Caleb received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California in May of 2020. His personal work is influenced by his upbringing in the church and his proximity to a multitude of performing acts. This has led him to make work about the inherited space of the black church, as a pastor’s son, intersected by his experience as a black, gay man. Much of this work will be exhibited in his solo Handtmann Prize Photography show, which originally was supposed to take place in May of 2020. Other accomplishments include receiving a community grant fund from Adobe Lightroom and being a major contributor to the Getty Museums’ new book on the Robert Irwin Garden. His creative direction work also has been featured alongside artists on sites such as V Magazine, Fader, Complex, Spotify, and Essence. Caleb is also a recipient of the National Black Arts Project Fund and the Vibrant Cities art grant.
Visually, he is intrigued by the lack of environmental awareness a performer is able to act in when they are consumed by their craft. This imagery centers motion, the beauty of the human form, and the daunting act of commitment. He wants viewers to be imparted with ideas or customs that could possibly be foreign to them. Once imparted with those ideas, parallels can be drawn to their lives, and ultimately universal understanding is achieved.
