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
Civil War Soldier Bronze titled "Through Shot and Shell"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Through Shot and Shell by James Nathan Muir is a powerful and emotionally charged bronze sculpture that immerses the viewer in the chaos of a Civil War battlefield. Muir, celebrated ...
Bronze
$1,380
H 8.5 in W 8.25 in D 3 in
They Rode to Save Wildlife (Red) 95/100 - Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary bronze figurative tabletop sculpture featuring animals is by Gillie and Marc. The British/Australian artistic duo of Gillie and Marc’s humorous bronze sculptures h...
Bronze
$11,178
H 5.52 in W 13 in D 16.15 in
Victory (La Vittoria) - Sculpture by Adolfo Wildt - 1990
By Adolfo Wildt
Located in Roma, IT
Second Edition of 6 copies plus 3 Artist’s Proofs, realized in 1990 after the famous homonymous sculpture realized by Wildt in 1918/19. Authorized by Wildt's heirs, from the original...
Bronze
$1,588
H 11.82 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
Frieda – Emilia by Nando Kallweit. Bronze Sculpture, Edition of 50
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Coltishall, GB
Frieda – Emilia is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. Inspired by the the legend of the phoenix, this female figure has graceful wings instead of arms. The p...
Bronze
$4,650
H 51.97 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Eileen III by Nando Kallweit. Tall, elegant bronze sculpture of human figure.
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Coltishall, GB
Eileen III is a tall, elegant bronze sculpture of a human figure. Nando Kallweit is a German sculptor working in bronze and oak. Kallweit carves the original piece from a piece o...
Bronze
$4,650
H 55.12 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Marlene III by Nando Kallweit. Tall, elegant bronze sculpture of human figure.
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Coltishall, GB
Marlene III is a tall, elegant bronze sculpture of a human figure. Nando Kallweit is a German sculptor working in bronze and oak. Kallweit carves the original piece from a piece of oak using a chainsaw. The oak marque is then used to create a cavity in clay and sand into which the bronze is poured. The resultant bronze is particularly organic and tactile. The wood grain is apparent, as are the cut marks where the chainsaw has bitten into the wood. As a young boy, Kallweit was inspired by the beauty and antiquity of a bust of Nefertiti...
Bronze
$5,236
H 6.7 in W 5.52 in D 5.91 in
Porthos by Marie Louise Sorbac - Bronze animal sculpture, bull
By Marie Louise Sorbac
Located in Paris, FR
Porthos is a bronze patinated sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 17 x 14 x 15 cm (6.7 × 5.5 × 5.9 in). There are 8 editions and 4 artist's pr...
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
$708
H 7.88 in W 1.97 in D 1.97 in
Woman with Photo by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative sculpture.
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Coltishall, GB
Woman with Photo is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage through the stylised ...
Bronze
$1,975
H 11.82 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
Gaea by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative sculpture.
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gaea is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage through the stylised Egyptian-inf...
Bronze
$11,002
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
$917
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
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