B I O G R A P H Y
Laura McCallum was born in Oregon. She studied art history and studio art at Scripps College and the University of Washington. Following her studies, McCallum was a professor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma Washington. Making the decision to dedicate her work and time entirely to her art practice, she moved to Brooklyn in 1981.
Inspired by the city's rough urban character, she began working with such materials as slate, granite, plaster and other heavy minerals to create works that were at solid and permanent and yet she succeeded in transforming them into delicate works of sculpture. During the mid 1990s, a series of health problems prohibited the artist from being able to create such monumental works and she began to experiment with a variety of new media.
No longer employing heavy materials, McCallum's work evolved to being composed of a variety of media such as muslin, wire, paper, glue and pigment. These items though vastly different from those that made up her earlier series sill allowed the artist to create the idea of delicate permanence so characteristic of her work.
She continues to use these materials to this day, but also works with borosilicate glass and experiments with videography.
McCallum has had both solo and group exhibitions throughout the world and has been selected to participate in a number of artist residencies. In addition to her art practice, she teaches sculpture. She lives and works in New York City.
Click here to download her complete CV.
Laura McCallum was born in Oregon. She studied art history and studio art at Scripps College and the University of Washington. Following her studies, McCallum was a professor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma Washington. Making the decision to dedicate her work and time entirely to her art practice, she moved to Brooklyn in 1981.
Inspired by the city's rough urban character, she began working with such materials as slate, granite, plaster and other heavy minerals to create works that were at solid and permanent and yet she succeeded in transforming them into delicate works of sculpture. During the mid 1990s, a series of health problems prohibited the artist from being able to create such monumental works and she began to experiment with a variety of new media.
No longer employing heavy materials, McCallum's work evolved to being composed of a variety of media such as muslin, wire, paper, glue and pigment. These items though vastly different from those that made up her earlier series sill allowed the artist to create the idea of delicate permanence so characteristic of her work.
She continues to use these materials to this day, but also works with borosilicate glass and experiments with videography.
McCallum has had both solo and group exhibitions throughout the world and has been selected to participate in a number of artist residencies. In addition to her art practice, she teaches sculpture. She lives and works in New York City.
Click here to download her complete CV.
S E L E C T E D S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S
2015 INSIDE THE LABYRINTH, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY
2010 RECONSTRUCTING PAPER, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY
2006 MOVING OUT, 68 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
2004 CHANTS FROM THE SANCTUARY, Thomas Werner Gallery, New York, NY
2003 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS, Jay Hawkins Gallery, New York, NY
2002 PASSAGE, The Spence Gallery, New York, NY
1990 LAURA McCALLUM: SCULPTURE, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
1985 LAURA McCALLUM, Esta Robinson Gallery, New York, NY
S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
2021 EMERGENCE: 18th ANNUAL OUTDOOR EXHIBITION, Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard MA
PAYSAGE TACTILE, Mémoire de l’Avenir, Paris, France
USA 35 x 35 ART PROJECT, Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
2019 LA FEMME du FUTUR: MANIFESTO EXHIBITION, Mémoire de l’Avenir, Paris, France
2018 ART OF THE SALISH SEA, Seattle Artist’s Alliance, Seattle, WA
2017 EOTECHNIC SENSORIUM, Century House, Rosendale, NY
NASTY WOMAN, The Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
2012 HINDSIGHT: FORESIGHT, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY
FILM ON WATER, Emory College Center for Creativity and the Arts, Atlanta, GA
2011 THE VALUE OF WATER, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
2010 THE EAST HAMPTON ART FAIR, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2009 2,191 DAYS AND COUNTING, Powerhouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY
H2O: FILM ON WATER, Great River Arts, Bellows Falls, VT
2005 PAPER ONE, Thomas Werner Gallery, New York, NY
PAPER TWO Thomas Werner Gallery, New York, NY
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, Thomas Werner Gallery, Pier 92, New York, NY
2004 AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, Thomas Werner Gallery, PIER 92, New York, NY
2003 GALLERY ARTIST GROUP SHOW, Jay Hawkins Gallery, New York, NY
2002 FABLES OF LA FONTAINE, Institute for American Studies, Aix-en-Provence, France,
Rome, Italy; Seattle, WA; Baltimore, MD
02/20, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
THE HUMAN FIGURE, DUMBO Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
20TH ANNUAL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, Fulton Ferry Park, Brooklyn, NY
2001 MADE IN BROOKLYN, Cono Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
WE LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS: ART ON HANGERS, Hungarian Consulate, New York, NY
