The Appalachian Center for Craft is Tennessee’s largest craft institution and a nationally recognized hub for hands-on learning, gallery exhibitions, academic degree program and public arts programming. Perched on the Highland Rim above Center Hill Lake, the Center blends traditional Appalachian craft with contemporary approaches to art and design. As part of Tennessee Tech University’s College of Fine Arts, the Center offers academic programs, workshops, outreach initiatives, and vibrant gallery spaces that support makers at every stage—from emerging students to established artists shaping the field.
December 12, 2025 – February 15, 2026, Lakeview Gallery
After trampling in the muddy rice fields of rural Vietnam then learning to readproduct labels in supermarket aisles in the United States, Millian Pham receivedher BFA in painting and printmaking from the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. She further disappointed her family by doubling-down on her passion with anMFA in sculpture from the University of Florida. Pham uses her art practice to dismantle social and cultural expectations through the mediums of painting, printmaking, sculpture, performance, and installation. Her visual research hasbeen exhibited nationally and internationally in Canada, Pakistan, Korea, and across the United States. Pham was an artist-in-resident for the I-Park Artist Enclave, the Hambidge Art Center, ACRE, Santa Fe Art Institute, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Connect International Residency, and Pollinator Coop. She iscurrently the Studio Art Foundations Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Art at Auburn University in Alabama, where she keeps her studio practice.
