SEAN MILLER, Founder and Chief Curator for JEMA

Sean Miller on a museum dust collecting mission at the Guggenheim in NYC.

Sean Miller is also a Florida-based artist and a Lecturer at University of Florida at Gainesville. He is one of the founders of Soil Gallery/Collective (Seattle, Washington) and was an active member, promoter, and curator for the group until 1999. In addition, between 1998-1999 Miller also served as the Gallery Coordinator for the King County Arts Commission in Seattle, WA.

Miller is contributing writer for the book SOIL: Seattle’s Artist-Run Gallery 1995 > 2005. This book commemorates, documents, and explores 10 years of activity, thought, and collaboration by some of Seattle’s top artists. The book release date is October 2005 and may be purchased through SOIL Gallery (web: www.soilart.org email: gallery@soilart.org).

Miller has curated or co-curated work for the following selected exhibitions
Dead (1996), Shortfiction (Linda Herritt & Katy Stone 1997), Encasements: Out-of-Body Experiences and Affordable Comforts (1997), Well Being and Major Disorders (1997), Residual Traces and Resident Shadows (1997), Goods (1998), Play/Things (1999), Cara Jaye (1999), and The Invisible Hand (Craig Coleman & Jesse Paul Miller, 1999).

In 2004 Miller collaborated with HorseHead International Projects, Sean Taylor, The Limerick City Gallery of Art, and University of Florida's University Gallery arranging an exchange exhibition between Ireland and Florida artists. Two exhibitions took place at the Limerick City Gallery and The University of Florida Gallery in Summer and Fall of 2004. Miller curated the exhibition Sites, Investigations, and Reenactments (2004) for the Limerick City Gallery of Art and HorseHead and Sean Taylor curated the exchange exhibition Art From the Rucksack II (2004) for the University Gallery at University of Florida. A fusion of the two shows is currently in preparation and will begin touring the U.S. in 2006.

When not busy with JEMA activities, Sean Miller collects, catalogues and photographs art museum dust from museums around the world. Miller recently announced that upon his death he will be cremated and his ashes will be covertly released into major art museums worldwide.

JAY BRYANT, Designer and Webmaster for JEMA

Jay Bryant

Jay Bryant is a Seattle-based artist and designer that still thinks he can figure out what it‘s all about.

When not sitting at his computer, he‘s usually thinking about sitting at it.

ROY DEL CASTILLO, Designer and Webmaster for JEMA (East Coast)

Roy del Castillo

As an Undergraduate, Roy studied under Sean Miller and Bethany Taylor in the University of Florida's Workshop for Art Research and Practice (WARP). In 2004, he participated in the now defunct STANCE Site Analysis Collective (web: www.stancegroup.us) as an imagineer and web[apprenctice].

Now a UF alumnus and currently employed at North Florida Internal Medicine, Roy dabbles in illustration and design while applying for medical school. He hopes to one day use the phrase "E-flat Dillinger" in a conversation to great, comedic success.

LULU LOLO, Art Museum Dust Collecting Specialist

LULU LOLO

LULU LOLO is a New York based performance artist. In 2007, LuLu joined JEMA as the official Art Museum Dust Collecting Specialist. She regularly visits art museums equipped with white gloves, brushes, tweezers, magnifying visor, and attired in her white lab coat emblazoned with names of the cities where, in fearless pursuit of the elusive—she travels internationally collecting the latest (and finest) art museum dust. She has collected dust in: New York City (12 museums); Genoa, Italy (6 major museums); Paris, France (over 20 museums); and the town of Campagna, Italy which she celebrated as a work of art. The dust is filed, photographed, compared, and added to the ever-expanding Art Museum Dust Collection—founded in 1996 and maintained by Director Sean Miller. LuLu is also a multi-disciplinary artist and a playwright/actor. LuLu has written and performed six one-person plays Off-Broadway.

JOHN F. KIELTYKA, Chief of Security for JEMA

John F. Kieltyka

John F. Kieltyka of Verkstad Security Systems was recently hired as Chief of Security for JEMA. Kieltyka has years of experience and training doing perimeter walks around museums. He is a Seattle-based artist, musician, and pedestrian.

DANIEL STEPP, Assistant Chief of Security for JEMA

Daniel Stepp

Daniel Stepp is an artist and musician based in Gainesville, Florida. Stepp regularly provides security for JEMA and has assisted JEMA in Miami, New York City, and Baltimore. Stepp is a consumate multi-tasker. He regularly assists JEMA with guarding, greeting patrons, political commentary, vocals, counting viewers, and assisting with crowd control.