Wood Sprites #1, monotype

From 1994 through 2004, Doug Carter was administrator and program coordinator at the Dundas Art and Craft Association's "Carnegie Gallery"
a non-profit gallery dedicated to the promotion of regional art and crafts,
located in Dundas, Ontario. Over his ten years at the Carnegie Gallery,
Doug was responsible for seeking out and staging the following invitational
group exhibitions: "Monoprints & Monotypes", "The Drawing Show",
''Regional Sculpture: Past, Present, Future", "Self-Portraits",
"15 Women Photographers" and "The United State of Assemblage".

In 1999, Doug conceived of, participated in and curated "BEAFRAID!"
for the Art Gallery of Hamilton's "Countdown To The Millennium" series.
Along with Doug, "BEAFRAID!" included Hamilton artists
Ray Cinovskis, Chriseddy, Chris Hartnett, Brian Kelly & Jim Mullin
working with the concept of recycling discarded computer components
as 'fine art" and commenting on other computer /new technology.

From 1962 through 1995 Doug played the 'blues' bass on the local &
Ontario club scene most notoriously with childhood friend,
blues harmonica virtuoso Richard Newell aka King Biscuit Boy
as well as with Hamilton guitar hero, Guitar Mikey McMillan.

In the 70's an interest in fine art found Doug starting to create visual part
in the style of Kurt Schwitters & Richard Hamilton. This lead to a year of studying painting with Gordon Perrier at the Dundas Valley School of Art,
in Dundas, Ontario. Printmaking & drawing at ‘live’ entertainment venues followed exposure to the German Expressionists and viewing an exhibition
by Franz Masreel at the Art Gallery of Ontario in the early 80's

Doug was born and educated in Hamilton and Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
He creates constructions, drawings, prints and paintings. Doug is a longtime participant in the Greater Hamilton area visual art scene participating in over
30 group exhibitions since 1973 as well as having several solo & two man exhibitions including a solo exhibition combining oil painting
with assemblage,
“Too Close For Comfort: I Can See America From My Back Door”, at the Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, in September 2006. In 2008 and 2009 he exhibited in Port Colborne at Studio West and at Arts Place Gallery.

In December 2004, Doug left the Carnegie Gallery and Dundas.
After spending 2 ½ years living in Wainfleet Township along the Lake Erie
south shore, he is now living and making art right beside the Welland Canal
in historic Humberstone, Port Colborne, Ontario.


November, monotype

the images on this page are from Doug's recent exhibition
"Which Way The Wind Blows" at Arts Place Gallery, Port Colborne
click here to see a gallery of the work from the exhibition.

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