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Artists

Rodney McMillian

decade

1960s

1969

Rodney McMillian is born in Columbia, South Carolina.

decade

1990s

1996

Mary Kelly begins teaching in the School of Art and Architecture at UCLA, where Rodney McMillian and Catherine Opie are also teaching.

decade

2000s

2000

Rodney McMillian earns his Post-Baccalaureate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

2000

Rodney McMillian moves to California to attend CalArts.

2002

Rodney McMillian earns his MFA from CalArts.

decade

2010s

2010s 2010

Rodney McMillian begins teaching at UCLA.

2012

Rodney McMillian, Carpet Painting (Bedroom and TV Room), 2012. Carpet and ink; 272 × 166.5 × .5 in. (691 × 423 × 1.3 cm); installed dimensions variable. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, gift of the Albert A. Robin Estate by exchange, 2017.1. Courtesy of the artist and Maccarone, New York
Photo: Jeffrey Sturges

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