Artist: Sandi Carter
Sandi Carter, NORTH CAROLINA
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BIO:
Sandi Carter's artistic voice has been a way of making life work. She is a North Carolina artist who, through the exploration of various artistic processes and inspired by natural sources, has developed a visual language layered in color and textures. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio she has spent her career working in arts education as both a teacher and arts administrator while having an active artistic practice. She attended Rhode Island School of Design and received her BSA and MA in Art Education from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. As a recently retired art educator, she is now working as a full time artist working in clay and metals from her studio in Lumberton, NC.
STATEMENT:
My inspiration for creating daily-use tableware comes from the childhood ritual of my family always sitting at the table for our meals. Meal time was when we gathered to fill our hearts and souls, celebrated life and people and enjoyed the food that nourished our bodies. The table was set with simple plates and glassware and that tradition has followed into my own home. Using handmade dishes and serving pieces elevates the daily ritual even more.
In a world of disposable things, I invite people to value enjoying their meals and beverages using beautiful handcrafted tableware. A lovely dish bearing a simple meal will always be a wonderful experience.
Inspired by botanical sources and textures, my work evokes a strong sense of fluidity and movement with stamped and carved shapes and broken lines. A dark clay body serves as the canvas for layered compositions featuring rich layers of colors, complementary contrasts, and sgraffito marks that combine to add depth and moodiness.
As an artist, my goal is to share my artistic voice in a body of work that brings collectors and users the same joy I have in making each piece.
EXPERIENCE
Ceramicist
2019 - PRESENT
Creative maker of wheel thrown ceramic homegoods using stoneware clay, underglazes, and glazes.
Jeweler
2000 - PRESENT
Creative maker of original, handmade silver and enamel jewelry.
Public Schools of Robeson County, Lumberton, NC — Arts Education Supervisor July 2004 - August 2022, Retired
Responsible for providing staff development and curriculum support for the dance, music, theatre and visual art teachers; providing support as a member of the district Curriculum & Instruction team; maintaining multiple arts education budget; planning district sponsored arts education events; grant writing for arts education & district grant applications; mentoring new teachers; review and interview of new hire applicants.
UNC at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC — Adjunct Professor
August 2009 - June 2010
Responsible for teaching pre-service elementary and art education students in the K-6 Art Activities course.
Lumberton High School, Lumberton, NC — Art Teacher
August 1994 - June 2004
High school art teacher responsible for teaching all studio mediums, processes and art history/appreciation.
EDUCATIONUNC at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC — MA Art Education
December 2006
Pembroke State University, Pembroke, NC — BS Art Education
May 1994
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Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
August 1980 - June 1981
WORKSHOPS
Dietland Vander Schaaf, Layers, Translucency & See Throughs -Encaustic, August 2020 Sonoma Community Arts Center, Naomi Clement Hand Building workshop, May 2020 FrankArts Ceramic Workshops - 2020
Making Your Own Stamps with Sarah Pike
Making a Stamped & Slab-Built Mug with Sarah Pike
Feel the Peel Part 1: All Things Stencil with Diana Fayt
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts - Tanya Crane Enameling, Deer Isle, Maine, June 2019 Maine College of Art, Art Educator Art Fellowship, Portland, ME, June 2017 Maine College of Art, Art Educator Art Fellowship, Portland, ME, June 2015
EXHIBITIONS & ART MARKETS
May -June 2024 - In Hand, A Cup Show, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest NJ April -Sept. 2024 - C.A.M.era: Robeson County, Contemporary Art Museum (CAM), Raleigh NC April 2024 - FUSE Makers Market, Winston Salem NC
April 2024 - SIP A Ceramic Cup Show, Ology Gallery, Savannah GA
April -June 2024 - Small Favors 2024, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia
