BIO
My artistic journey embraces change, growth, discovery, and the inherent dichotomous nature of life that continually alternates between chaos and order, disruptions and harmony, adversity and fortune.
It is the constant internal adjustment to the changes going on in and around me that I find compelling. To make sense of it, I seek to find balance, harmony, and rhythm in my work.
As I work, I let my memories, experiences, emotions, and materials guide me. The edges, layers, transitions, tensions, and movement converge and represent the ongoing and continuous metamorphosis.
In my sculptural work, I create multiple forms, abstracting visual references from the human form, nature, and my experiences. I arrange and rearrange the forms until they “fit” together. Through this back-and-forth dialog to find what “feels” right, the work transforms into something new. It is important to me that as you move around each piece, it evolves, conjuring new perspectives, emotions, and images.
I have become obsessed with the cracks in the pavement and sidewalk that inspire my drawings. I am fascinated by what lies beneath the surface as “it” seemingly tries to break through its shell to become something other.
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October 2023
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