Calvert's work exists at the intersection of printmaking, painting, and drawing. These disciplines meet in her recent body of work which engages the tactile and expressive process of Monotype printing.
Each one-of-a-kind print is created during a single deeply focused but relatively brief session, of which, she spends most time observing her reference material. Often featuring intimate snapshots of the people close to her, her work seeks to distill the specific essence of her subjects captured within a fleeting moment and evoke a sense of familial warmth and playfulness.
Calvert’s work is process driven, and finds the structure of building up an image layer by layer, a method that invites sponteneity and embraces uncertainty. With every layer, she distances herself from the outcome, allowing unexpected developments to shape the work. Each-and-every mark leaves visible the decision-making of her creative process.
Alice Calvert is based at her studio in Shadwell, not far from where she recently graduated from Camberwell College of Art with a First class degree in Fine Art Drawing. She often returns to her hometown of Bath to work at Bath Artist Printmakers studio in Larkhall.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
‘Colourfield: Orange’ — Dodomu Gallery, Online Exhibition
Window display — Bath Artist Printmakers Studio, Bath
2023
‘Oversounds’ — Fresh Salad, Roseberry Road Studios, Bath
2022
‘Silo Ono’ — Fresh Salad, Virtual exhibition
‘Fresh Salad’ — Centerspace Gallery, Bristol
‘Camberwell College of Arts Degree Show’ — University of the Arts London, Camberwell College of Arts
Curation of ‘Treehouse’ — Safehouse 1, Peckham, London
‘Out There’ — Southwark Park Galleries, Lake Gallery, London
2020
‘Don’t Panic’ — Southwark Park Galleries, Dilston Grove, London
2019
First Year End of Year Show — University of the Arts London, Camberwell College of Arts
2018
First Year Drawing Christmas Show — Hotel Elephant Gallery, London
Prints displayed in boutique furniture and lifestyle store — Verve, Bath
Foundation Exhibition — Bath College, Bath
ART EMPLOYMENT
Ice Technician - Hamilton Ice Sculptors, London, 2024
Prop maker for theatre — Propworks, London, 2023
Art Assistant — Bermondsey Tales, Fugitive Films, London, 2023
Artist Assistant — Alyson Minkley, 2022
Project-based Artist Assistant — Rosie Gibbens, 2022
Jewellery design for a client — Design Vaults, Bath, 2018
Logo design for a boutique clothing brand — Boho, Bath and Frome, 2018
EDUCATION
University of the Arts London Camberwell (2018 - 2022)
BA Drawing
Bath College (2016 - 2018)
Extended Diploma in Art and Design