I was honored to have had two of my mural designs selected by design leadership for the new design structure.
"Homogenized" 40" X 30" Digital Drawing
This
is a digital drawing of a carton I found when I demoed my upstairs
bathroom, circa 1958. I remember drinking Sealtest milk as a child. When
I found this carton, I was drawn to the nostalgia of it, also the font
of the carton. Back then fonts were hand drawn, I loved the carton and
just had to draw it as part of my Detroit series. Note: 3925 Tillman Ave is no longer there. Sealtest has been out of business, the land is vacant and torched.
Sealtest carton found during demo.. I just love the font!
"Spiritual Blockage"
"22" X 22"
Digital Drawing
2018
"Liberty"
"29" X 19"
Digital Drawing
2018
"Dream"
"25" X 18"
Photo Montage
2018
This piece was the first photo montage collage I've done in sometime, a departure from the Detroit series. I had started to build layers upon layers in my Detroit series, but now, I started to see objects as interest to me. Photographed singularly or combined with others to tell a story. The first of many to come, new work.
GM Holiday Show Design Gallery, Technical center. Dec - Jan 2019
"Project Green Way" Design Gallery, VEH Engineering6.25.2018 - 8.16.2018 Sustainable by Design: GM’s Global Design Center Turns Waste into Works of Art:
“Project Greenway,” as it came to be known, was one of the most
engaging art competitions in the Design Center Gallery’s installments. From sculptures of robots to earrings, purses and paintings, found items were given a second chance.
"Scotty" Made from found objects provide by the art committee. First come, grab it and run! I grabbed what I could. It does light up with something that color and trim used. A sort of strobe light on paper. It also sits on a wire basket (not shown).
CCS 2018 ReView Alumni Exhibition April - May 2018 "Center of Hope" "22 X 22" Digital Photo Montage 2018
Prada Journal Online Instagram Contest"Inner Landscape" @pradajournal Feb 28th, 2018
Gallery 25N Online Exhibition/ International Artist"Shades of Green"July, 2017 "Green Day" Detroit Series, Photo montage
Colorida Art Gallery
Lisbon, Portugal
June 9 - July 29
Sadly, my work was hung up in customs and wasn't shown. They kind of held it hostage, kept hiking the fees? I have to say it was very disappointing, but a whole lot of lessons learned. Next time I'll know how to ship where customs doesn't gouge you..
CCS Alumuni Group Exhibition April - March Valade Gallery, Detroit CCS, 2017
I'm proud to say both pieces I submitted were accepted. Mother's Run and Deployment.
Re/VIEW: A CCS Alumni Exhibition
April 29th - May 25th, 2016
Juried by J.J Curis
Director / Library Street Collective
It was an honor for me to receive Best in Show this year for my piece, I was completely overwhelmed. Humbled!
p.s: Thanks Kate and Woody for taking me to the opening. Wasn't sure I would
be able to make it having just had surgery the day before. I was very
happy to have been well enough to attend. Last year for the alumni exhibition (my first time showing) I had surgery the day of and could not make it. "Weight of the World" 12" X 12" Mixed Media
Art Link Contemporary Art Gallery Ft Wayne, Indiana April 22nd - May 25th Small Art Show The exhibit showcased work that was small in size but big on impact. I submitted two pieces, Over and Over Again, and Micro Housing. Micro House was selected. 5" x 3.5" x "4 Mixed Media
Expression of Color
Design Gallery
Feb 11 - March 17, 2016 opening 3-4:30 GM Design Gallery
Sharon Kemp / Cal Navin
2015 Exhibitions
Art-Competition.net
Honorable Mention in the "Animals Wild or Domestic 2" competition
GM Design Gallery, General Motors Technical Center Warren, MI
November 12- December 17th The last show of the year for me, I always look forward to this one. I'm showing these three pieces below.
Linus Gallery
Los Angeles Art
Galleries in Pasadena and Long Beach
LGBT Online Exhibition
Click here to see the LGBT Show slideshow of accepted artists. The piece I submitted was: "Boy Girl Gender Queer" 16" x 4"x 4" Plastic, Rubber, Steel This
piece is about gender confusion and or conflict. The feeling of having
both male and female aspects. Identifying as either all male or female,
or M to F or F to M, or somewhere there in between. Feeling naked and
exposed, but also feeling comfortable in your own skin.
Linus Art Galleries
Los Angeles Art
Galleries in Pasadena and Long Beach
One of the three I submitted was selected. Title: "Secrets" Medium: Digital Photograph of a Sculpture I had made. Displayed next to the piece hangs a small metal box that contains a audio track. 24" X 24" Printed on Metallic Paper Audio box 8" x 5" x 2" Audio Track: Secrets Track by: Cal Navin Voices of secrets read by: Cal Navin, Karen Monster, Stephen Tennent
Secrets courtesy of Frank Warren, PostSecrets.com Project (all but 3) Audio >>> Sculpture 25" X 15" X 15"
Linus Art Galleries
Los Angeles Art
Galleries in Pasadena and Long Beach
Current Juried
Exhibition Winners/ Online Exhibition
Two pieces of mine were selected for the online exhibition 1.) Over and Over Again 2.) Deployment
R Dixon Gallery
102 Fall Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Exhibit Dates: June 3, 2015 thru July 6, 2015
By and About Women: celebrating the female spirit
I did this piece while at CCS, it was created it in Adobe Illustrator. It's made
up of words, phrases, and slang, anything that refers to a woman. My friend Marty and I sat one day sipping coffee and thinking of all the
words we could that applied. "For, By and About" digital print 31" x 18" (framed)
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to the opening, finally, today two weeks later, a friend and I went to the show. Wonderful work by so many talented Detroit artist. This was my first alumni show. I was also pleased to have sold a piece.
