Calder Kamin

Artist, educator, and advocate, Calder Kamin transforms trash into beautifully crafted creatures, and inspires others to be creative and courageous about the future.

Kamin’s recycled art and public workshops have traveled to museums across the states including The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, The American Museum of Natural History, The Doseum, the Contemporary Austin, and Women & Their Work. 

About SiNaCa Residency:  

The journey to my SiNaCa residency all began with a class Gift Voucher for a class. Their bead class sparked an interest in making glass eyes for my animals. I continued to practice during a residency at Breck Create last summer, and spent as much time as I could sculpting eyes in SiNaCa’s flame room. After many years of focusing on plastic waste, I couldn’t ignore all the other kinds of trash waiting to be reborn. I now include post consumer textile, construction materials, and paper in my work. In the last 8 weeks, I’ve only begun to scratch the surface about recycling glass, but I will continue to explore and experiment with industrial and thrifted glass for future projects and outdoor installations. 

I am so grateful to the staff and educators at SiNaCa for lighting a fire!