Arden Carlson is a Kentucky-born sculptor and woodworker whose practice draws from the vernacular of craft, furniture, and surrealist object-making. Working primarily in wood through carving and other hand-tool processes, Arden creates symbolist forms that explore labor, spirituality, and desire through the use of implied function and world-building language.
Carlson received a BFA from Murray State University and an MFA from the University of Arkansas. They have participated in residencies and programs at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts, Wassaic Artist Residency, and the Museum for Art in Wood, with a forthcoming residency at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Their work has been exhibited nationally in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, Arkansas, and Philadelphia. During their residency at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Carlson plans to expand the narrative of their work through the development of a carved wall-based series.
To learn more about Arden Carlson, visit ardencarlson.com.
Arden’s residency is generously sponsored in part by Nana Booker.
