Alexandra Carter (b. 1985 in Boston) lives and works in San Diego, California. She received an MFA from Goldsmiths University of London in 2015 and a BA from Rhodes College in Memphis in 2009. Recent solo exhibitions include "Bumps & Grinds" at Rogers Gallery in Las Vegas, "A Sense of Heat in Her Brain" at Luna Anaïs Gallery in Los Angeles, "Berries for Baubo" at Radiant Space in Los Angeles, and "Tether" (duo show) at Oolong Gallery in Solana Beach, CA. Other solo exhibitions include Fusion Gallery (Turin, Italy), Southfork (Memphis), Projecto’ace Foundation (Buenos Aires), and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. She has been selected for residency projects nationally and internationally, including the Kone Foundation’s Saari Residence (Finland), Rogers Art Loft (Las Vegas), KulturKontakt Austria (Vienna), Qwatz (Rome), Graniti Murales (Sicily), Vice~Versa Foundation (Goa, India), RECSIM (Jashipur, India), Galerija-Muzej Lendava (Slovenia), and the Kentucky Foundation for Women (Prospect, KY).

My figurative paintings explore the sensations of the female body through themes of fertility, the monstrous feminine, and maternity. I am inspired by folklore and classical mythology, while the details of my paintings often reference my own body and background. I draw from my upbringing (especially my origins on a cranberry farm in New England) as well as literature, dance, and costume. In my paintings, wanton figures of myth and fairytale perform a sumptuous dance within the monstrous and the maternal grotesque. The body is often subsumed in pregnancy, postpartum, or caregiving while maintaining a certain burlesque attitude. I use alternative media and surfaces to emphasize a visceral mark. The spill of ink on translucent matte drafting film refers back to the body permeating beyond its own boundaries. I often use myself as my model, creating a private performance for my camera, spurred by specific images or words, reenacting a story or thought through movement and expression.

Exhibitions:

In The Middle With You

Monstrous Mothers

Here I Can Creep Smoothly On The Floor, And Fit In That Smooch Around The Wall, So I Cannot Lose My Way