Chanel Miller Artwork

Four years ago chanel miller still known as emily doe in the sexual assault case against brock turner wrote a 12 page victim impact statement so powerful that it went viral on buzzfeed.

Chanel miller artwork. So many of us are obsessed with returning to normalcy. Courtesy chanel miller asian art museum. Chanel miller is a writer and artist who received her ba in literature from the university of california santa barbara. She first came into the public eye anonymously after she was sexually assaulted on the campus of stanford university in 2015 by brock allen turner the victim impact statement she wrote and read at her assailant s sentencing hearing the following year went viral.

Her process drawings and sketches will be available in the san francisco main library when it reopens to the public as covid 19 restrictions lift. Chanel miller author of the bestselling book know my name is debuting artwork at the asian art museum s new akiko yamazaki and jerry yang pavilion in san francisco. A post shared by chanel miller chanelmillerknowmyname on jun 2 2020 at 11 05am pdt i think it s the artist s duty to redirect attention. Her critically acclaimed memoir know my name was a new york times bestseller a new york times book review notable book and a national book critics circle award winner as well as a best book of 2019 in time the washington post the chicago tribune npr and people.

Asian art museum architect yantrasast whose design credits include the marciano art foundation in l a the grand rapids art museum in michigan and the speed art museum in louisville ky. Chanel miller talks about being an artist using drawing as a way to process trauma and creating i was i am i will for the asian art museum. Chanel miller was once known to the world as emily doe the anonymous victim of a 2015 sexual assault by stanford university student brock turner. Her mural for the asian art museum in san francisco is now on view from the street.

Chanel miller born june 12 1992 is an american writer and artist based in san francisco california and new york city new york. Covid 19 closed the asian art museum but chanel miller s mural can still be seen from the street. Said miller s mural expresses the precise reason he created this gallery space. Miller s artwork is scheduled to be on display through february 2022 in the brayton wilbur foundation gallery which overlooks hyde street.