Biography
Having grown up in the American West, Harry Millen learned to appreciate space and form by way of the far views surrounding his hometown of Baker City, Oregon. Additional years were spent around the Chesapeake Bay in southeastern Virginia and nearby Hatteras Island, NC. All these places brought him an appreciation across visual strata. He has subsequently added graduate work in graphic design and typography via the Academy of Art University SF 2012. His undergraduate work was done at Indiana Wesleyan University (B.S. English/Studio Art).
Harry resides in Minnesota near Lake Minnetonka with his wife and four children. He values core Gospel truth as he works to see the substance of things unseen–through an unselfish lens.
Career
Millen has taught introductory painting and drawing at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, MN for 16 years, having begun his educational career with Minneapolis Public Schools (1995-2006). He encourages continued interaction with his students–partnering beyond the classroom to enable their own artistic problem-solving.
Millen’s experience ranges from studio works to large-scale murals, to graphic design.