Calder Kamin

Artist, educator and advocate, Calder Kamin, transforms trash into beautifully crafted creatures and opportunities to inspire 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, Utah MOCA, The American Museum of Natural History, The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation, The Amon Carter Museum of Art, The DoSeum, The Currier Museum of Art, the Contemporary Austin, and Women & Their Work. From 2021-2024, Kamin hit the road and traveled to 16 residencies in 9 different states including The Bryn Du Mansion (OH), Wassiac Project (NY), Bunker Projects (PA), SiNiCa Studios (TX), and Oak Spring Garden Foundation (VA). Kamin and her work have been featured on the Disney Channel and the PBS series Craft in America and Arts in Context. She recently completed her first permanent 2% for the arts commission for Austin Art in Public Places. Kamin holds a double Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics and Art History from the Kansas City Art Institute.