Lawrence Calver

About

Lives and works in London, UK

Lawrence Calver centers the experience of searching at the heart of his practice. Whether he is taking a leisurely walk down Portobello Road or intentionally hunting for material, he remains open to the possibility that inspiration may strike in any form. With his educational background in fashion direction, Calver views himself as “directing” the composition of his artwork and allowing the material to inform his work with accidental gestures. Often using recycled linen, wool and cotton, Calver is careful to allow his fabric’s previous life to show through with its textural nuances and history. Using processes including embroidery, stitching and sewing, as well as bleaching, dying and staining, he draws out striking, sensitive conjunctions of texture and tactility.

Lawrence Calver lives and works in London. He studied creative direction of fashion at London College of Fashion and has completed residencies at Cape Town Art Residency (2022), Banditto Residency (2022), Simchowitz (2021), PADA (2019) and The Muse Gallery (2017). Recent exhibitions were held at Simchowitz, Los Angeles (2022); Cob Gallery, London (2022) and De Brock, Knokke (2022).

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EDUCATION
London College of Fashion, London, UK (2011-2014)
Suffolk New College, Ipswich, UK (2010-2011)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
De Brock, Knokke, Belgium (2024)
Terra Firma, Carvalho Park, New York, NY, USA (2023)
Assiduity, De Brock, Knokke, Belgium (2022)
Under the Sun, Cob Gallery, London, UK (2022)
Sink or Swim, Simchowitz, Los Angeles, CA , USA (2022)
On the Off Chance, Simchowitz, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2021)
Out of the Blue, Raci, Jakarta, Indonesia (2019)
Flagship Collection, Paul Smith – Art and Interiors, Mayfair, London, UK (2019)
A Level Playing Field, The Muse Gallery, London, UK (2018)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
What Remains, Encounter Contemporary, London, UK (2021)
The Biscuit Factory, Bermondsey, London, UK (2018)
Let Me Know Before You Arrive, Warbling Collective, Bethnal Green, London, UK (2018)
Art in the City of Tomorrow, Unfold-Space, London, UK (2017)
Artists in Residence – Final Show, The Muse Gallery, London, UK (2017)
Artists in Residence – Opening Show, The Muse Gallery, London, UK (2017)
Royal Academy Summer Show, London, UK (2016)
National Open Art, London, UK (2016)
Artists in Residence – Opening Show, The Muse Gallery, London, UK (2016)
KUNST 2016, Lite-Haus Galerie, Berlin, Germany (2016)
From the Studio Floor, Cambridge, UK (2016)
Hein Bonger’s Shop, Saxmundham, Suffolk, UK (2016)

RESIDENCIES
Fondation CAB, Saint Paul de Vence, France (2023)
Cape Town Art Residency, Cape Town, South Africa (2022)
Banditto Residency, Montefollonico, Italy (2022)
Simchowitz, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2021)
PADA, Lisbon, Portugal (2019)
The Muse Gallery, London, UK (2017)