PRIME LIVING
Two women, one shared passion This article is about two artists from different eras and with divergent backgrounds. One has had her career uplifted by her consistent drive and work ethic. The other is an accomplished woman and professional artist in the early stages of dementia who has broken through barriers.
Enter Catherine Carter, one of the hardest-working artists in the South Coast, by my estimation. Carter began her career as a student at the School of Fashion Design in Boston. After pursuing a career in fashion, she received her MFA in painting from the Ron University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Fortier Catherine Carter has taught art for more than 25 years at Lasell University, the Community College of Rhode Island, and Framingham State University. Add to that her experiences as an instructor at art museums in Attleboro, Framingham, New Bedford, Newport, and Worcester. In 2018, she opened her school of art at the Hatch Street Studios in New Bedford. She offered realistic drawing classes to children including mixed-media classes and workshops for adults as well. 2022 represents a new start for her. Although catherine will continue to offer classes, her studio work remains her primary direction. For an artist, the creative process, “specifically, artistic inspiration and how that translates directly into such decisions as color choices, materials” is what it really is all about, Carter says. Carter’s new opportunity allows her “to focus on creating my artwork,” she says. “I have been fortunate enough to be represented by an art consultant who places a lot of work in residential homes.” Art consultants work with interior designers and others working in the private or public sector to secure artwork and often commissioning artists to produce specific works for their clients.
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Catherine carter offers art classes at H atch Street Studios in New Bedford
