 Miller attended Woodside School and then the Glasgow School of Art from 1905 to 1914, where she studied painting and design under Maurice Greiffenhagen and Robert Anning Bell, two of the great first generation teachers.As a student, Miller painted the mural "Science" for Possilpark Library.In her final year at the Glasgow School of Art, Miller won the Haldane travelling scholarship which enabled her to study in Paris and later in London with Walter Sickert.