In this Artist Spotlight, I welcome local artist and figurative painter Alexandra Carter. Alexandra’s work currently explores fertility, motherhood, and the feminine. We talk about her journey to becoming an artist and a mother, her sources of inspiration, the unique material she uses, and how her journey with fertility has impacted her creative work. Her work is currently being shown at Oolong Gallery in Solana Beach, alongside her friend and fellow artist Christiana Updegraff. The show runs through May 6, 2023, and you can learn more about it here.

In this episode, Alexandra mentions the acupuncturist she works with, Emily Marson. Learn more about her and her clinic, Aphrodite Fertility.

Guest Bio

Alexandra Carter (b. 1985 in Boston) grew up in South Shore Massachusetts and now lives and works in San Diego, California. She received an MFA from Goldsmiths University of London in 2015 and a BA from Rhodes College in Memphis in 2009. Recent solo exhibitions include “Bumps & Grinds” at Rogers Gallery in Las Vegas, “A Sense of Heat in Her Brain” at Luna Anaïs Gallery Los Angeles, “Berries for Baubo” and “All gods are hot” both at Radiant Space Los Angeles. Other solo exhibitions include Fusion Gallery (Turin, Italy), Southfork (Memphis), Projecto’ace Foundation (Buenos Aires), and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. She has been selected for residency projects nationally and internationally, including the Kone Foundation’s Saari Residence (Finland), Rogers Art Loft (Las Vegas), KulturKontakt Austria (Vienna), Qwatz (Rome), Graniti Murales (Sicily), Vice~Versa Foundation (Goa, India), RECSIM (Jashipur, India), Galerija-Muzej Lendava (Slovenia), and the Kentucky Foundation for Women (Prospect, KY).

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Featured candle: Beeswax candle from Mithras Candle

Featured deck: Radiant Crystal Cards by Bouchette Design

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