David Miller

David P. Miller
Oct. 24, 1949 – Aug. 10, 2011

David brought a very broad and varied set of experiences and interests to his artistic endeavors, and his work reflects this breadth. He was a thoughtful and thinking man, and, as Silver Falls and Whidbey Island participants can attest, he was an excellent teacher.

David was featured in the July-August 2003 Issue of Sculpture Northwest

David Miller obituary

Former Pennsylvania resident, David P. Miller, 61, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at his home in Eugene, Ore., surrounded by friends and family. David was born Oct. 24, 1949, in Hanover, N.H., to Mary P. Miller (Mt. Pleasant) and Eugene D. Miller.

In 1964, his family moved to Mt. Pleasant, where David attended high school. After further schooling in New Kensington, he spent several years in Greene County and Pittsburgh before moving to the west coast and finally settling in Eugene, Ore.

David was a prominent artist in Oregon, where he had resided since 1994. Having been self-taught since the early 1970s, he maintained various routes of artistic expression, from being a Greene County Arts Guild founding member, to term president for the Society of Sculptors in Pennsylvania. He was a big supporter of young artists and was a regular instructor in the Northwest art scene. He taught stone carving at both the University of Oregon stone carving workshops and the Craft Center located at the university. He was active in the Eugene Storefront Initiative and was the first artist to exhibit there. He worked in metal, stone, wood and mixed media and was exhibited around Oregon and Washington as well as the east coast.

He will be remembered, not only for his art, but also for his gentle guiding spirit and his unwavering dedication to the arts. He will be missed by all. David died after a valiant two-year battle with Glioblastoma – a form of brain cancer. He is survived by his parents; his sisters, Linda (Dave) Kenney, of Scottdale, Deborah (Perry) Samson, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Amy (Steve) Mihalj, of Bowser, British Columbia, Canada; his brother, Peter Miller, of Millheim; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.