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Cal Lane

b. 1968

Canadian sculptor (born 1968)

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About Cal Lane

Born 1968. Cal Lane is a Canadian sculptor.

Cal Lane (born 1968) is a Canadian sculptor, known for creating delicate, lacy sculptures out of industrial steel products.

Early life and education Lane was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1968 and raised on Vancouver Island, where she trained as a hairdresser and a welder.

Art Cal Lane uses a plasma cutter or an oxy-acetylene torch to cut intricate patterns into industrial steel products.

Lane's work is often described in terms of dichotomy or contrast. Fred A. Bernstein wrote in The New York Times: "The work is about the contrasts between the industrial and the fanciful, the opaque and the transparent." Writing for Sculpture magazine, Robin Peck said: "The dialectic is obvious: industrial versus domestic, strong versus delicate, masculine versus feminine, functional versus decorative." Lori Zimmer wrote: "Lane enjoys pushing the dichotomy of feminine and masculine by combining patterns of domesticity with these cold, harsh symbols of masculine blue collar labor."

Exhibitions 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

Selected public collections Beaverbrook Art Galery, Fredericton;

Awards 2001 International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture 2006 Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship 2007 Joseph S. Stauffer Prize

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Born
1968, Halifax
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Education
State University of New York at Purchase, NSCAD University
Also known as
Christine Ann Lane

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Cal Lane?

Canadian sculptor (born 1968)

When was Cal Lane born?

Cal Lane was born in 1968 in Halifax.

What is Cal Lane's occupation?

Cal Lane is a sculptor.

What nationality is Cal Lane?

Cal Lane is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cal Lane

· Wikidata: Q47138073

· DBpedia: Cal Lane

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