Marvin H. McMillian, Jr grew up in the Bay Area, California. 

Marvin Expressed an interest in art at an early age. He remembers drawing on his

brother and Sister’s homework assignments until his mother reprimanded him and gave him brown

Paper bags to draw on.

Marvin received his education at The Renaissance Art School.  Here Marvin

Was allowed freedom to express his art. By the time he graduated from high school he

Had already been accepted into the California College of Arts & Crafts.

In 1989, Marvin started a productive art related business. However, he continued to take

Art classes. One of Marvin s former art professors, David P. Bradford, enlightened him

About fine art. With encouragement from Mr. Bradford, Marvin started doing a variety of

Shows (solo and group exhibits).

Marvin has quite a unique style. He has a complete mastery of color harmony and

Design. Most of his artwork displays a lot of emotion. Marvin gets a lot of his ideas

From Traveling and the community in which he lives. He spends uncountable hours perfecting his Pieces. He uses layers of oil paint, and sometimes he uses acrylic paint

Marvin studied at The California College of Arts and Crafts, and The Academy of Art College in San Francisco

Previous Solo Exhibits:

Black Repertory Group Theater - Berkeley, California

Central Arts Printing / Viewpoint Gallery - Oakland, California

Festival at the Lake / Arts & Crafts Fair - Oakland, California

World Ground Cafe - Oakland, California

Renaissance Cafe - Concord, California

The Jazz School - Berkeley, California

Shanghai Restaurant - San Francisco, California

Hyatt - San Francisco, California

Foothill College – Los Altos, California

The Come Back Café – Emeryville, California

The Marriott Hotel – Oakland, California

The Linen Life Gallery- Emeryville, California

Previous Group Exhibits:

California State University Hayward - Hayward, California

Community Student Showing

The Academy of Arts College — San Francisco

Highland Hospital - Oakland, California

Foundation Art Show

Alpena cultural Center - Berkeley, California

No Sell Out Malcolm X

June Steingart Gallery at Laney College - Oakland, California

First Annual Student Art Exhibit

Design Connection Gallery - Oakland, California

Thelma Harris Gallery - Oakland, California

Pro Arts Gallery - Oakland, California – 

Life or? Visions of the Hopi prophesy - 2002

Shamari Gallery — Piedmont, California

The Art of Living Black – Richmond, California - 2005

The Come Back Café – Emeryville, California

Esteban Gallery- Oakland, California

San Jose Museum of Art We are Family- San Jose California – 2006 / 2007

African American Art & Culture Complex

Sargent Johnson Gallery – San Francisco, California- 2008

57th Street Gallery by Oil reflections- Oakland California –2009

African American Art & Culture Complex

Sargent Johnson Gallery – San Francisco, California- 2009

Simply Nina -Nina Simon Show July 23, 2009 – December 6, 2009

Summer Art show 57th Street Gallery by Oil reflections

Oakland CaliforniaJuly 11, 2009- July 12, 2009

Lectures:

Laney College Museum Project

Oakland Youth and Cultural Center

Alameda Park and Recreation

University of California - Berkeley, California

Oakland School of Arts — Oakland, California

Walter Haas Business School for Young Entrepreneurs - Berkeley, California

Selected Bibliography:

Gallery Guide, Guide to Galleries, Museums & Artists 1994-1995 , Art in America,

Annual 1994, p.50.

The Tower (Laney College Newspaper), May 1994, p.2 & June 1994, front pg.

The Oakland Tribune (Page 4 Local section), May November 18, 2002,

The Reader Winter Fall Issue 18, 2002 / 2003

N.A.A.P.C El Cerrito Branch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration Cover Art

For Program

Images of America Black Artists in Oakland By: Jerry Thompson and Duane Deterville

Artist - Marvin Mc Millian Jr.  pg.82

Television:

Art Watch, Peralta Community Program, Artwork Exhibited on Cable Television in

May 1995.

Oakland Is., Soul Beat Spotlights, Artwork Exhibited on Soul Beat, Channel 37,

Television. Aired February 1995

Sidewalks, Artwork Exhibited on Bay Cable Vision, Television. Aired October 1994,

September 1995.

Wee Poets Artwork Exhibited on Bay Cable Vision, Television 2001, 2002

Impressively speaking Cable TV Alameda California– 2002

Community Television - San Jose California Channel 36 – 2003

Gospel Search TV – host Dr. Peterson – Channel - 2008

Published Works:

Novel - The Worthy Ones

Children’s Book - Grants Walk Home

Murals:

Oakland Youth Center “Break dancer”, 1989

KTVU Fox Channel 2 “Sports Figures” Sports Room 2000

Selected Commissions

Storyboard layouts for up coming Movie Black August Directed by Samm Styles and StarringGary Dourdan Star of the hit television series CSI, to be released 2007

Work in Progress- Storyboard layouts for up coming Movie, Destiny- Produced by

Joslyn Rose and Starring Cee-Lo of the Hit Rap group Out Kast/Goodie Mob to be released 2007/2008

Artwork featured on MTV Run’s House reality TV series, upcoming season – 2008

Appeared on MTV Run’s House 3 episodes

 “Rev’s Ol’ West Side – 2008

“Mind on the Road” – 2008

“Boneless Chicken Dinner” - 2008

Selected Collectors

Kaiser Permanente Palliative Care Program Hayward California

Princess Briggs – Kaiser Permanente Union City California

Tommy Garrett – New Look Inc. Black Hawk California

Highland Foundation General Hospital Oakland California

North American Title Montclair California

Deck the Walls Fine Art Gallery Hayward California

June Steingart Gallery Oakland California

Earlene Person Kaiser Permanente Oakland California

Angela Bassett Actor LA California

Take the wings Foundation San Francisco California

Samuel’s Gallery Oakland California

Linda Parker Pennington San Francisco California

Patricia Harris City of Oakland Oakland California

Michael and Gina Hogan Oakland California

Rasheed Young President of - Run Athletics NY NY

Bill Stanberry Teen Leaders of California- Hercules California

Lionel Seals- Let’s Frame it – San Diego, California

Donations to Charities:

Breast Cancer & African Americans (BCAA) 2015/2016

The Stanford Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program (SCI-CPP) 2015/2016

N.D.S New York NY

T.A.C.E Program

Help kids in Gahanna through ART- Richmond California

Donation Of Artwork to raise money

Breast Cancer Society Berkeley California- Donation

Of Artwork to Organization

Donation of Artwork to Organization

Pivotal Point- Berkeley California- Donation

Of Artwork to Organization

Diane Green- City of Oakland program

Restructuring orphanages- Donation

Of Artwork to raise money

Take Wings Foundation- Donation

Of Artwork to raise money

Community Service:

Yeshua’s second chance program – 2004 – 2009

Allen Temple printing program – 2007-2008

BOOK:  IMAGES OF AMERICA

Black Artists in Oakland

Jerry Thompson & Duane Deteterville

Acadia Publishing

One of our lead artist is featured in this book pg.82

Visitors may purchase a copy

at any Barnes & Noble or Boarders

$19.99