Early life
Miller was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in New York City. She was the daughter of Floyd and Katherine Hamlin. She attended the Pratt Institute and earned her B.F.A. degree in fine arts there, then moved on to earn her M.A. in degree in art education at Columbia University.Professional positions
Hamlin served as associate professor of art at North Carolina A&T State University, in which she founded and owned the Z Gallery. In addition, Miller headed art departments at Bennett College, Tuskegee Institute, and Winston-Salem State University. She was a professor at North Carolina A&T State University. There she founded the HC Taylor Art Gallery. She served 8 years as the art supervisor for Greensboro public schools.Personal life
Miller married Dr. W. Lloyd T. Miller and had two sons, Floyd T. Miller and Tyrone Miller. Miller also had four grandchildren.Works
Miller has created many masterpieces. Her art work consists of stained glass art and her paintings of African themes and issues. Listed down below is a list of her artwork. It is sorted by year and alphabetically. ''Complexities of the Madonna,'' 1964 ''Sound into'' ''Sight'' ''-'' ''A Rhapsody,'' 1964 ''Luba Mask,'' 1968 ''A time to leave,'' 1975 ''Song of Mozambique #2,'' 1975 ''Nefertiti,'' 1991 ''Skinny Dipping II'' ... She also designed the stained-glass windows at Bennett College, Saint James Presbyterian Church, Saint Matthews Methodist Church, and the Shiloh Baptist Church. Miller had many artists look up to her. John Rogers, who was "a painter, graphic artist and designer" saw mentorship in her, which led him to collaborate with her numerous times. Rogers wasn't the only one who saw her as a mentor, many of her students said she inspired them to be better artists and people.Death
Miller died on December 26, 1991, in New York City. Her funeral was held at St. James Presbyterian Church and she was buried in Maplewood Cemetery.Achievements
Miller experienced many achievements throughout her lifetime. In the book ''Greensboro North Carolina'', Otis Hairston writes, "one of the highlights of her career included an invitation by President and Mrs. Carter to the White House for her recognition as a major African-American artist." She was curator of the African American Atelier until she died.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Eva Hamlin 1911 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American women artists People from Greensboro, North Carolina Pratt Institute alumni Teachers College, Columbia University alumni University of Ibadan alumni Bennett College faculty Tuskegee University faculty Winston-Salem State University faculty American women academics