Thom Wheeler Castillo
Thom Wheeler Castillo lives and works in Miami, FL; Graduated from PNCA, Intermedia. Interested in landscape, environmentalism and ecosystems, he works from an interdisciplinary approach entwining art history, earth science and anthropology. He participated in the inaugural Commuter Biennial, supplanting advertisements on public buses with a series of handmade, editioned prints. He also produces works through experimentation and partnership that nurtures his studio practice, including being one-half of Archival Feedback (along with Emile Milgrim). The duo engage in various critical dialogues of the moment, approaching the environment as a studio in the field, producing sound works in a wide variety of mediums.
Since 2021, he's embarked on cultural missions throughout the Caribbean region, working with Curator Rosie Gordon-Wallace and the Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator's International Cultural Exchanges (I.C.E). He is currently an Artist-In-Residence Studio Fellowship with DVCAI and a 2023 recipient of its Catalyst award. He works with various institutions throughout the region as an Educator including Perez Art Museum Miami, O, Miami Poetry Festival, HistoryMiami, A.I.R.I.E. (Artist in Residence in the Everglades), the Rubell Museum, and the Miami Design District.