Untitled (No. 2), 2025

Austrian crystal, braided steel thread

151 in (383.5 cm)

Untitled (No. 15), 2025

Austrian crystal, braided steel thread

137 in (348 cm)

Untitled, 2023

Acrylic on graphite on canvas

17 x 23 x 2.5 in (43.2 x 58.4 x 6.3 cm)

Tulip, 2023

Acrylic on canvas

11 x 14 x 2.5 in (27.9 x 35.6 x 6.3 cm)

Untitled (No. 7), 2025

Austrian crystal, braided steel thread

151 in (383.5 cm)

Casey Callahan is a multidisciplinary artist working in sculpture, installation, drawing, and performance. Her practice examines the physical and emotional significance of materials, often referencing everyday forms and gestures with a desire to slow down and connect with the unnoticed. Rooted in process, presence, and spatial awareness, Callahan’s work emphasizes subtle shifts in light, texture, sound, and sensation—encouraging viewers to attune themselves to nuance and explore the potential for healing through sensory experience.

Casey Callahan (b. 1996, Omaha, Nebraska) received her BFA from Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE. Her work has been exhibited at Baader-Meinhof, Studio 62, Mamo Gallery, and Project Project in Omaha, NE; Family in Montreal, Canada; Palazzo San Giuseppe in Polignano a Mare, Italy; and OCHI in Los Angeles, CA. Callahan has completed residencies at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, NE; The Union for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE; and the Chautauqua School of Art in Chautauqua, NY, among others. Her work has been featured and reviewed in publications such as Whitehot Magazine, Formation Art, and Glasstire. Callahan lives and works in Omaha, NE.

Born 1996 in Omaha, NE

Lives and works in Omaha, NE

EDUCATION

2018

BFA, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE

SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2025

Visual Snow, with Jack Ryan, OCHI, Los Angeles, CA

2024

All that we cannot see, with Marlon Kroll, Baader-Meinhof, Omaha, NE

2022

Elements of Change, Studio 62, Omaha, NE
Oceans of Emptiness, with Alajia Mckizia, Mamo Gallery, Omaha, NE
Breeze & Bloom, CAR>GO, Omaha, NE

2021

Metronome, Project Project, Omaha, NE
Interference, Baader-Meinhoff, Omaha, NE

2019

Phonological Loop, The Sanctuarium, Omaha, NE

2017

Something about stories, The Mez, Lincoln, NE

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025

Being Forward, Family, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2024

Phone, Wallet, Keys, Coco Hunday, Tampa, FL
Come On, Come Over, Elder Gallery, Lincoln, NE

2023

My whole world, Baader-Meinhof, Omaha, NE
Post Façade, Maple Street Construct, Omaha, NE

2022

k.i.s.s., Storage Space, Indianapolis, IN
Post-it, Radial Art Center, Omaha, NE
Improvise, Maple Street Construct in Omaha, NE; Los Angeles, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; and New York, NY
Artcetera, Sioux City Arts Center, Sioux City, IA
Baitball (02), Palazzo San Guiseppe, Polignano a Mare, Italy

2021

Inside Out, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE

2020

OEA Winter Visual Arts Showcase, Robert and Bob Rogers Gallery, Omaha, NE
So The Story Goes, Michael Phipps Gallery, Omaha, NE

2018

New Year, New Me, Outrspaces, Omaha, NE
Silk, Omaha Creative Institute, Omaha, NE
Loading..., Elder Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Outside our Minds, Outrspaces, Omaha, NE

2017

Nebraska 2D Biennial, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
Don't Tap On The Glass, Tu Ames, Chautauqua, NY

2016

Metropolis and Invisible Cities, Constellation Studios, Lincoln, NE
Pretty Dirty Things, Elder Gallery, Omaha, NE

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

2024

Artist-in-Residence, The Kimmel Harding Center for the Arts, Nebraska, NE

2023

Inside/Outside Fellowship Recipient, The Union for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE

2022

Microgrant Recipient, Nebraska Arts Council, Omaha, NE

Recipient: Microgrant, Amplify Arts, Omaha, NE

2021

Artist Residency, Mamo Gallery, Omaha, NE

2017

Artist-in-Residence, Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua, NY

Peggy Arenz Fellowship Recipient, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2025

“Featured Artist: Casey Callahan," Formation Art, Mar.

2023

“The Necessity of Art and Experience with Casey Callahan," Arts and Crafts, Sep. (podcast)
“Meet 2023 Fellow Casey Callahan," The Union for Contemporary Art, Apr.

2022

Sarradet, William. “Visting Omaha Artists in their Studios," Glasstire, Oct. 3

2021

Krainak, Mike. “Best of Times, Worst of Times," The Reader, Dec.
Orozco, Jonathan. “Cyborg Environmentalism," Whitehot Magazine, Dec.
Hirschorn, Corbin. “Metronome opens at Project Project," KVNO News, Feb.
Krainak, Mike. “Positive Interference," The Reader, Jan.

2020

“Casey Callahan: Fizz Featured Artist," Fizz at Jackson Dinsdale Art Center Galleries, Jan.
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