Kimberly Callas
INSTALLATION: Whale Boat by Kimberly Callas
Woman in Whale by Kimberly Callas, India Ink, Graphite, Sekishu Paper on Dyed Muslin, 121.5 x 46 in
Woman in Whale (DETAIL latitude, longitude, and depth chart) by Kimberly Callas, India Ink, Graphite, Sekishu Paper on Dyed Muslin, 121.5 x 46 in
Night Swimmer by Kimberly Callas, Dyed Sekishu Paper, Dyed Muslin on Dyed Canvas, 42 x 94 in
Prayer for Tree by Kimberly Callas, Dyed Gutta on Dyed Paper on Dyed Muslin on Canvas with Grommets, 21 x 27.75 in
Nurture Me by Kimberly Callas, PLA Bio Filament, 29 x 16 x 6 in
Installation view of Nature Me and Nurture Me by Kimberly Callas, PLA Bio Filament
Yarrow's Second Sight by Kimberly Callas, 3d Print, PLA Bio Filament, Acrylic Paint, 12 x 9 x 5 in
Inner Flower by Kimberly Callas, 3d Print, PLA Bio Filament, Acrylic Paint,
17.5 x 11 x 4.5 in
Kimberly Callas is a multi-media artist, sculptor, and the lead artist of the Social Practice project Discovering the Ecological Self. Her work explores the human/nature relationship, focusing on the concept of the ecological self. Recently, she has begun creating life-size sculptures using emerging technologies like 3D printing with bio-filaments and CNC. Art New England described her series Portrait of the Ecological Self as “unforgettable.”
Callas’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums, earning her numerous awards and grants, including a Pollination Project Grant, an Urban Coast Institute Artist-in-Residence, a Monmouth University Faculty Fellowship, and a Puffin Foundation Grant. In 2020, she won 1st Place in Sculpture at the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s Annual Exhibit in New York City. Her recent exhibitions include the International New Media Exhibit at the CICA Museum in South Korea, the Summer Exhibition at Flowers Gallery in New York City, 9×12 at Dual Galleria in Budapest,
Hungary, and Crossing Boundaries: Art and the Future of Energy at The Pensacola Museum of Art in Florida.
In 2019, Callas attended the prestigious JOYA: Arte + Ecología Residency in Vélez-Blanco, Spain. During a recent sabbatical, she was an artist-in-residence at the Arts Quarter Budapest, where her solo exhibit Ocean Swimmers (Entanglement) was presented. She also completed a life-size portrait commission, which includes a 6-foot cartouche relief for the Lambert Castle Renovation in Paterson, NJ, with the unveiling set for May 2025.
Callas frequently engages communities through her Discovering the Ecological Self workshops. She has led DEcoSelf workshops in the U.S. and internationally. Her work has been published in Monmouth Magazine, Post Human, New Media Art 2020 by CICA Press, The Huffington Post, and Art New England.
Callas holds an MFA from the New York Academy of Art and a BFA from the Stamps School of Art at the University of Michigan. She is an Associate Professor of Art at Monmouth University, maintaining studios in both Maine and New Jersey. For more information, visit kimberlycallas.com and discoverecoself.org.