BIO
Born in Indianapolis (1981), Caleb Cole is a former altar server, scout, and 4-H Grand Champion in Gift Wrapping. His mother instilled in him a love of garage sales and thrift stores, where he developed a fascination with the junk that people leave behind. Cole is a 2011 St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award winner, 2011 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship Finalist, 2011 Somerville Arts Council Fellowship awardee, 2010 Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Winner, 2009 Artadia Award winner, and a 2009 Photolucida Critical Mass finalist. He has exhibited at a variety of venues, including Gallery Kayafas (Boston), the Danforth Museum of Art, Photo Center Northwest (Seattle), Good Citizen Gallery (St. Louis), Childs Gallery (Boston), and Jenkins Johnson Gallery (NYC). Cole was also featured in Boston Magazine (HOME) as an emerging photographer who is "shaking up New England's visual arts scene." He is represented locally by Gallery Kayafas.
CV
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EDUCATION
2008 Professional Program Certificate
New England School of Photography, Boston, MA
GPA 3.99, Major: Fine Art Color; Minor: Digital Arts
Major honors, Minor honors, Portfolio honors
2003 Bachelor of Arts, graduated Summa Cum Laude
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
GPA 3.93, Majors: Sociology and Gender Studies
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2011 ACRE Residency
2011 St. Botolph Emerging Artist Grant
2011 Massachusetts Cultural Council 2011 Photography Finalist
2011 Somerville Arts Council Artist Fellowship Grant
2010 Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Emerging Photographer (USA Selected Winner)
2009 Artadia Awards Grant Winner
2009 Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50 Finalist
2009 Best of Show, Important Things exhibition
2008 International Photo Awards Honorable Mention (Fine Art-Other)
EXHIBITIONS
2011
solo
Odd One Out, New England School of Photography Stairway Gallery, Boston, MA
group
I/Q: Identity Queer, Simmons School of Social Work, Boston, MA
New England Photography Biennial, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
2001-2011: A Decade of Photographs in the Aftermath of 9/11, Greenwich House Music
School, New York, NY
East Meets West, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Girls, Girls, Girls, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
Gender Matters/Matters of Gender, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA
That’s So Gay, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA
Best of Boston 40-ennial: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of ‘Flush with the Walls’ ,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Chain Letter, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
DeCordova Faculty Art Show, Natick Center for the Arts, Natick, MA
Mobius Wearable Art Show, Mobius, Boston, MA
Here and Now: Ephemera, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
Houston Center for Photography Exhibition and Auction, Houston, TX
2010
solo
Other People’s Clothes, Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA
Marks of Absence, Santo Foundation Invitational Exhibit, Good Citizen Gallery, St. Louis, MO
group
America Remixed, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Traversing Gender, McIninch Art Gallery, Southern New Hampshire University, NH
Clothes make the man?, Childs Gallery, Boston, MA
Select Gender, Farmani Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Artadia Awards Exhibition, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
EXPOSURE: Critical Mass Top 50 Exhibition, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
Out of Order, Narrows Gallery, Fall River, MA
NESOP Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Garner Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2009
solo
Other People's Clothes, Photographic Resource Center NEO (online)
Faces, New England School of Photography Stairway Gallery, Boston, MA
group
Intersexions, Cushing-Martin Gallery at Stonehill College, Easton, MA
New England Photography Biennial, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
Important Things, The Little Gallery Under the Stairs, Lynn, MA
PRC 2009 Benefit Auction, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
NESOP Juried Alumni Exhibition, New England School of Photography, Boston, MA
Night, TinyTinyGroupShow (online)
Daniel Cooney Emerging Artist Auction (online)
Ersatz, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
2008
solo
Other People's Clothes, Artists Foundation Main Gallery, Boston, MA
Other People's Clothes, Griffin Museum of Photography Virtual Gallery (online)
group
New England School of Photography 40th Anniversary Exhibition, New England School of
Photography, Boston, MA
Bear Art Show, Jamaica Plain, MA
Where We Were 2008 (online)
Graduate Exhibition, NESOP Center for Photographic Exhibitions, Boston, MA
Advanced Digital Arts, New England School of Photography, Boston, MA
Advanced Color Fine Art, New England School of Photography, Boston, MA
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
2011
“f100: Cole Caswell, CJ Heyliger, Caleb Cole, Susan Worsham.” Fototazo, June 28, 2011.
