BIO
Life is chaos and order; disruptions and harmony; adversity and fortune. It’s this dichotomous reality that I find compelling. The push and pull and sometimes abrupt changes of state can force a more introspective look inside oneself, while things churn until finally settling into a new perspective.
I seek to find balance, harmony, and rhythm in my sculptures. By exploring how edges, layers, transitions, tensions, and movement can work together, I can find synchronization in my perceived chaos.
Not committed to any particular medium, lately I find myself alternating between plaster and tree branches and wire or clay. Each material has its own constraints that challenge my sensibilities. Which is both maddening and exciting.
I find constant fascination in the cracks and crevices of the sidewalk below my feet, the drawings made by winters’ naked branches against a bright clear sky, or the rhythms of the wires balanced between telephone poles. I find the majesty and cadence of both rocks and trees particularly compelling. These are the visual references that inspire me and inform my work.
As I work I let my memories, experiences, emotions, and internal struggles, along with the challenges presented by the materials, guide me. Through the constant back and forth dialog of what “feels” right, the work finds its balance and place in time.
May 2022
Education
Exhibitions
Publications
Awards
2008 New York Studio School - MFA Sculpture
2018 San Francisco Chronicle. “Studio visit with Richard Carter in his 1874 Napa County farmhouse”. Mention. Food/Home Garden. Leilani Marie Labong. Retrieved from: https://www.sfchronicle.com/homeandgarden/article/Studio-visit-with-Richard-Carter-in-his-1874-Napa-12979810.php
2010 Catalog for Sculpture Key West 2010
2009 New York Times. “Like Art? You’ll love our condos”. Real Estate page 7. Alison Gregor Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/realestate/10posting.html?_r=1
2009 Catalog for Sculpture Key West 2009
2009 Art Critical. “Sculpture Key West 2009”. April 2009 Retrieved from: http://artcritical.com/kee/CKKeyWestSculpture.htm Christina Kee
2008 Bohemian.com. “Form Over Function: Carter Studio retrospective shows as much and as little ceramics as possible”. November 11, 2008. Retrieved from: http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/11.05.08/arts-0845.html Gretchen Giles
2021 Patterns in Nature, WoArt, Online exhibition, juried by Christina Massey
2019 Coast to Coast Group Show, Berry Campbell Gallery, NYC, juried by Karen Wilkin
2019 Coast to Coast Group Show, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, juried by Karen Wilkin
2018 Wonder and Whimsy, Group Show, Santa Rosa Art Center, Santa Rosa, CA
2011 Art in Nature, Greenwood Garden, Short Hills, NJ, curated by Karen Wilkin
Group Exhibition, Ezair Gallery, South Hampton, NY
ArtLoud, Outdoor Sculpture Walk, Tampa, FL
Governor’s Island Art Fair, Governor’s Island, NYC, juried by 4heads.org
Group Sculpture Exhibition, Sculptors Guild, Governor’s Island, NYC, curated by Karen Wilkin
Change of Climate, 26 W. 17th St., NY, NY – Group Exhibition, curated by Mary Mihelic
New York Studio School Benefit: Group Exhibition, curated by Graham Nickson
2010 Group Sculpture Exhibition, Rogue Space Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Williard Boepple
Sculpture Group Exhibition, Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, FL
Sculpture Key West – Key West, FL: 2010 Group Exhibition, juried by Lilly Wei
2009 SPCTCLR VWS, One Brooklyn Bridge Park – Group Exhibition, curated by Mary Mihelic
New York Studio School Benefit: Group Exhibition, curated by Jeffrey Hoffeld
Sculpture Key West – Key West, FL: 2009 Group Exhibition, juried by Shamim Momin
Open Studios – Dumbo Arts Festival, Brooklyn New York, NY
2008 QuickSilver Mine Co. Gallery, Group Exhibition, Sonoma Co., CA
Open Studios – Dumbo Arts Festival, Brooklyn New York, NY
ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, NY: Art Students’ Exhibition
New York Studio School, New York, NY: MFA Thesis Exhibition
New York Studio School, New York, NY: Hohenberg Award Exhibition
2010 Rogue Space Gallery Sculpture Show- Best in Show
2009 Sculpture Key West for “Emancipate I” – Third Place Grand Esplanade Award & Best By Sea
2008 Artist in Residence, New York Studio School – Brooklyn Annex
2007 Hohenberg Travel Scholarship
2006-07 LCU Scholarship
2004 Merit Award Winner, Sculpture: New York Studio School