Sculptor and metal artist Cal Lane has garnered international acclaim for transforming industrial steel I-beams, shovels, car hoods and dumpsters into lacy, decorative works of art. While her sculptures can be interpreted as a challenge to gender stereotypes — the transformation of hard, “masculine” steel into “feminine” lace filigree — Lane suggests her art reaches beyond that.
“I see steel as a metaphor for confrontation, a thing that represents the walls put up by the society I was born into,” she has said. “Steel feels like the perfect material to carve into, to create the contrasts and conflicts that I myself struggle with.”
Born in 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Lane trained as a welder and was a hairdresser in her mother’s salon on Vancouver Island before she turned to build a career in art. She earned her BFA at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and attended the State University of New York, where she specialized in sculpture and earned her MFA.
As an artist, Lane became interested in exploring gender roles through Conceptual art. Although critics have compared her work to that of American minimalist sculptor Richard Serra, known for his spiral steel sculptures, Lane cuts into steel objects, creating ornate patterns that reference femininity in her figurative and abstract sculptures. This is demonstrated in works such as Pantie (2017), Veiled Hood #2 (2014) and Grace Invasion (2011).
In addition to her sculptures, Lane produced a series of wallpaper drawings in 2017, such as True Barring, Mind Your Bubble and Poking Holes in the Ocean, depicting military submarines on cloud patterns. The drawings explore the perception of submarines as phallic war objects in contrast to their innocent depictions in popular culture.
Lane’s sculptures and illustrations have been exhibited in numerous international shows throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom. Her works are also highly sought by collectors of Contemporary and abstract art.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of original Cal Lane sculptures, prints and drawings.
Pantie Stains #4, Contemporary Print on Archival Paper, 2010- Now
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rust on archival paper Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova ...
Archival Paper
Pantie Stains #5, Contemporary Print on Archival Paper, 2010- Unframed
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rust on archival paper Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova ...
Archival Paper
Pantie Stains #6 Print on Archival Paper, Unframed, Contemporary Art
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rust on archival paper Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova ...
Archival Paper
Pantie Stains #3, Contemporary Print on Archival Paper, 2010- Unframed
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rust on archival paper Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova ...
Archival Paper
Pantie Stains #9, Contemporary Print on Archival Paper, 2010- Now
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rust on archival paper Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova ...
Archival Paper
Pantie Stains #8, Contemporary Print on Archival Paper, 2010- Unframed
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rust on archival paper Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova ...
Archival Paper
Pantie Stains #2, Contemporary Print on Archival Paper, 2010- Unframed
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rust on archival paper Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova ...
Archival Paper
Pantie Stains #1 Contemporary Print on Archival Paper, Unframed
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rust on archival paper Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova ...
Archival Paper
$40
H 4.75 in W 2.75 in D 0.07 in
Cancer, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic edge
By Deming King Harriman
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Cancer, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Angel, WFUNA Marc Chagall Etching
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
WFUNA Marc Chagall Designed Etching · Produced after the artist's death with permission from his estate Image size 8.5" x 11" #215/1000 Perfect condition Certification document on ...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Etching
$319Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.5 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
Paris Café with Eiffel Tower France Limited Edition Print by British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Paris Café with Eiffel Tower France Limited Edition Print of Figurative Cityscape Painting by Leading British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Print measures 16 x 9.5 inch...
Paper, Printer's Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Color, Digital
$1,200
H 16.5 in W 14 in D 2 in
Male Nude, framed hand pulled artist's proof print, brown tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage work by Esteban Chavez illustrates his skills as a master-printer. Plate size dimension is 4.25" x 4" Framed, the work measures 16.5" x 14" Please note, there is a sm...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$100
H 16 in W 12 in
Tears From Mars, Digital Art Figurative Print on Paper, Nude Portrait, Woman
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Tears From Mars" (2021) by SarahGrace Digital art print on archival paper, Figurative drawing, Portrait, Woman, Nude, Red, Peach, Pink and Orange Hand-signed by artist Framing Avail...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital
$120
H 11 in W 8.5 in
Kitchen Cat, Digital Painting Print, Interiors, Still Life, Fruit Bowl, Yellow
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Kitchen Cat" by Molly Craig 2021 Digital painting print, interiors, still life, animal, cat art, figurative, emerging artist; yellow kitchen with black an...
