Amber Eagle’s multimedia works represent an evolving narrative exploring ideas of ephemerality, humor and the promise of beauty informed by living extensively between the two cultures of Mexico and the United States. Her work incorporates the role of the feminine in myths and folklore, and employs the ephemera of pageantry, ritual celebrations, and adornments used to celebrate personal and historical events. Her sculptures often contain interior views which function as an inner self to the piece and represent the fragility and temporality of life in material and subject. She draws inspiration from dreams, meditations and collaborations with traditional artisans of Mexico- (saint carvers, alfeñique masters, blacksmiths and tinsmiths)—and the devotional, celebratory, and folk-art practices found throughout Mexico and the Southern United States. 

Eagle received her M.F.A. from the California College of the Arts, her B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design. She was a Core Fellow with the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and her residencies include Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA; The McColl Center, Charlotte, NC; The Portland College of Arts and Crafts in Oregon; and Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX. Her works have been featured in exhibitions throughout North America and Mexico. She was the recipient of a CACHH grant to research fiestas and sugar sculpting traditions, and her cars Lady of Transportation and Rosebud received top awards at the Houston Art Car Parade. Collections include the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art, Victoria, as well as public art installations in Houston’s East End.