2000 BRIDGING THE GAP, 18th ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW, Fulton Ferry Park,
Brooklyn, NY
GENERATION: A SURVEY OF WOMEN AT THE MILLENIUM, A.I.R Gallery, New York, NY
1999 CHRONOLOGIES, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
FLATFILES, Perogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
GENERATION, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
1998 THREE RIVERS ART FESTIVAL, Pittsburgh, PA
ALTERNATIVE IDENTITY, L Gallery, Moscow, Russia
SCULPTURE IN THE PARK, Allentown Museum of Art, Allentown, PA
URBAN PROCESSES, Gallerie Kunst und Technik, Berlin, Germany
TRANSITIONS, Ridge Gallery, New York, NY
PROCESS AND IMAGE, ASHLAND GALLERY, Phoenix, AZ
1997 OBJECT AND PHOTO, Eklectikos Gallery, Washington, D.C.
REUNION: AN EXHIBITION OF SCULPTORS’ DRAWINGS, Salena Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
GROUP SHOW, 450 GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY
1996 ART INITIATIVE’S DEALER’S CHOICE, selected by Leo Castelli Gallery,146 Gallery New York, NY
1995 MAXIMUM CAPACITY, awarded Best of Show, Art Initiatives 146 Gallery New York, NY
SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK ANNUAL EXHIBITION, Socrates Sculpture Park,
Long Island City, NY
BUOYS: MARKING THE PLACE, Art Initiatives Renegade Space, New York, NY
R E S I D E N C I E S
2022 Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency, Joshua Tree, CA (forthcoming)
2011 Earthwatch Fellowship, Southshields-on-Tyne, England
2010 Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, Wyoming
2008 MacNamara Foundation, Westport Island, Maine
Click here to download her complete CV.
2015 INSIDE THE LABYRINTH, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY
2010 RECONSTRUCTING PAPER, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY
2006 MOVING OUT, 68 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
2004 CHANTS FROM THE SANCTUARY, Thomas Werner Gallery, New York, NY
2003 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS, Jay Hawkins Gallery, New York, NY
2002 PASSAGE, The Spence Gallery, New York, NY
1990 LAURA McCALLUM: SCULPTURE, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
1985 LAURA McCALLUM, Esta Robinson Gallery, New York, NY
S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
2021 EMERGENCE: 18th ANNUAL OUTDOOR EXHIBITION, Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard MA
PAYSAGE TACTILE, Mémoire de l’Avenir, Paris, France
USA 35 x 35 ART PROJECT, Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
2019 LA FEMME du FUTUR: MANIFESTO EXHIBITION, Mémoire de l’Avenir, Paris, France
2018 ART OF THE SALISH SEA, Seattle Artist’s Alliance, Seattle, WA
2017 EOTECHNIC SENSORIUM, Century House, Rosendale, NY
NASTY WOMAN, The Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
2012 HINDSIGHT: FORESIGHT, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, New York, NY
FILM ON WATER, Emory College Center for Creativity and the Arts, Atlanta, GA
2011 THE VALUE OF WATER, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
2010 THE EAST HAMPTON ART FAIR, Cheryl McGinnis Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2009 2,191 DAYS AND COUNTING, Powerhouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY
H2O: FILM ON WATER, Great River Arts, Bellows Falls, VT
2005 PAPER ONE, Thomas Werner Gallery, New York, NY
PAPER TWO Thomas Werner Gallery, New York, NY
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, Thomas Werner Gallery, Pier 92, New York, NY
2004 AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, Thomas Werner Gallery, PIER 92, New York, NY
2003 GALLERY ARTIST GROUP SHOW, Jay Hawkins Gallery, New York, NY
2002 FABLES OF LA FONTAINE, Institute for American Studies, Aix-en-Provence, France,
Rome, Italy; Seattle, WA; Baltimore, MD
02/20, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
THE HUMAN FIGURE, DUMBO Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
20TH ANNUAL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, Fulton Ferry Park, Brooklyn, NY
2001 MADE IN BROOKLYN, Cono Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
WE LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS: ART ON HANGERS, Hungarian Consulate, New York, NY
2000 BRIDGING THE GAP, 18th ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW, Fulton Ferry Park,
Brooklyn, NY
GENERATION: A SURVEY OF WOMEN AT THE MILLENIUM, A.I.R Gallery, New York, NY
1999 CHRONOLOGIES, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
FLATFILES, Perogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
GENERATION, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
1998 THREE RIVERS ART FESTIVAL, Pittsburgh, PA
ALTERNATIVE IDENTITY, L Gallery, Moscow, Russia
SCULPTURE IN THE PARK, Allentown Museum of Art, Allentown, PA
URBAN PROCESSES, Gallerie Kunst und Technik, Berlin, Germany
TRANSITIONS, Ridge Gallery, New York, NY
PROCESS AND IMAGE, ASHLAND GALLERY, Phoenix, AZ
1997 OBJECT AND PHOTO, Eklectikos Gallery, Washington, D.C.
REUNION: AN EXHIBITION OF SCULPTORS’ DRAWINGS, Salena Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
GROUP SHOW, 450 GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY
1996 ART INITIATIVE’S DEALER’S CHOICE, selected by Leo Castelli Gallery,146 Gallery New York, NY
1995 MAXIMUM CAPACITY, awarded Best of Show, Art Initiatives 146 Gallery New York, NY
SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK ANNUAL EXHIBITION, Socrates Sculpture Park,
Long Island City, NY
BUOYS: MARKING THE PLACE, Art Initiatives Renegade Space, New York, NY
R E S I D E N C I E S
2022 Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency, Joshua Tree, CA (forthcoming)
2011 Earthwatch Fellowship, Southshields-on-Tyne, England
2010 Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, Wyoming
2008 MacNamara Foundation, Westport Island, Maine
Click here to download her complete CV.
Possibilites (detail), paper and graphite on board, 2014