Catharine Carter

Growing up I was introduced to fairytales, fables and myths. My father who was a performer would read the old stories with great expression, making them come to life for me. Imagination was celebrated and make-believe tales were an every night event complete with costumes and props. I studied painting and printmaking at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts. My imagery is reminiscent of the romantic style of Pre-Raphaelite painters like Gabriele Rossetti and illustrators such as William Blake and Arthur Rackham. My photomontage images, offer the viewer a variety of dream landscapes inhabited by characters caught in the grip of wonder as they journey through an inscrutable world. I have always been drawn to ancient spaces, castles, sepulchers and catacombs, which I weave together to create my fantasy narrative.