Myles Calvert was born in Collingwood, Ontario. He attended the
University of Guelph with a focus in printmaking, before traveling to
London, UK where he completed his MA in Printmaking, at Camberwell
College of Art (University for the Arts, London). Major bodies of work
included installations of screen printed toast and the idolization of
popular British celebrity culture. During this time, he worked for the
National Portrait Gallery before moving to Hastings in East Sussex, to
teach printmaking at Sussex Coast College (now East Sussex College)
and become the Duty Manager of the newly established Jerwood Gallery
(now Hastings Contemporary).

Four formative years were spent as a Visiting Professor in Expanded
Media at Alfred University (New York State College of Ceramics) and
Alfred State College of Technology, teaching across print-based
mediums including core foundations programs, senior advising, and
graduate mentorship. Four additional years were spent at Winthrop
University within the department of Fine Arts as an Associate
Professor with a focus on printmaking and foundations courses.

Recent residencies include Art Print Residence (Barcelona, Spain) and
Proyecto’ace (Buenos Aires, Argentina), a lecture/workshop at PUCP
(Pontificia Universidad Catòlica del Perú) in Lima, the Tamarind
Institute (Albuquerque, NM), and the McColl Center (Charlotte, NC).
Myles is currently the Director of the IEA (Institute for Electronic
Arts) at Alfred University.