New year, new show

I'm so pleased to be part of a two-person show with Bob Collins at the Danforth Museum School's Round Room Gallery coming up in January. Bob and I have been teachers together at the Danforth school for the past 12 years! Since I first met him all those years ago, I've continued to marvel at his boundless energy and creative ideas as a teacher. He's never failed to be a generous and genial colleague.

Bob Collins

In addition to our professional experiences, Bob and I share many aesthetic sensibilities. We both work abstractly, with little if any reference to actual subject matter. We both rely on a plain black-and-white palette, occasionally punctuated with color. We both work on a square format, so as to give all the elements equal weight. While we speak the same language, however, we are saying different things. Bob's paintings are packed with solid, layered shapes, while mine show linked loops that are weightless and flowing. Bob is earth; I am air. I believe these factors will make for a strong show of contrasts and commonalities.

Catherine Carter

Our exhibit, titled "Recent Paintings," will be on view from Sunday, January 4, to Friday, January 16, 2015. The gallery is located on the second floor of the museum building, in the center of the school, at 123 Union Avenue in Framingham, Massachusetts. Gallery hours are Monday and Wednesday, 9 AM to 9:30 PM; Tuesday and Thursday, 9 AM to 6 PM; Friday and Saturday, 9 AM to 4 PM; and Sunday, noon to 5 PM.

More photos to come!

Artwork by Robert Collins, acrylic on board

"Scribble 4" by Catherine Carter, acrylic on canvas, 20 inches square, 2013

"Small Works" now on display

Now on view is a "Small Works" painting exhibit I have co-curated with Bob Collins at the Danforth Art School Gallery in Framingham, Massachusetts.

When Bob invited me to work with him on this show, we each selected artists whose paintings we enjoy and invited them to display works under 20 inches. The result is a rich and distinctive mixture of styles, materials and approaches by a total of 11 Massachusetts artists.

I am inspired by the contributions to the show by the three painters I invited to join us: Laraine Armenti, David Baggarly, and Cheryl Clinton. Laraine is offering a series of interior views captured in her studio, including "Blue Plant," oil on linen panel, 10" H x 8" W:

"Blue Plant" by Laraine Armenti

I am honored that David Baggarly has created a series of new works for this show, which include the mystical "Short Story # 5," mixed water media on a 12 inch square surface:

"Short Story # 5" by David Baggarly

Cherie Clinton is showing selections from her recent series of landscapes drawn from the woodlands surrounding her home in Boylston, Massachusetts, including "Boylston Tree Light # 2," made of acrylic on a 12 inch square panel:

"Boylston Tree Light # 2" by Cheryl Clinton

And I am displaying this triptych of acrylic paintings on canvas titled "Autumn Tangles"; each one is acrylic on canvas and measures 20" H x 14" W:

"Autumn Tangles 1, 2 and 3" by Catherine Carter / Photo by Cheryl Clinton

Here is a view of one of the walls of the show, shot by Cheryl Clinton:

Opening reception setup / Photo by Cheryl Clinton

Also in the show are works by Robert Collins (co-curator), Meredith Fife Day, Catherine Kehoe, Gabrielle Mossa, Lisa Gabrielle Russell, Janine Schmitt, and Patrice Sullivan.

Bob and I are grateful to Pat Walker, education director at Danforth Art, for working with Bob to place the paintings and hanging the artwork.

The show remains on exhibit until December 15. For more information, please click HERE.