John Carter is best known for his abstract sculptures. His work is frequently described as being a dialogue between painting and sculpture. It consists mainly of constructed ‘wall-objects’, often with a mathematical basis. Fully three-dimensional works have been less frequent in his output.
Carter was born in Middlesex in 1942 and studied at the Twickenham School of Art from 1958 and then at Kingston School of Art until 1963. A Leverhulme Travelling Scholarship took him to Italy, where he made his first abstract constructed works at the British School at Rome. On returning to England, Carter was engaged as an assistant to the sculptor Bryan Kneale and worked towards his first solo exhibition at Redfern Gallery, London in 1968. After winning two Arts Council Awards, a retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Warwick Arts Trust, London in 1983. Later, Carter participated in the international show Die Ecke at Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany, where he made his first contact with European concrete and constructive artists. He has since exhibited widely in Europe, Japan and the USA. John Carter held a teaching position at the Chelsea College of Art and Design until his retirement from the post in 1999. He now lives and works in London.
Education/ Awards
1958-59 Twickenham School of Art
1959-63 Kingston School of Art
1964 British School at Rome
1977 Arts Council Award
1979 Arts Council Award
1981 Tolly Cobbold – Eastern Arts 3rd National, Exhibition, Prizewinner
2007 Elected member of Royal Academy of Arts, London
Countless exhibitions in Museums - Galleries worldwide
Works in public collections and Corporate collection (selection)
Arts Council of Great Britian (GB)
British Council (GB)
Contemporary Art Society (GB)
Council for National Academic Arwards (GB)
John Creasey Collection – Salisbury (GB)
Kulturministerium – Rheinland Authority (D)
Leicestershire Education Authority (GB)
Mondriaanhuis – Amersfoort (NL)
Musée des Beaux Arts – Mons (B)
Musée du Petit Format – Couvain (B)
Museum der Künstler – Erfurt (D)
Museum Moderner Kunst – Landkreis Cuxhaven (D)
Museum Ritter – Waldenbuch Oldham (D)
Museum Pfalzgalerie – Kaiserslauten (D)
Prior’s Court School – Thatcham – Berkshire (GB)
Stadbucherei-Graphothek- Remscheid (D)
Museum im Kulturspeicher – Würzburg (D)
Peter Stuyvesant Foundation Prior’s Court School – Thatcham (GB)
Technische Universität – Darmstadt (D)
University of Reading (GB)
Arthur Andersen & Co
Astra Zeneca International
Berge y Compania – Madrid
Chemical Bank – New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Conoco Ltd
Dresdner Bank
D.W.S Bank – Frankfurt
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