Sean Caulfield was born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  After completing his MFA in printmaking  at the University of Alberta in 1995, Sean spent five years working in the United States, first at Northern Illinois University as a Visiting Professor, and then at Illinois State University as an Assistant Professor. He returned to Canada in 2001 to work at The University of Alberta as a junior Canadian Research Chair in printmaking.

During the last five years Sean Caulfield has participated in a wide range of national and international exhibitions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and Japan.

Selected Collections:
LiuHaisu Art Museum of Shanghai, Shanghai, China;
Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA;
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA;
University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA;
Ernst and Young, Toronto, Canada;
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;
Alberta Art Foundation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.