CAMILLE CALEGARI

    
          RISD 2025
          BFA PRINTMAKING 

  1.  heavy weight / bulletproof vest
  2.  revelation 22:15
  3.  ode to the porch  
  4.  aesop  
  5. for convenience
  6. fanjo
  7. apokalypsis
  8. trans death memorial

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Camille Calegari is a queer artist based in Oakland, CA. Their practice collages found materials with printmaking and DIY techniques. By relearning folk art tradition lost through assimilation and consumerism, Calegari’s work depicts journeys towards self-determination and trans joy.

heavy weight / bulletproof vest



soft sculpture / 6 x 14 x 18 in / spring 2023

Patchwork vest with high-fired porcelain interior. 
Friendship bracelets, block prints, embroidery, pipe cleaner chainmail, crayola marker, godseyes, trinkets, & tears. 
Love notes and duct tape tightly wrap around the ceramic interior, forming makeshift bulletproof armor.
Child’s size nine.