Department of Art
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Caressa Layne Miles

Director of the Art Galleries, Operations Coordinator

Caressa Layne Miles serves in the capacity of Art Gallery Director and operations coordinator. She obtained her Bachelors of Art from Ball State University in 2020. Caressa’s background is in gallery administration, and she has extensive experience in the curation of multi-disciplinary visual art exhibitions. She is also an interdisciplinary artist and a published writer and poet. 
  • 513-745-3811
  • Cohen 162
  • ML 7311
Caressa Layne Miles serves in the capacity of Art Gallery Director and operations coordinator. She obtained her Bachelors of Art from Ball State University in 2020. Caressa’s background is in gallery administration, and she has extensive experience in the curation of multi-disciplinary visual art exhibitions. She is also an interdisciplinary artist and a published writer and poet. 

First Year at Xavier
2025

Expertise Curation and gallery administration

Professional Interests Sculpture, oil painting, textile, drawing, writing, poetry, philosophy

  • BA - Studio Art: Metals
  • Editorial Photography, Metalsmith Magazine issue no. Fall 2023
  • Visual Art: Oddities, Art of Nothing Press, Spring 2025
  • Short Fiction: “Kate Cruel.” The Plentitudes. Virtual, 2025
  • Short Fiction: “The Calf.” The Plentitudes. Virtual, 2024
  • Poetry: “Swollen,” Feature, Overgrowth Press, July 2025
  • Poetry: “Roots,” Oddities, Art of Nothing Press, Spring 2025
  • Poetry: “The Night Pays No Mind.” Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association: Halloween Reading Collection. Virtual. 2024
  • Third Place; The Plentitude Prizes in Flash Fiction, for piece entitled "Kate Cruel" 2025