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$95
H 10.5 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Chimera III, Print of Original Relief Collage, Surreal, Creature, Bright, 2018
By Deming King Harriman
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Print of original relief collage on paper by Deming King Harriman Neo Surrealist style creature in bright colors: blue, pink, black, gold and white Limited Edition print, Total run:...
Color, Archival Paper
$100
H 16 in W 12 in
Reach Out, Digital Art Figurative Print on Paper, Nude Portrait, Woman, Pink
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Reach Out" (2021) by SarahGrace Digital art print on archival paper, Figurative drawing, Portrait, Woman, Nude, Peach, Pink, Purple, Yellow, Gold, Blue Hand-signed by artist Framing...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital
NO. 4
By Melissa Mizrakli
Located in New York, NY
The photographs of the young Turkish artist Melissa Mizrakli focus on the human body, giving it a personal interpretation. In some of her black and white works she uses the human bod...
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$40
H 4.75 in W 2.75 in D 0.07 in
Taurus, 2018, print, figurative, gold, tarot, zodiac sign, horoscope, cosmic art
By Deming King Harriman
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Taurus, 2018, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, zodiac sign, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse. Custom framing available upon reque...
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$100
H 16 in W 12 in
Neptune, Digital Art Figurative Painting, Print on Paper, Nude Portrait, Woman
By SarahGrace
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Neptune" (2021) by SarahGrace Digital art print on archival paper, Figurative drawing, Portrait, Woman, Nude, Purple, Pink and Blue-Purple Hand-signed by ...
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$40
H 4.75 in W 2.75 in D 0.07 in
Aries, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope
By Deming King Harriman
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Aries, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
Digital, Archival Paper
Untitled (shovels)
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova Scotia College of Art an...
Metal
Pantie
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laughter, discomfort, perplexity: these are all plausible reactions to the work by sculptor Cal Lane. The artist’s most recent body of work is an affective assemblage of incongruous ...
Metal
Pantie
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Laughter, discomfort, perplexity: these are all plausible reactions to the work by sculptor Cal Lane. The artist’s most recent body of work is an affective assemblage of incongruous ...
Metal
Wall Pantie series
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova Scotia College of Art an...
Metal
Heartwrench
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova Scotia College of Art an...
Metal
Shovels
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Cal Lane is an internationally acclaimed sculptor known for turning ordinary objects into lacy artworks. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Nova Scotia College of Art an...
Metal
Veiled Hood # 8
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Text by Sophie Lynch For the exhibition Veiled Hoods and Stains, Cal Lane combines delicate lacework and discarded steel car and truck hoods to create two series of related works...
Metal
Veiled Hood # 7
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Text by Sophie Lynch For the exhibition Veiled Hoods and Stains, Cal Lane combines delicate lacework and discarded steel car and truck hoods to create two series of related works...
Metal
Veiled Hood # 5
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Text by Sophie Lynch For the exhibition Veiled Hoods and Stains, Cal Lane combines delicate lacework and discarded steel car and truck hoods to create two series of related works...
Metal
Veiled Hood #3
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Text by Sophie Lynch For the exhibition Veiled Hoods and Stains, Cal Lane combines delicate lacework and discarded steel car and truck hoods to create two series of related works...
Metal
Veiled Hood #2
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Text by Sophie Lynch For the exhibition Veiled Hoods and Stains, Cal Lane combines delicate lacework and discarded steel car and truck hoods to create two series of related works...
Metal
Untitled (shovel)
By Cal Lane
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In his essay “Ornament and Crime,” architect Adolf Loos helped usher in modernist trends with his infamous statement: “the evolution of culture marches with the elimination of orname...
Metal