Missed Calls

Missed Calls

August 29 – September 16, 2025

Amber Helene Müller St. Thomas

Opening Reception: Friday, August 29, 6-8pm

NARS Project Space

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NARS Foundation is pleased to present Missed Calls, a solo exhibition by NARS alum Amber Helene Müller St. Thomas.

Missed Calls explores themes of fluidity, exchange, and movement through a series of cyanotypes inspired by water. These works were printed on cotton and sewn into various textile and sculptural pieces. They were influenced by the NARS building’s proximity to the surrounding waterfront, its roots in maritime trade history, and its location in an industrially significant part of Brooklyn. The images reference historical and contemporary connections to trade and fluctuation.

About the artist:

Amber Helene Müller St. Thomas is a Canadian artist who lives and works in Toronto. Their artistic practice is based on 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 fluidity and the potential for objects to function as symbols of the 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 2021, they attended the Cleaning the House Workshop by the Marina Abramović Institute in Greece. In 2022, they participated in the NARS Artist Residency in Brooklyn, New York, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. They completed a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, supported by the Liz Crockford Artists Fund Award (2023). In 2024, they were an artist in residence at Mass MoCA, and in 2025, they were awarded Ontario Arts Council grants. They have an upcoming solo show at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn, New York.

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