B. Shoreham-by-Sea, UK, currently lives in West Sussex.

Carl Anderson’s sculptural work delves into playful yet introspective reflections on his personal experiences, using a visual language that explores masculinity, duty, and power. His recent ceramic sculptures draw inspiration from objects like medieval armour, animal traps, and barbed wire – symbols that evoke both menace and nobility. Through these forms, Anderson examines how historical symbols of protection and control continue to resonate with contemporary notions of authority.

Anderson’s work captures the inherent tension between strength and vulnerability, investigating the dualities within his objects – how they can embody both power and fragility. Through this binary, he questions the complex, often contradictory nature of authority, masculinity, and belief.

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2024
Buried, OHSH Projects at Thames-Side Studios Gallery⁣, London, GB.

2023
Felt cute, might delete later, Arusha Gallery, London, GB.

Ares, OHSH Projects at Cromwell Place, London, GB.

2022

Ancient Vessels, A.P.T. Gallery, London, GB.

Destructive Mollusk, Haze Projects, London. 15th Sept to 2nd October 2022.

Conjure, Arusha Gallery, Bruton. 20th May to 19th June 2022.

Praxis, Arusha Gallery, London. 18th March to 28th March 2022. 

Prospect and Refuge, Sim Smith, London. 12th March - 9th April 2022. Curated by David Surman.

Here We Go, Meakin + Parsons, Oxford. 15th February to 11th March 2022. In collaboration with Hannah Payne.

2021

Port of Call, Changing Room Gallery, London. Thursday 9th December – Saturday 19th December 2021. Curated by Mimi Lanfranchi and Georgie McGivern.

Under Your Spell, Collective Ending, London. Saturday 6th November – Saturday 4th December 2021. Organized by Charlie Mills & Georgia Stephenson.

2020

Floorr Exh 05 – Floorr, online group show, 2020

New Raw Green, Sim Smith, London. Saturday 18th July - 15th August 2020. Curated by David Surman.

The Potion Room, Subsidiary Projects, Vauxhall, London. Friday 14th - 29th February 2020. Curated by Georgia Stephenson.

2016-2018

Artworks Open 2018, Selected by Tai Shani and Emma Talbot, Artworks Project Space, 24th November - 9th December 2018.

'Honey, I'm Home', A217 Gallery, London, 27th April - 10th May 2017. Curated by Emily Thomas.

CHROMA: Green Issue, Art Hub Gallery. Deptford, London. November 2016.