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
$14,500
H 16 in W 16 in D 11 in
Tabula Rasa - abstracted, gothic, bronze, gold plated, figurative sculpture
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A gold patinated head bursts from its shell of bronze in this aptly titled sculpture by Dale Dunning. Bronze sculptor Dale Dunning’s skilled craftsmanship never overshadows the stor...
Bronze
Two Together
By Joy Brown
Located in Greenwich, CT
Artist Statement: My figures speak to me of that peaceful place in myself - calm, open, aware. My art reflects the influence of my childhood in Japan and of the rigorous discipline...
Bronze
$4,267Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 10.63 in
Elephant bronze figurative animal sculpture of circus scene by Rolf Knie
By Rolf Knie
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Elephant" is a bronze sculpture by famous Swiss artist Rolf Knie. The work is an original bronze sculpture in an edition of 13. Signed and numbered. Comes ...
Bronze
Business as Usual
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Men in business suits in a tug of war. Edition of 45 American, b. 1958 Jim Rennert was born in 1958, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake Ci...
Bronze
$3,180
H 24.81 in W 9.45 in D 8.27 in
A Second Glance, Contemporary Bronze Figure Sculpture
Located in Taichung, TW
Part of Ser Uang Huang’s Childhood Series. Gazing captures the playful innocence of childhood through the image of a boy forming binoculars with his hands, smiling as he peers into t...
Bronze
$3,180
H 16.15 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
Midst of Waiting, Contemporary Bronze Figure Sculpture
Located in Taichung, TW
Part of Ser Uang Huang’s Travelers Series. Huang has a gift for capturing fleeting yet profound moments from everyday life, and Midst of Waiting is one such example. Waiting is an in...
Bronze
$5,140
H 10.63 in W 23.63 in D 4.73 in
Childhood, Contemporary Bronze Figure Sculpture
Located in Taichung, TW
Part of Ser Uang Huang’s Childhood Series. Childhood is a work full of charm and playful creativity. The boy and girl figures are separate from the log-like base, allowing viewers to...
Bronze
$9,700
H 15.36 in W 5.91 in D 4.73 in
Harmony, Contemporary Bronze Figure Sculpture
Located in Taichung, TW
Harmony is a whimsical and lighthearted work that captures the playful spirit of a group chorus. The three figures, each with a distinct mouth shape, appear to be singing in differen...
Bronze
Epiphany
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a businessman peering through a hole
Bronze, Steel
Steadfast
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
A figure with his hand over his heart, looking upwards. Edition of 9
Bronze
What? Contemporary Bronze Figure Sculpture
Located in Taichung, TW
Part of Ser Uang Huang’s Childhood Series. What? draws on the innocence and playfulness of childhood, capturing a child’s carefree gesture in a form that is slightly cartoonish yet s...
Bronze
Daily Grind
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of two men in business suits, back to back with their arms linked Edition of 9
Bronze, Steel
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