Miles Toland’s surreal paintings capture the mysterious
places we visit between sleeping and waking. He
invites the viewer into this liminal space by
blending familiar elements of our objective world
with ethereal textures and geometric patterns.
The mandalas and the organic fluidity of wood grain
suggest the subjects’ energy extending beyond their
physical bodies and into the realm of spirit.
Miles approaches his art as a practice of bringing
resistance into resonance, honoring the beauty in
decay, and finding wisdom in nature’s forms.
Miles grew his roots in the artistic city of Santa Fe and is currently making art in the woods of Nevada City. His creative juices have been squeezed from the fruits of graffiti culture, a BFA at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, live painting at festivals, and traveling around the world creating street art. His mural series at the Beatles Ashram in Rishikesh has been published in the Smithsonian Magazine and The New York Times blog. Another one of his murals in India was readapted to be featured as the artwork in the second season of the AMC show Better Call Saul. Miles’ work finds an even split between studio art and street art.
Miles grew his roots in the artistic city of Santa Fe and is currently making art in the woods of Nevada City. His creative juices have been squeezed from the fruits of graffiti culture, a BFA at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, live painting at festivals, and traveling around the world creating street art. His mural series at the Beatles Ashram in Rishikesh has been published in the Smithsonian Magazine and The New York Times blog. Another one of his murals in India was readapted to be featured as the artwork in the second season of the AMC show Better Call Saul. Miles’ work finds an even split between studio art and street art.
