Doug
Carter
From 1994 through 2004, Doug Carter was administrator and program
coordinator
of 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 other related social commentary.
From 1962 through 1995 Doug played the blues on the local &
Ontario club scene
most notoriously with childhood friend Richard Newell aka King
Biscuit Boy.
In the 70's an early interest in fine art found Doug starting
to create visual pieces
in the style of Kurt Schwitters & Richard Hamilton. This
lead to a year of studying painting with
Gordon Perrier at the Dundas Vallery School of Art, in Dundas,
Ontario.
Printmaking followed with an exhibition by Franz Masreel in
the early 80's
at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, providing a major spark.
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 Hamilton & area visual
art scene
participating in over 25 group exhibitions since 1973.
In
December 2004, Doug left the Carnegie Gallery and Dundas
and is now living and making art in Port Colborne, Ontario.
He is currently the creative director of Niagara Moments
the on-line magazine of Niagara
Gallery.
exhibitions
articles
Me
& My Tech, Globe & Mail, 1999
View Magazine, 2006
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