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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$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
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
$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
$6,673Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.47 in Dm 17.72 in
Fabulous Italian Neoclassical Marble Sculpture of Hermes
Located in Rome, IT
19th century French finely chiseled bronze figure of Hermes . Signed Pigalle G . Cuspinera Hermes , the messenger of the gods, is sitting on a rock, ready to leap up. He is att...
Bronze
Mary
By Antoniucci Volti
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
Numbered and limited to 8 copies Artwork signed Authenticity: Sold with certificate of Authenticity Invoice from the gallery Sculpture: bronze, metal, bronze patina Display: The s...
Metal, Bronze
$143,010
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
$2,950
H 24.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in
“Chinoi Plaque #1” Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Etched Bronze & Pewter Wall Plaque
Located in Yardley, PA
In “Chinoi #1,” Philip and Kelvin LaVerne return to their favorite theme of Chinoiserie reverie, rendering a lyrical vignette from acid etched bronze and pewter. A lone figure ascend...
Metal, Bronze
$2,950
H 24.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in
“Chinoi Plaque #2” Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Etched Bronze & Pewter Wall Plaque
Located in Yardley, PA
In “Chinoi #2,” Philip and Kelvin LaVerne return to their favorite theme of Chinoiserie reverie, rendering a lyrical vignette from acid etched bronze and pewter. A lone boy sits with...
Bronze, Metal
$17,500
H 6.13 in W 8.13 in D 6.25 in
“Charging Mountain Goats” Pair Figural Bronze Sculptures Bookends Western Gorham
Located in Yardley, PA
“Charging Mountain Goats” by Anna Hyatt Huntington (American, 1876-1973) A wonderful casting of Huntington’s bronze bookend sculptures, executed by the Gorham foundry, these models ...
Bronze
$15,500
H 28 in W 7 in D 7 in
David Hostetler, Gold, Deco, Full Figure, Polished Bronze, Dancing, Female
By David Hostetler
Located in Nantucket, MA
David Hostetler's iconic female form. The polished bronze surface is sealed with Glasurit- a car finish, so it never needs to be polished. It is edition number 2/12. He has a dramat...
Bronze
$70,000
H 78 in W 20 in D 20 in
Woman, Black, Abstract, Twist, Dance, Gown, Art Deco, Garden, By Commission
By David Hostetler
Located in Nantucket, MA
Summertime Lady can be commissioned. You can have it with the black finish or painted Ferrari Red. I've cast it in a pale green patina for a pool in Bermuda. Outstanding focal point ...
Bronze
Pair of Elegant Brass Sculptures of Greyhound Dogs
Located in Rome, IT
Fine pair of gilt bronze Greyhound dog sculptures. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting. Excellent condition.
Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Herons
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Herons
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic pair of gilt bronze Cheetahs sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
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