February 12 - March 28, 2010
Jessica Calderwood addresses ideas of consumption and personal obsession with irony, humor, and color. In her most recent body of work she merges traditional metalsmithing processes, such as enameling, raising and die forming, with contemporary imagery. Calderwood sets these images, which are often simultaneously unnerving and beautiful, within the traditional form of the serving platter. About her work, the artist says, “I am interested in using the historical medium of enamel to create objects and images that address cultural issues relevant today.”
About the Artist
Calderwood received her MFA from
Arizona State University in 2005. She has been awarded artist’s
residencies at the Mesa Arts Center, the John Michael Kohler Art Center
and the Cleveland Institute of Art. Her work has been featured in
several publications, including 500 Enamel Objects and NICHE Magazine’s
The Next Generation of Jewelers. Calderwood has been featured in
several solo and group exhibitions around the country and is
represented in the collections of the Enamel Arts Foundation and the
Kohler Company. She is currently an assistant professor of art at the
University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh.
Calderwood’s work was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin
Art Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National
Endowment for the Arts.
For more information about the artist,
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