Clarissa Callesen
Sculptor, installation artist, instructor
CV / RESUME
Clarissa Callesen
Born 1971
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Fertile Remnants, two site-specific textile and found object installations, Surel’s Place, Boise, ID
2017 Pliable Ore, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA
2016 Parts of the Whole, Social Fabric, Bellingham, WA
2016 O Horizon, Creative Spaces, Bellingham, WA
2013 Odd Birds, Tasty Gallery, Seattle, WA
2011 Gathering and Looking Forward, Burning Man, Gerlach, NV
2010 Rust and Heartache, Covet Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2008 Oddities, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA
Installations
2020 Knotted: Tying the Common and the Profound, ongoing multiple platforms
2019 Fertile Remnants, Shunpike Window Series, Seattle, WA
2018 Unbalanced Trails, Surge exhibit, Museum of Northwest Art, Laconner, WA
2018 Fertile Remnants I and II, two site-specific textile and found object installation, Surel’s Place, Boise, ID
2017 Perceived Value, site-specific found object installation, Brush Creek Artist Residency, Saratoga, WY
2017 The Weight, Found object installation in Folk art environment, East Jesus, Niland, CA
2017 Our Lady, Found object installation in Folk art environment, East Jesus, Niland, CA
2013 What do you Believe? 8’x22’ mixed media installation, Burning Man, Gerlach, NV
2010 Sagrado, Interactive Installation, Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle, WA (Viewers’ Choice Award)
Group Exhibitions
2019 Main Gallery Feature, two-person show, Guardino Gallery, Portland OR
2019 Curator’s Choice, i.e. Gallery, Edison, WA
2018 Indra’s Net, two-person show, i.e. Gallery, Edison, WA
2018 Fresh, i.e. Gallery, Edison, WA
2018 Art at the Port, Anacortes, WA
2017 O Horizon, i.e. Gallery, Edison, WA
2017 Organic Reaction, Allied Arts Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2016 Art at the Port, Anacortes, WA
2013 Rare, Allied Arts Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2011 Juried Art Series, Allied Arts Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2010 Cabinet of Curiosities, Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle, WA (Invited Artist)
2009 Indulge Your Senses, Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle, WA
2008 Seattle Erotic Arts Festival Seattle, WA
1993 Annual Student Show, Skagit Valley College Mt. Vernon, WA (1st place)
1992 Annual Student Show, Skagit Valley College Mt. Vernon, WA (1st place)
Residencies
2019 North Street Collective, Willits, CA
2018 Surel’s Place, Boise, ID
2017 Artist in Resident East Jesus Art Garden, Niland, CA
2017 Playa Residency Program, Summer Lake, OR
2017 Brush Creek Foundation of the Arts, Saratoga, WY
Awards
2019 Artist Trust Grants for Artists Projects
Publications
2014 Article, Chaos Journaling by Clarissa Callesen, Art Journaling Quarterly spring issue
2014 Book contributor, Art Without Waste by Patty Wongpakdee
2012 Article, Art Doll Makeover by Clarissa Callesen, Art Doll Quarterly Spring issue
2012 Article, Bride Challenge, Art Doll Quarterly Summer issue
2011 Article, Don’t Box Me In by Clarissa Callesen, Art Doll Quarterly fall issue
2009 Book contributor, Who’s Your DADA by Linda and Opie O’Brien
Teaching
2019 Fiber Arts Australia, Melbourne, AUS
2018 Art and Soul Retreat, Portland, OR
2017 Art and Soul Retreat, Portland, OR
2016 Art and Soul Retreat, Portland, OR
2015 Art and Soul Retreat, Virginia Beach, VA
2014 Art and Soul Retreat, Portland, OR,
2014 All Doll Are Art Conference, Austin, TX
2014 Create Conference, Seattle, WA
2013 Art and Soul Retreat, Virginia Beach, VA
2013 Art Unraveled, Phoenix, AZ
2013 Art is You, Petaluma, CA
2012 Artfest, Pt Townsend, WA
2012 Art and Soul Retreat, Portland, OR
2012 Create Conference, Irvine, CA
2012 Art Unraveled, Phoenix, AZ
Education
2016 Professional Mentorship with Lisa Kokin
2005-2014 Studied under Michael Demeng, Melissa Manley, Lynn Perella, Susan Lenart Kazmer,
John Wipple, Linda O’Brien, Jenny Doh, Leslie Riley
2000 Studio Potter Apprenticeship with Carly Ramsey
1993 AA Skagit Valley College with focus in studio art