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Eva Carter has been a fixture in
the Charleston art scene for nearly 30 years. Her large abstract
works in oil have been described as paintings drenched in color and
brimming with movement and emotion. A spiritual connection can be
drawn between her paintings and the ambiance of the natural
environment. Although she doesn't paint the literal landscape, her
inspiration is charged by the idyllic setting of her Wadmalaw Island
studio where she watches the ebb and flow of intercoastal
tides or a fading light on the watery horizon.
There is a balance of energy and grace in Eva Carter's paintings and it is that distinctive perspective that has won her national acclaim. Her abstract expressionist paintings have been included in numerous exhibitions at gallery spaces, universities and colleges, as well as museums throughout the Southeast. Ms. Carter has had solo exhibitions throughout the United States and her work is cherished by collectors in many countries. "For
me painting is a state of being, rather than a state of mind. As I
work, I respond to each stroke placed on the canvas. The painting
itself tells me what to do next. When I get into that trancelike
process, the oils just flow." |
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Solo
Exhibitions
Wofford
College, Spartanburg SC |
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Selected Exhibitions Abstract Art in South Carolina: 1949-2012, Columbia, SC Contemporary Carolinas - an invitational exhibit, Charleston SC Then & Now, Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach SC Songs of the Earth, Piccolo Spoleto Invitational, City Gallery at Dock Street Theater, Charleston SC Garden & Art Tour Daniel Island SC Beyond Representation: Abstract Art in the South, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC Big Paintings, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC Head Show, Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston SC Loving the Land: Exploring Southern Regionalism, Blue Spiral Gallery Asheville NC Contemporary Abstraction, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC Works on Paper, Morris Gallery, Columbia SC Alumni Exhibition, Carol Reece Museum, Johnson City TN Lure of the Lowcountry, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC Women in the South, Havens Gallery, Columbia SC Monotype Exhibition, City Gallery at Dock Street Theater, Charleston SC South Carolina Contemporary, NCNB Traveling Exhibition Artists and their Style, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC The Tax Payers' Children, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City TN From Charleston to New York, 77 Wentworth, Charleston SC |
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Selected
Articles
Two Artists Find Inspiration in Their Charleston Setting
American Contemporary Artist, Sept/Oct 2008 |
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