“Phoenix Critic Confesses All.” The Boston Phoenix, June 24, 2011.
“Local artists commemorate -- and re-stage -- a legendary protest.” The Boston Phoenix, June 15, 2011.
“Update: Secret, crazy, historic, renegade art exhibition at MFA.” The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, June 15, 2011.
“Secret, crazy, historic, renegade art exhibition at major Boston museum …. Shhhh.” The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, June 15, 2011.
“That’s So Gay: Strength and community support through creation.” The Dig Boston, June 8, 2011.
“Ten Artists to Watch.” Jenkins Johnson Gallery, February 2011.
2010
“Top 10 New England Art Exhibits of 2010.” The Boston Phoenix, December 28, 2010.
“Caleb Cole.” Wall Space Gallery Flat File, October 5, 2010.
“Lost People.” The Boston Globe, September 29, 2010.
“New Directions.” The Boston Phoenix, July 14, 2010.
“Caleb Cole.” KONAK Magazine (Istanbul), Spring 2010.
“Featured Review: Marks of Absence: Caleb Cole, Lily Cox-Richard and Lori Larusso.” Riverfront Times, May 26, 2010.
“Review: Caleb Cole's photographs connect with people.” St. Louis Beacon, May 17, 2010.
“Sizing up a shift in Boston’s art scene.” The Boston Globe, April 28, 2010.
“Caleb Cole.” Interview on ImmuneMedia website, April 27, 2010.
“Caleb Cole.” Picnic Magazine, Issue 33, April/May 2010.
“Who goes there? Local Artadia award winners take a look at identity.” The Boston Globe, April 21, 2010.
“High concept: ‘Artadia Boston’ at the BCA, plus terracotta at the Gardner.” The Boston Phoenix, April 6, 2010.
“Caleb Cole: Here, There, and Everywhere.” NESOP Alumni Blog, April 3, 2010.
“Caleb Cole.” Whatever They Are blog, March 25, 2010.
“Next Generation Artists.” Boston Magazine, Spring 2010.
2009
“The American Dream.” 100 Eyes Magazine: December, 2009.
“The American Dream | 100eyes Photo Magazine.” The Click blog, Nov. 28, 2009.
“Caleb Cole and Critical Mass.” Lenscratch Blog: Oct. 6, 2009.
“Caleb Cole wears other people’s clothes.” Colin Pantall’s Blog: Oct. 6, 2009.
“Caleb Cole.” I Like This Art-- Contemporary Art Blog: Sept. 28, 2009.
“Photography Biennial at the Danforth leaves an introspective impression.”
The Daily News Transcript, Dedham, MA: Sept. 20, 2009.
“Caleb Cole.” Arts Inside Radio: July 19, 2009.
2008
“Artist Friday – Caleb Cole.” An Art Producer’s Perspective Blog: June 6, 2008.
TEACHING
2011
New England School of Photography, Boston, MA: Fall Term.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA: July 18-22, 2011.
Star Arts Conference, Star Island, NH: June 18-26, 2011.
Decordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA: Winter and Spring Terms.
ARTIST LECTURES
2011
Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston: Dec. 8, 2011.
New England School of Photography, Boston, MA: April 7, 2011.
2010
Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA: November 6, 2010.
New England School of Photography, Boston, MA: April 27 and 29, 2010.
New England School of Photography, Boston, MA: April 7, 2010.
2009
New England School of Photography, Boston, MA: Nov. 16, 2009.
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Oct. 21, 2009.
JUROR
2011
Somerville Arts Council Visual Arts Grants
Taking In, Art Institute of Boston |
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