Beth Carter is a Contemporary artist whose work — which includes sculpture and charcoal drawings — draws from the deep well of mythology. Her winged harpies and minotaurs are updated for the purposes of creating modern allegories so that her efforts to explore the human condition often yield thoughtful marriages of past and present worlds. Carter tells stories primarily through two mediums — her figurative sculptures are typically cast in bronze and she also creates painstakingly detailed works on paper, too.
Carter began pursuing art relatively early in life. She studied at Bath College and earned her BA in Fine Art from the University of Sunderland in 1995. Carter additionally studied at the Cyprus College of Art and the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria. Her first exhibition was the 1995 Northern Graduate Show 95' at the Royal College of Art, London, where she won the top prize. Her continuing artistic studies have taken her to India, Gambia, Mexico, Kenya, New Zealand, Tanzania and Sri Lanka.
Today, Carter is based in Bristol and exhibits throughout the United Kingdom. She is represented by galleries in the UK, America and Belgium, and her drawings and sculptures are held in private collections worldwide and in the permanent collections of the Muskegon Museum of Art and the Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins.
Carter regularly collaborates with other female artists as well. In 2020, six of her sculptures were showcased alongside works by painter Helen Flockhart at Flockhart's "Beasts" exhibition at the Arusha Gallery in Edinburgh. In 2022, Carter and artist Olivia Kemp, known for her large-scale ink drawings, exhibited together at James Freeman Gallery in London.
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Giant Standing Minotaur II
By Beth Carter
Located in Boston, MA
Carter’s work often morphs the human figure with animal, creating mythological creatures and extraordinary fictional compositions. Her work explores themes of duality, transformation...
Bronze
$9,750
Harlequin
By Beth Carter
Located in Boston, MA
Beth Carter is a visual artist based in Bristol, UK and an Academician at the Royal West of England Academy, UK. Her bronze sculptures and charcoal drawings often integrate the human...
Bronze
$7,000
Starman
By Beth Carter
Located in Boston, MA
Beth Carter is a visual artist based in Bristol, UK and an Academician at the Royal West of England Academy, UK. Her bronze sculptures and charcoal drawings often integrate the human...
Bronze
Sitting Minotaur II
By Beth Carter
Located in Boston, MA
Beth Carter is a visual artist based in Bristol, UK and an Academician at the Royal West of England Academy, UK. Her bronze sculptures and charcoal drawings often integrate the human...
Bronze
$4,500
Tristan
By Beth Carter
Located in Boston, MA
Beth Carter is a visual artist based in Bristol, UK and an Academician at the Royal West of England Academy, UK. Her bronze sculptures and charcoal drawings often integrate the human...
Bronze
$1,150
H 8 in W 6 in D 6.5 in
Dogman grew a pear 21/25 - figurative, contemporary, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Cast in bronze, this contemporary figurative sculpture of an anthropomorphic dog is by Gillie and Marc. British and Australian artists, Gillie and Marc have been called “the most su...
Bronze
$2,126
H 8.67 in W 5.12 in D 1.97 in
Small Runner "Start" II by Yann Guillon - Figurative bronze sculpture, athlete
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Small Runner "Start" II is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 22 × 13 × 5 cm (8.7 × 5.1 × 2 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 42 c...
Bronze
$5,500
H 20.08 in W 20.67 in D 7.88 in
Amancio Geometry original Bronze Iron original sculpture
By Amancio Gonzalez Morera
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" Deconstruccion I " original bronze iron original sculpture Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ Artist well known for his large format works on the street. Iron and bro...
Bronze, Iron
$19,000
H 23 in W 15 in D 13 in
"Untitled" bronze sculpture of seated female figure by artist Felipe Castañeda
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" bronze sculpture of a female nude by artist Felipe Castañeda. Inscribed F. Castañeda 1984 P/A on base.
Bronze
Running fallow deer
Located in PARIS, FR
Running fallow deer by Pierre-Jules MENE (1810-1879) A rare bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base "P.J. Mêne" With the foundry mark "fondu par Eugène...
Bronze
$4,500
H 14 in W 14 in D 8 in
"A Secret" bronze sculpture of a rounded figure whispering to another
By Monica Wyatt
Located in Edgartown, MA
I first realized my love for visual storytelling when I began producing and directing television shows. Starting with the writer’s script, my palette was everything seen through the ...
Bronze
Large Bronze Abstract Sculpture of a Bird in Flight
Located in San Francisco, CA
This large, horizontal bronze sculpture is a modernist work typically referred to as "Bird" or "Bird in Flight." Made of cast bronze with a smooth polished or patinated finish, it is...
Bronze
$7,000
H 13 in W 4 in D 6 in
The Pleiades-Celaeno 4/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette
By Richard Tosczak
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Richard Tosczak is known for his beautiful figurative sculptures. This bronze statuette of a nude female leaning as if against a wall, hands behind her back was first...
Bronze
$6,500
H 14 in W 3 in D 3.5 in
First Study 1/8 - emotive, nude, female, figurative, patina, bronze statuette
By Richard Tosczak
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This thoughtful, female, nude figure is patinated in a dark blue and black tone. Available by commission in an edition of 8, this piece is 1/8. Please allow 4-5 weeks for completion...
Bronze
Self
Located in Bloomfield, ON
SELF is a compelling and ambiguous bronze sculpture by this talented young Canadian sculptor. (b.1989, Kingston, ON) Nicholas Crombach graduated from OCAD University’s sculpture...
Bronze
$7,500
H 14 in W 11.5 in D 3 in
The Wailing Wall (Le Mur des Lamentations) 1981
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Missouri, MO
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989) "The Wailing Wall" (Le Mur des Lamentations) 1981 Bronze with Silver Patina on Jerusalem Stone Base 14 x 11½ x 3 in. (35.6 x 29.2 x 7.6 cm) Signed ...
Silver, Bronze
Minerva
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
Minerva by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina signed "Barye" on the base cast by "F. Barbedienne fondeur" (with the foundry mark) Fra...
Bronze
Fawn
By Beth Carter
Located in Boston, MA
Carter’s work often morphs the human figure with animal, creating mythological creatures and extraordinary fictional compositions. Her work explores themes of duality, transformation...
Bronze
Crowmask II
By Beth Carter
Located in Boston, MA
Carter’s work often morphs the human figure with animal, creating mythological creatures and extraordinary fictional compositions. Her work explores themes of duality, transformation...
Bronze
Minotaur Reading
By Beth Carter
Located in Boston, MA
Carter’s work often morphs the human figure with animal, creating mythological creatures and extraordinary fictional compositions. Her work explores themes of duality, transformation...
Resin
Carnival Figure
By Beth Carter
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 2 of 15 BETH CARTER is a visual artist based in Bristol, UK. Her sculpture and drawings often morph the human figure with animal creating mythological creatures and extraord...
Bronze