Elijah Miles smiling with outstretched arms, with a parrot toy resting on his head.

who is elijah miles?


em thomas is committed to adding surrealist color and whimsy to life through every painting. he is a self-taught artist who has been featured across minnesota and massachusetts. his work centers on colorful expressions of daily life, featuring food, teenage antics, and queer joy.

when em isn’t painting, he is hanging out with his two cats (aurora and pumpkin) or playing dnd with his friends.

Surreal duel croissant painting with cut strawberry. Painted on a circular canvas and displayed on white brick wall.
Surreal duel croissant painting with cut strawberry. Painted on a circular canvas and displayed on white brick wall.
Heavily shadowed hand holding a smoking cigarette on a shadowed background, done with charcoals
Teenager standing on a toilet wearing Doc Marten's with visible graffitied stall door.

upcoming shows…