Photograph by Darius Smith
ABOUT
Caroline Calvano, born 2002, is a mixed media sculpture artist based in Milwaukee, WI. Her practice engages with the themes of beauty, adornment, value, function, and the feminine body. Metal sculpture is a medium that allows her to assert her physical strength and investigate the connection between labor and value.Calvano has exhibited her work at The Jazz Gallery, Frederick Layton Gallery, UWM Union Gallery and Between Two Galleries. Recently, awarded Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award by The International Sculpture Center.
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EDUCATION
2020 - 2024 BFA, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Wisconsin
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Facets
Tooth and Nail
Milwaukee, WI
2024
Shaping the Future: National Showcase of Emerging Sculptors
International Sculpture Center
Pittsburgh, PA
51st Annual Juried Show
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Union Art Gallery
Milwaukee, WI
2023
Stitch and Solder
Mitchell Street Arts
Milwaukee, WI
Latine Student Exhibition
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Milwaukee, WI
Flatten
The Jazz Gallery
Milwaukee, WI
Don't Call Me Junior!
Frederick Layton Gallery
Milwaukee, WI
50th Annual Juried Show
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Union Art Gallery
Milwaukee, WI
2022
49th Annual Juried Show
UWM Union Art Gallery
Milwaukee, WI
Faux Real
Between Two Galleries
Milwaukee, WI
Multiples
Between Two Galleries
Milwaukee, WI
NASTY
Gray Area at Hawthorne Contemporary
Milwaukee, WI
2021
48th Annual Juried Show
UWM Union Art Gallery
Milwaukee, WI
PUBLICATIONS
2025
Sculpture Magazine
2021
Sponge Magazine
GRANTS/AWARDS
2024 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award
International Sculpture Center
Honorable Mention
UWM 51st Annual Juried Show
Milwaukee, WI
Best in Show
Latine Student Exhibition
Milwaukee, WI
1st Place Award
UWM 49th Annual Juried Show
Milwaukee, WI
New Studio Practice Student Project Grant
Milwaukee Institiute of Art and Design
Milwaukee, WI