Our Family
Jordan Miller
Resident Co-Director
Jordan is an interdisciplinary artist and writer wandering the space between streetlight and starlight. Jordan and Kaitlyn established Garden Level Projects out of their home studio in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Jordan earned his Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017, his Post-Baccalaureatte from SAIC in 2015, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas in 2013. On top of his own artwork, teaching, and curatorial projects, Jordan served as Graduate Coordinator for SAIC's MFA Open Studio Night for three years, worked as an art guard for the Rachofsky Collection, and had experience as a gallery tech/preparator. Jordan currently serves as the Arts and Social Media Administrator for the Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce.
Kaitlyn Miller
Resident Co-Director
Beyond co-founding and running the Garden Level with Jordan, Kaitlyn maintains a painting practice, collects artwork, and is the assistant director of the Jackson Junge Gallery in Chicago's Wicker Park. Kaitlyn earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas in 2013. She has also worked as an art guard for the Rachofsky Collection and staffed several art and museum shops.
Darryl DeAngelo Terrell
Visiting Director
Darryl is a BLK queer lens-based artist, digital curator, and teaching artist as well as a recent MFA graduate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he studied Photography. Darryl's work is centered around the philosophy of F.U.B.U. (The shit is for US). He thinks about how his work can aid to a larger conversation about blackness, and its many intersectionalities. His work explores the displacement of black and brown people, femme identity, and strength, the black family structure, sexuality, gender, safe spaces, and personal stories, all while keeping in mind the accessibility of art.
Darryl is currently a 2017/18 Hatch Project Artist resident at Chicago Artist Coalition, 2017 artist resident at ACRE, a semifinalist for the 2017 Edes Fellowship. Darryl has also shown at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Xpace Cultural Centre in Toronto, Canada, the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Scottsdale, AZ and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.
Ellsworth Kelly
Gallery Cat
Ellsworth Kelly, named after the American artist, is one of the resident cats that may be seen while visiting the Garden Level. Ellsworth is a big, handsome tabby who loves his belly rubs, leg bumps, and lounging in the corner while attending the gallery or watching over studio time.
GiGi
Gallery Cat
GiGi, the tabby princess, is another of the resident cats that also acts as an occasional gallery attendant and studio supervisor. She's pretty and sweet but timid, and while she loves attention, it must always be on her terms. She loves laying in the sun and climbing up in the window sills, so keep an eye out for her when you pass by on the sidewalk.
Salem
Gallery Cat
Salem is the newest addition to the resident feline collective. She is a sweet, spunky, and adorable black, half-Siamese kitten who loves all the attention she can get. Salem loves studio time and is happy to attend the gallery during open hours to meet any new people.