Cal Lane facts for kids
Cal Lane was born in 1968 in Canada. She is a talented artist who makes amazing sculptures. She is famous for turning strong, industrial steel into delicate, lacy artworks.
About Cal Lane
Cal Lane was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1968. She grew up on Vancouver Island. When she was younger, she learned two very different skills: hairdressing and welding. Welding is how you join metal pieces together.
She studied art at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Later, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. This means she continued her art studies at a high level.
How She Makes Art
Cal Lane uses special tools to create her art. She uses a plasma cutter or an oxy-acetylene torch. These tools are usually used for cutting thick metal. She uses them to cut detailed patterns into industrial steel. Imagine cutting lace patterns into a metal shovel or a car part!
Her art often shows a cool contrast. People describe her work as mixing strong and delicate things. It's like combining something industrial with something fancy. Her sculptures show how something tough, like steel, can become something beautiful and fragile, like lace. It's a mix of masculine and feminine ideas in art.
Where Her Art Has Been Shown
Cal Lane's unique sculptures have been displayed in many places. Here are some of the exhibitions she has been part of:
- 2004 Dirt Lace, Wynick/Tuck Gallery
- 2007 Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting Museum of Arts and Design
- 2008 DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
- 2010 Sweet Crude, Art Gallery of Mississauga; Southern Alberta Art Gallery
- 2015 Veiled Hoods and Stains, Yukon Arts Centre
- 2016 Sharjah Art Museum
Awards and Recognition
Cal Lane has received several awards for her creative work. These awards show how much her art is appreciated:
- 2001 International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture
- 2006 Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship
- 2007 Joseph S. Stauffer Prize
