My artwork explores allegory, suggesting interpretation without dictating meaning. It is my hope that the images transport the viewer to a place where fantasy and reality can merge into a cohesive story of their own imagination. Click here to download a PDF of this page.
Education:
2019: Gold Leaf on Vellum workshop with Wendi Schneider, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
2011: Photogravure Workshop, Café Press, Carolina Beach, NC
2009: Bromoil Workshop, Penland School of Craft, NC
1974: Bachelor of Fine Art, UNC-CH
Selected Exhibits and Publications:
2023
New artist/member at The Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC.
Featured Artist Show, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Hillsborough, NC.
SE Center for Photography, Greenville SC, “Strange, Weird and Unique”, group show.
GreenHill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC, “Ten NC Photographers”, Curated by John Rosenthal
Orange County Artist Guild Pre-studio tour exhibit, AtsCenter, Chapel Hill , NC
Orange County Artist Guild Pre-studio tour exhibit HGA, Hillsborough, NC
2022
17th Annual Spider Awards, one image nominated in category of Fine Art.
Orange County Artist Guild Open Studio Tour 2022.
Orange County Artist Guild Holiday Show, Eno Gallery, Hillsborough, NC
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX. “Story”, Director’s Choice Award, group show and catalog.
Through This Lens Gallery, Durham, NC. “Public Dreams and Private Myths” Featured Artist for September-October.
CLICK! Photography Festival, “Revelo” Outdoor exhibition, group show.
Tom Stevens Gallery, Featured Artist July-August, Hillsborough, NC.
Orange County Artist Guild, Summer Show at Eno Gallery, Hillsborough, NC
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX., “She” group show and catalog.
The Jung Society of the Triangle, Guest Speaker, “Magic, Metaphor, Myth & Photomontage”
Hillsborough Gallery of Art, “Resolutions, 7th Annual Juried Show,” Best in Show
Fotonostrum, Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, 6 images accepted in Barcelona Spain Exibition.
2021
CLICK! Photography Festival, “Persevere,” Outdoor Exhibition, Two images accepted
Shadow & Light Magazine, November/December B&W Issue, Mini portfolio
Orange County Artist Guild Holiday Show , Hillsborough, NC
16th Annual Spider Awards, two images nominated in category of Fine Arts
B&W Magazine, April #145, Dreams and Transformations, Featured Article.
Shadow & Light Magazine, January/February, Fairy Tales, Fables & Myths, Featured Article.
New York Center for Photographic Arts, “Wandering Curve,” second place, group show and catalog,
SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC, ”Portals,” group show and catalog
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX., “Water,” group show and catalog.
2020
Orange County Artist Guild, Chapel Hill, NC, On-Line Spring Show
Lensculture Critics’ Choice Award, 2020 On-Line Gallery
Orange County Artist Guild, Chapel Hill, NC, On-Line Fall Show
15th Annual Spider Awards, 4 images selected in the category of Fine Art
Centerpiece Gallery, Spotlight Artist for August, Raleigh NC
2019
Orange County Artist Guild, Chapel Hill, NC, spring group show
Orange County Artist Guild, Chapel Hill NC, fall group show
The ArtsCenter Group Show
Orange County Artist Guild, Chapel Hill NC, Open Studio Tour
2018
Orange County Artist Guild: Juried in as a New Member
Orange County Artist Guild, Chapel Hill NC, spring group show
Horse and Buggy, Durham, NC: “Click” Photo Book Show finalist
Bamboo Wind Project, Durham, NC: Multi-media presentation with Images (words by Coke Ariel, dance by Shaleigh Comerford Company)
Cary Photographic Artist, Cary NC, guest speaker and artist talk
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middleburg, VT, Juried group show, “ Fictional Narratives”
SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. Juried group show, “Altered Worlds”
Orange County Artist Guild, Chapel Hill, NC, Fall group show
Orange County Artist Guild Annual Open Studio Tour, Chapel Hill, NC
