Ruth Millington

Derby Museums, 2026

Ruth Millington (born c. 1986/1987) is an English art historian, author, curator and broadcaster.

Early life and education

Millington moved around growing up for her parents' work.[1] Millington attended the Yarlet School[2] and Repton School.[3] She went on to graduate from Durham University[4] and complete a Master's in modern and contemporary art at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.[5][6]

Career

Millington, an art historian,[7] spent five years working for museums and galleries across the UK, including the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art and Connaught Brown.[8]

Millington is the author of Muse, which explored the true stories of 30 muses, including Dora Maar, Elizabeth Siddal, George Dyer and Peter Schlesinger.[9][10]

Her 2024 children’s book This Book Will Make You An Artist has won four awards including the UK’s only award for creative educational writing alongside illustrator Ellen Surrey.[11]

Her next children’s book is The Science of Art.[12]

Millington has contributed to TIME, The Independent, the Telegraph, and Dazed, covering a diverse range of artistic subjects and is also a regular contributor to Art UK. She has hosted or co-hosted programmes on BBC Radio, including Painting with Scissors.[13][14]

She featured in the 2020 Sky Arts documentary Cold War Steve Meets The Outside World.[15]

Millington regularly lectures on art history and has spoken at The Holburne Museum, the University of Oxford and Sotheby’s Institute of Art where she was Head of the Careers Service.[16]

Millington also works with a variety of modern artists' estates, including Emmy Bridgwater, Peter Phillips and Eric Tucker.[17]

Bibliography

  • Muse: Uncovering the Hidden Figures Behind Art History's Masterpieces (2022)
  • Art Brum: Birmingham's Art Story in 50 Masterpieces (2022)
  • This Book Will Make You An Artist (2024)
  • The Science of Art (2026)

References

  1. ↑ Ruth Millington (8 October 2025). "I'm 5 in this picture. Growing up, I moved around a lot (due to my parents' work)…". Retrieved 24 August 2026 – via Instagram.
  2. ↑ "School news". The Times. 1 September 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Careers Ambassadors". Repton School. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  4. ↑ "Ruth Millington on Coffee, Chagall & Challenging the Art World". The Art Wanderer. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ruth Millington". podcasts.ox.ac.uk. 2013-03-14. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Ruth Millington explores the science behind art in new book for young readers". Lady Margaret Hall. 24 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Birmingham Museums profile - Ruth Millington". Birmingham Museums Trust. Archived from the original on 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Millington, Ruth. "Ruth Millington". www.penguin.com.au. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  9. ↑ Millington, Ruth (2022-05-02). "Dora Maar's Anti-Fascist Worldview Influenced Picasso's Art". TIME. Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  10. ↑ "The Figure Behind the Figure: An Interview with Ruth Millington". Archived from the original on 2026-05-15. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  11. ↑ "This Book Will Make You an Artist wins 2025 ALCS Educational Writers' Award". ALCS. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  12. ↑ "Interview with Ruth Millington, winner of the ALCS Educational Writers' Award". ALCS. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  13. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, Painting with Scissors". BBC. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  14. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - The Balsall Heath Bohemians: Stewart Lee celebrates the Birmingham Surrealists". BBC. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  15. ↑ "COLD WAR STEVE MEETS THE OUTSIDE WORLD". White Light International Media. 2021-04-07. Archived from the original on 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  16. ↑ "Ruth Millington". www.penguin.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  17. ↑ Reporters, Telegraph (2019-11-23). "On show at last: Eric Tucker, the Secret Lowry of Warrington". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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