on the Hatfield Marine Science Center campus. . . . #ghostnetlandscape #recycledart #oceanplastic #reclaimedmaterials #fiberart #contemporarysculpture #communityart #collaboration #oregoncoast #newportoregon #oregonartist #pnwartist #portlandartist

1 year ago

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Trillium ~ Maiden, Mother, Crone
11x14" watercolor, 2025

I watched these three grow together in their soft forest of sword ferns, mosses, and Sitka spruce during a magical week on the Tillamook coast. So many things are a gift, if we choose.
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#trillium #oregoncoast #tillamookcoast #netarts #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #aquarelle #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #botanicalart #botanicalartist #springtime #springflowers

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Trillium ~ Maiden, Mother, Crone 11x14" watercolor, 2025 I watched these three grow together in their soft forest of sword ferns, mosses, and Sitka spruce during a magical week on the Tillamook coast. So many things are a gift, if we choose. . . . #trillium #oregoncoast #tillamookcoast #netarts #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #aquarelle #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #botanicalart #botanicalartist #springtime #springflowers

1 year ago

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I have a collection of 8 botanical watercolors in an upcoming group show "April Showers Bring May Flowers" at Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro, OR. Thanks to the curators at the Walters for bringing us some color and light. 🌧🌸🌧

On view April 1 - May 16, 2025
First Tuesday Art Walks April 1 and May 6 from 5-8pm

See my full collection from the show at emilyjungmiller.com/exhibits

Image:
"Long Time Coming"
18x24" plein air watercolor, 2021
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#pleinairwatercolor #pleinairpainting #pleinair #allaprima #pleinairpainter #watercolor #aquarelle #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #daffodils #botanicalart #botanicalartist #springtime #springflowers #watercolour #watercolorart #watercolorpainting

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I have a collection of 8 botanical watercolors in an upcoming group show "April Showers Bring May Flowers" at Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro, OR. Thanks to the curators at the Walters for bringing us some color and light. 🌧🌸🌧 On view April 1 - May 16, 2025 First Tuesday Art Walks April 1 and May 6 from 5-8pm See my full collection from the show at emilyjungmiller.com/exhibits Image: "Long Time Coming" 18x24" plein air watercolor, 2021 . . . #pleinairwatercolor #pleinairpainting #pleinair #allaprima #pleinairpainter #watercolor #aquarelle #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #daffodils #botanicalart #botanicalartist #springtime #springflowers #watercolour #watercolorart #watercolorpainting

1 year ago

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Seal Lagoon at Heceta Head
30" x 20" watercolor, 2024

On display in PASSAGE, solo exhibit up thru July 25, 2025 in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies building at Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon. Show catalog link in my bio or visit emilyjungmiller.com/exhibits/passage

Just south of Heceta Head on the central coast of Oregon, there's a pullout on the highway with a great view of Heceta Head lighthouse. At the right-hand corner of the pullout, you can look straight down the cliff to see a hidden, sheltered lagoon full of seals and sea lions. They're graceful acrobats in the water, and it was beautiful to watch them playing in this clear, calm lagoon from above. Sea Lion Caves is just south of here, so there are always plenty of them around.

Heceta Head is the place I chose for an informal memorial in 2022 with just my dad and stepmom, one year after my grandparents' deaths, when it became clear there wouldn't be a larger formal gathering of family and friends. Traveling and gathering safely was still very disrupted due to Covid. We have so many more tools now to keep each other safe than we did three or four years ago. Making use of our affordable access to rapid tests, quality masks, and boosters can still make a huge difference to those most vulnerable in our communities.

In this painting, I added Nootka Rose to the cliffside scrub. It wasn't there, but it's a coastal native that is appropriate to the site. Both my grandmothers loved roses and grew them in their gardens.

I didn't actually discover the seal lagoon until a year after our memorial, when I happened to stand in just the right spot, and looked down. One of the many reasons I love the ocean and the coast - even when you think you know a place, there's always more to discover and delight. 🦭
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#oregoncoast #watercolour #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #watercolor #aquarelle #beachday #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #hecetahead #hecetaheadlighthouse #seals

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Seal Lagoon at Heceta Head 30" x 20" watercolor, 2024 On display in PASSAGE, solo exhibit up thru July 25, 2025 in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies building at Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, Oregon. Show catalog link in my bio or visit emilyjungmiller.com/exhibits/passage Just south of Heceta Head on the central coast of Oregon, there's a pullout on the highway with a great view of Heceta Head lighthouse. At the right-hand corner of the pullout, you can look straight down the cliff to see a hidden, sheltered lagoon full of seals and sea lions. They're graceful acrobats in the water, and it was beautiful to watch them playing in this clear, calm lagoon from above. Sea Lion Caves is just south of here, so there are always plenty of them around. Heceta Head is the place I chose for an informal memorial in 2022 with just my dad and stepmom, one year after my grandparents' deaths, when it became clear there wouldn't be a larger formal gathering of family and friends. Traveling and gathering safely was still very disrupted due to Covid. We have so many more tools now to keep each other safe than we did three or four years ago. Making use of our affordable access to rapid tests, quality masks, and boosters can still make a huge difference to those most vulnerable in our communities. In this painting, I added Nootka Rose to the cliffside scrub. It wasn't there, but it's a coastal native that is appropriate to the site. Both my grandmothers loved roses and grew them in their gardens. I didn't actually discover the seal lagoon until a year after our memorial, when I happened to stand in just the right spot, and looked down. One of the many reasons I love the ocean and the coast - even when you think you know a place, there's always more to discover and delight. 🦭 . . . #oregoncoast #watercolour #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #watercolor #aquarelle #beachday #oregonartist #portlandartist #pdxartist #hecetahead #hecetaheadlighthouse #seals

1 year ago

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I gave blood for the first time last week. Growing up, it wasn't something I saw being done in my family or my close community. So it just hadn't become an active possibility in my mind. My partner decided recently to give blood as a way to help people, and I realized, I can help people in that way too. I'm posting about it, in case that's true for someone else too.

I had a good experience, and I plan to donate again. I chose to donate through @americanredcross which supplies patients around the country, but if you want your gift to stay local to the Pacific Northwest, @bloodworksnw supplies most of our local hospitals. The day I donated, Red Cross was also matching blood donations with a cash gift to @homeplateyouthservices to support unhoused youth in our area.

Building resilient communities means *everyone* has access to health care, food, and safe shelter.

AND I learned my blood type, and got some nice snacks. 🍪🧃

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I gave blood for the first time last week. Growing up, it wasn't something I saw being done in my family or my close community. So it just hadn't become an active possibility in my mind. My partner decided recently to give blood as a way to help people, and I realized, I can help people in that way too. I'm posting about it, in case that's true for someone else too. I had a good experience, and I plan to donate again. I chose to donate through @americanredcross which supplies patients around the country, but if you want your gift to stay local to the Pacific Northwest, @bloodworksnw supplies most of our local hospitals. The day I donated, Red Cross was also matching blood donations with a cash gift to @homeplateyouthservices to support unhoused youth in our area. Building resilient communities means *everyone* has access to health care, food, and safe shelter. AND I learned my blood type, and got some nice snacks. 🍪🧃

1 year ago

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