2017
11th Annual Spider Awards, Images nominated in the category of Fine Art
CLICK Photography Festival, Durham, NC, group show “Resist”
Orton Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, 8th Annual Self-Published Photo Book Show
Horse and Buggy Press Gallery, Durham, NC, group exhibit
The Light Factory Charlotte NC Membership Group Show
2016
Tyndall Galleries, University Place, Chapel Hill, NC, exhibit, artist talk and book
release, “Journey”
CAM, Raleigh, NC, exhibit and book talk
10th Annual Spider Awards, images nominated in the category of Fine Art
Tyndall Gallery, University Place, Chapel Hill, NC, “The Collective Memory Series”
SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC, juried group show “Nocturne”
SE Center for Photogrpahy, Greenville, SC, juried show “Portals”
2015
Tyndall Gallery, University Place, Chapel Hill, NC, “The Collective Memory Series”
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middleburg, VT, juried exhibit and online catalog “Going Places”
The Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC, guest speaker for “Tour with Two” at
“PhotoVisions”
The FRANK Arts Collective, Chapel Hill, NC, group show “ Local Inside and Out”
The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC, multi-media presentation for the one act play,
“Life without Water”
The Compass Center, Chapel Hill, NC, “Through Woman’s Eyes, By Woman’s Hands”
ArtField 2015, Lake City, SC, accepted and exhibited at the festival
NYC4 Photographic Arts, New York, NY, group show “The Wandering Curve”
2014
Home Gallery Show, my home/studio in Chapel Hill, NC
Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC, group show, “100 Under 1000”
Critical Mass 2014 Photography Competition, top 200 finalist
The Compass Center, Chapel Hill, NC, “Through Woman’s Eyes, By Woman’s Hands”
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, exhibit and On-Line Catalog.
“Water, Elemental and Fundamental”
2013
Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC, group show, “100 Under 1000”
Through This Lens Gallery, Durham, NC, exhibit and artist talk
Black & White Magazine “Spotlight: Catharine Carter”, Issue 96, Pp. 86-89
The Compass Center, Chapel Hill, NC, “Through Woman’s Eyes, By Woman’s Hands”
PhotoPlace Gallery. Middlebury, VT, “Mysterious Visions: Dreams, Fantasies,
and Mirages”
2012
Silvershotz International Journal of Contemporary Photography, “Catharine Carter: Waking Dreams.” Vol. 8, Ed. 1. Pp. 56-66.
The Framer’s Corner, Carrboro, NC, featured artist
Diffusion Magazine, juried exhibit, “Enchantment”, Pp. 46
Black & White Magazine, Portfolio Contest Winner 2012
Critical Mass 2012 Photography Competition, top 200 finalist
Bill Hester Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, painting and photomontage exhibit
CENTER, Santa Fe, NM, photographic portfolio review
Chapel Hill Historical Society, “Town Treasures” photographic exhibit
The Compass Center, Chapel Hill, NC “Through Woman’s Eyes, By Woman’s Hands”
2011
Silvershotz International Journal of Contemporary Photography, 2011, “Catharine
Carter: Waking Dreams” Pp. 16-17. (One of 20 international winners)
Through This Lens Gallery, Durham, NC, featured artist
Bill Hester Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC. “Three Woman Show”
Chapel Hill Historical Society, “Town Treasures” photographic exhibit
2010
Bill Hester Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC, “Waking Dreams”
Chapel Hill Historical Society, “Town Treasures” photographic exhibit
Bill Hester Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC, acrylic paintings, group show
1974-2009
Catharine Carter Photography, Chapel Hill, NC, full-time portrait studio
Awards:
Professional Photographers of America, Photographer of the Year (silver), 2009
South Eastern Professional Photographers, Best of Show, 2009
South Eastern Professional Photographers, 1st Place, 2009
Professional Photographers of America, Kodak Gallery Award, 2009
Professional Photographers of America, Photographer of the Year (bronze), 2006