KAM is enthusiastic to organize the first retrospective exhibition and publication showcasing three decades of Millie Wilson’s work (United States, b. 1948). An influential, yet underrecognized, artist and pedagogue who taught generations of artists at the California Institute of the Arts (following a brief stint teaching at the University of Illinois School of Art & Design), Wilson has deftly examined feminism, queerness, and the historical erasure of such positions from institutions of art.

Major support for Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams is provided by The Henry Luce Foundation, The Terra Foundation for American Art, and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional support comes from the Michael Asher Foundation, the Eileen Harris Norton Foundation, the Richard M. and Rosann Gelvin Noel Krannert Art Museum Fund, and the KAM Exhibition Fund. Supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Image: Millie Wilson, Fauve Semblant: Peter (A Young English Girl), 1989. Installation at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions). Mixed-media installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.