March 2024 - Chock Full of Cups, Oya Studio NCECA, Richmond VA
Dec. 23 - Feb. 24 - Winter Show 2024, GreenHill Center for Art, Greensboro NC Dec. 2023 - Boylan Heights Artwalk 2023, Raleigh NC
Dec. 2023 - Pop-Up Raleigh, Raleigh NC
Nov. 2023 - Pop Up in the Pines, Southern Pines NC
Oct. 2023 - Momento Mori Exhibition, Night Shift Studio, Philadelphia PA Sept. 2023 - Fall Artisan Fair, Hope Mills NC
Sept. 2023 - Potters Market at the Mint Museum, Charlotte NC
Sept. 2023 - Pembroke Day, UNCP, Pembroke NC
May 2023 - Ackland Art Museum Spring Fling Arts Festival, Chapel Hill NC May 2023 - Pop Up in the Pines, Southern Pines NC
April 2023 - FUSE Makers Market, Winston Salem NC
Nov. 2022 - Holidays on Hay, Fayetteville,NC
August 2022 - Patchwork Makers Market, Durham NC
May 2022 - Artsplosure Art Market, Raleigh NC
August 2022 - ALCHEMY 6: Enamelist Society Juried Exhibition
Sept. 2021 - American Craft Council Atlanta/Southeast Craft Week
July 2021 - Baltimore Jewelry Center Summer Sale, Baltimore MD
April 2021 - Arts on Elm Festival, Lumberton NC
July 2015 to January 2016 - Fine Art @ Baxters Gallery, New Bern NC
May 2013 to June 2016 - Jackie O’Neil’s Designs, Lumberton NC
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April 2012 to July 2012 - African American Panoramic Experience Museum, Atlanta GA Oct. 2011 to June 2012 - Chroma Art Gallery, Savannah GA
Nov. 2009 to PRESENT - Sandi Carter Studio Show
1994 to 2013 - PSRC Faculty Art Exhibition
1993 - Fayetteville Museum of Art’s Twenty-Second Annual NC Artists Exhibition - “Self-Portrait #5”, Fayetteville NC
1993 - Pratt Community College, Pratt KS, Black History Month Two-Person Show 1993 - Annual Juried Artists Exhibition, Fayetteville Arts Council, Fayetteville NC - “The Estrangement”; “Figure in Milori”
1993 - Fine Arts Festival, Moore County Arts Council, Southern Pines NC - Best in Show “Group on Target”; First Place Drawing
“Group on Target”; Honorable Mention “The Dream”
1993 - Peachbelt Athletic Conference Art Exhibit, Columbus, GA, Mixed Media Drawing, “Self-Portrait #3”
1992 - Annual Juried Artists Exhibition, Fayetteville Arts Council, Fayetteville NC - “Untitled” Collograph Print
1992 - Black on White National Juried Exhibition, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Sawtooth Gallery, Winston-Salem NC - “The Dream”
1992 - Peachbelt Athletic Conference Art Exhibit, ColumbiaI GA - Clay Vessel 1992 - Fine Arts Festival, Moore County Arts Council, Southern Pines NC - Honorable Mention Mixed Media “A Glimpse Between the Threads”
GALLERIES
Ackland Art Museum
Chapel Hill, NC
GreenHill Center for NC Art
Greensboro, NC
Visual Index Gallery
Winston-Salem, NC
ARTS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
Children’s Theatre Arts Program - theatre program I started in 2006 for students in 2nd - 7th grade.
Center Stage Theatre Company - theatre program I started in 2017 for students in 8th -12th grade.
City of Lumberton Downtown Mural Project - organized the mural project in partnership with the City of Lumberton.
Robeson County Fair School Art Exhibition - organized the school art exhibition. Superintendent Holiday Card Series - organized design contest; did graphic design layout for series.
Superintendents’ Choice Art Gallery - yearly exhibition of one selected artwork from each school. Red Dress Design Contest - partnership with SE Regional Medical Center Heart Center. Community In Schools - partnership with fundraising events.
Robeson County Arts Council - board member, partnership to provide Saturday Art for children Sandi Carter
& other community arts programing..
Very Special Arts Festival - partnership with UNC-Pembroke to organize art festival for EC students.
Highway Hawk Recycling Design Contest - partnership with City Councilman David Edge; organized art contest.
Inner Peace Arts Center - partnership for high school art exhibitions.
NC Arts Council - multiple CartWheels grant recipient.
UNC-Pembroke Art Department - partnership to provide visual art teachers professional development.
UNC-Pembroke Music Department - partnership to provide music teachers professional development.
UNC-Pembroke Theatre Department - partnership to provide HS theatre students workshop opportunities.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Sewing
Knitting
Needlepoint
Yoga
Traveling
SKILLS
Highly organizedTeam player
Experienced teacher
Computer skills
Multimedia artist