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
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
$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
$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
Syrene. By Victor Minko. Bronze. 50x24x15 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Viktor Mikhailovich Minko 1967 - Born in Smorgon, Belarus. 1996 - Graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts, Sculpture Department. 1996 - Soros Foundation Grand Prize. 2005 - "Go...
Bronze
An Evening in 1922, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990) Title: An Evening in 1922 Year: 1982 Medium: Bronze Edition: 61/250 Numbered, 12 AP, 9 HC Size: 17 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...
Bronze
$4,067
H 13.39 in Dm 16.93 in
VALTON Charles. The Griffin Marco. Patinated bronze. Marble base. Signed.
By Charles Valton
Located in Paris, FR
The Griffin Marco. Patinated bronze. Marble base. Signed and titled. Charles Valton was a French sculptor known for his works created in the animalier style, a 19th-century movement ...
Bronze
$10,866
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 5.12 in
Kijk Look Horseman Horse Bronze Figurative Sculpture Animal In Stock
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Kijk Look Horseman Horse Bronze Figurative Sculpture Animal In Stock KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), France 20...
Bronze
$2,750
H 20 in W 8.5 in D 7 in
Committed Study Bronze Sculpture on Sandstone Base, Contemporary, 20in
By Denny Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Committed by Denny Haskew Figurative Bronze on Sandstone Base Limited Edition of 35 20h 8.5w 7d inches #15 pictured "I give to you all that I am. My faith in Spirit is unchanging. E...
Sandstone, Bronze
Le Secret
By Edouard Drouot
Located in New York, NY
ÉDOUARD DROUOT French, (1859-1945) Le Secret Patinated bronze; Signed E. Drouot. 25 1/2 X 10 X 9 1/2 inches
Bronze
$8,600
H 30 in Dm 12 in
Emile Picault “Ad Lumen" Patinated Bronze Statue
Located in New York, NY
Émile Louis Picault (1833–1915) “Ad Lumen” Patinated Bronze Statue of “Ad Lumen” signed E. Picault. 30" H x 12" D The sculpture depicts a classical male figure astride a spher...
Bronze
$906
H 6.23 in W 8.47 in D 4.18 in
Ours - Sculpture en bronze de Josechu Lalanda, signé, numéroté, daté 1990
Located in Ixelles, BE
Josechu Lalanda (1939 - 2015) Ours Bronze à patine brune sur un socle en bois H. : 15,8 cm ; L. : 21,5 cm ; P. : 10,6 cm Signé "J. Lalanda", daté "1990" Numéroté "25 / 250" Josechu ...
Bronze
$3,416
H 13 in W 3.15 in D 3.55 in
A Nice Place - 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Monkey Sculpture
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten A Nice Place 33 x 8 x 9 cm Bronze Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and mov...
Bronze
$98,829
H 22.21 in W 9.26 in D 9.26 in
Bronze Centerpiece Empire Style as in the Oval Office Washington Donald Trump
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Gilded bronze centerpiece Paris, ca. 1820–1830, identical counterpart in Donald Trump's Oval Office Significant gilded bronze centerpiece or “Centre De Surtout De Table" based on a design by Gustav Friedrich...
Bronze
$9,919
H 11.42 in W 14.97 in D 3.15 in
Miss Bronze Sculpture Lady Lying Down Female Figure Woman Green
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Miss Bronze Sculpture Lady Lying Down Female Figure Woman Nude Green In Stock KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), F...
Bronze
Sfera con perforazione
By Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in London, GB
An exceptional example of Arnaldo Pomodoro’s iconic Sfera con Sfera series, — a pivotal period in the artist’s exploration of fractured geometric perfection. Signed, dated "'66," and...
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