Everything But the Kitchen Sink
June 2 - July 8, 2023
Midwestern artist, Jessica Calderwood, uses a combination of traditional and industrial processes to create compelling sculptures about contemporary life. Each piece contains strategically placed drapery over a figure that negates, censors, and reveals aspects of the human condition.
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uses traditional craft media -- enameling on metal, porcelain, and beads -- for their creative properties and historical references.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.
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.
UNDER THE RUG, Copper, brass, enamel, rayon, aluminum, porcelain, powder, 8 x 10 x 10”