Bio
Amber Helene Müller St. Thomas is a Canadian artist based in Toronto. Their artistic practice is based in developing performative actions that include elements of touch and queer gestures. They primarily work in lens-based media, textiles and performance. They are interested in communal interaction, materiality, and the potential for objects to function as both symbols of self and surrogates for intimacy.
Müller St. Thomas completed their MFA at York University (2017). They were a beneficiary of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Graduate Master’s Scholarship (2016). They participated in the 2018 Hamilton Supercrawl Arts Festival and the 2020 Venice International Performance Art Week. In 2022 they attended the NARS Artist Residency in Brooklyn, New York, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. They recently completed a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity which was supported by the Liz Crockford Artists Fund Award (2023).