Ellen Mueller has exhibited nationally and internationally as an interdisciplinary artist examining how capitalist systems affect everyday living, with particular focus on issues related to the environment, adornment, and homes. She received her MFA from University of South Florida and is currently the Director of Programs at Arts Midwest. Selected artist residencies include Ox-Bow, Ucross Foundation,Nes Artist Residency (Iceland), VCCA, and Künstlerhaus Lukas (Germany). Mueller has also published books with Oxford University Press and Routledge, and is looking forward to the release of Walking as Artistic Practice (SUNY Press, October 2023).