Jessica Calderwood

Previously Exhibited

Jessica Calderwood

An accomplished painter and metalsmith, Jessica Calderwood is a renowned sculptor who combines industrial processes to make timely statements about contemporary life. Calderwood uses traditional craft media -- enameling on metal, porcelain, and beads -- for their creative properties and historical references. These materials are important to her work for their visual sensuality and allusion to the labor involved in craft.

Calderwood's new body of work includes figures seeking to cover, hide or block out aspects of their environment, a moment the artist finds herself in. A viewer can easily identify with Calderwood's porcelain figures as they take refuge and seek solace in today's world.

Jessica Calderwood received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and her MFA from Arizona State University, with an emphasis in Metalworking. Her work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and internationally in curated and juried exhibitions. She has participated in artist residencies with the John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Program and the Mesa Arts Center. Her work has also been published in Metalsmith Magazine, American Craft, NICHE, Ornament, the Lark 500 series, and the Art of Enameling.

Public Collections include: Springfield Art Museum, MO; Kohler Company, Kohler, WI; John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI; Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI; Enamel Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, CA; Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, OH; Kamm Foundations, Sparta, NC; Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ; National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN.

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