EPISODE · Feb 10, 2023 · 1H 1M
Surface Appeal w/ printmaker Myles Calvert
from Studio Noize: Black Art Podcast · host jamaal barber
On this special episode of Studio Noize brought to you by Print Austin, we go complete print nerd on you! Myles Calvert is a multi-faceted printmaker working as an assistant professor at Winthrop University and making fantastic prints. Myles is one of the artists included in the 2023 Print Austin 5x5. He talks about his love of objects and how that drives his experimentation in multiple print mediums. We talk about his travels from Toronto to South Carolina, finding the hidden histories of patterns, digital art vs printmaking and how he’s working to push himself to do more with printmaking. Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode topics include:a love for objectsusing multiple print mediumsusing the multiple handling paperdigital art vs printmakingSurface Appeal exhibitionworking at the McColl Center in Charlotte, NCtechnology adding to printmakingtraveling across the SouthMyles Calvert was born in Collingwood, Ontario. He attended the University of Guelph with a focus in printmaking, before travelling to London, UK where he completed his MA in Printmaking, at Camberwell College of Art (University for the Arts, London). Major bodies of work included installations of screen printed toast and the idolization of popular British celebrity culture. During this time, he worked for the National Portrait Gallery before moving to Hastings in East Sussex, to teach printmaking at Sussex Coast College and become Duty Manager of the newly built Jerwood Gallery (Hastings Contemporary). Myles' toast-based work continued with a 43000 slice installation during the Queen’s ‘Diamond Jubilee’ with college students, drawing BBC media attention, and culminated in two solo exhibitions before making a return to the University of Guelph to teach. 2019 residencies included Art Print Residence (Barcelona, Spain) and Proyecto’ace (Buenos Aires, Argentina), as well as a lecture/workshop at PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Catòlica del Perú) in Lima. Myles is currently an Assistant Professor in Fine Arts at Winthrop University, South Carolina.See More: www.squirrelpigeonfish.com + Myles Calvert IG @squirrelpigeonfish Follow us:StudioNoizePodcast.comIG: @studionoizepodcastJamaal Barber: @JBarberStudioSupport the podcast www.patreon.com/studionoizepodcast
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On this special episode of Studio Noize brought to you by Print Austin, we go complete print nerd on you! Myles Calvert is a multi-faceted printmaker working as an assistant professor at Winthrop University and making fantastic prints. Myles is one of the artists included in the 2023 Print Austin 5x5. He talks about his love of objects and how that drives his experimentation in multiple print mediums. We talk about his travels from Toronto to South Carolina, finding the hidden histories of patterns, digital art vs printmaking and how he’s working to push himself to do more with printmaking. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode topics include: a love for objects using multiple print mediums using the multiple handling paper digital art vs printmaking Surface Appeal exhibition working at the McColl Center in Charlotte, NC technology adding to printmaking traveling across the South
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