Al Calderaro has had a long and varied career in the arts, having worked as a painter, video artist and independent film producer. After graduating from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a B. A. in U. S. History and attending graduate school at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts, Al moved to New York where he pursued a successful career as a contemporary artist. His work has been exhibited at the Holly Solomon Gallery, Concord Gallery, PS1, Bard College, 1708 Gallery and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Examples of his work are included in The Rutgers University Zimmerli Art Museum, and a number of private collections around the country. In addition, he has taught at VCU and been a guest lecturer at Bard College
After returning to Richmond in 1988, Al pursued a number of artistic ventures including opening Gallery A, a contemporary art gallery located in Richmond’s historic Shockoe Slip. In addition, he has enjoyed a long career appraising commercial real estate and has been a consultant on many of the historic adaptive reuse projects in Richmond’s revitalized downtown. Al has been a certified general real estate appraiser for over 20 years.
His life long interests in history and film, led to an association with documentary filmmaker Robert Griffith, and the founding of The American Documentary Film Fund. Al is the Executive Producer for the American Documentary Film Fund’s current project, The Judge – A Documentary.
