Artist: Nanette Carter

Berry Campbell presents its second solo exhibition of work by Nanette Carter (b. 1954). Nanette Carter: Simply Semiotics is comprised of 24 recent collages that respond to the fraught political, social, and cultural issues of the 21st century. Drawing on influences ranging from African American quilt-making to jazz to Abstract Expressionism, Nanette Carter constructs an intricate and unique visual symphony using Mylar and oil. The exhibition will be accompanied by a 20-page, fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by Jason Stopa.

Six series form the basis of this exhibition: The Group, Destabilizing, Shifting Perspectives, Black and White, Bright Light, and Afro Sentinels. With a common visual language, these series respond to the disequilibrium that permeates every corner of our society. Consequential issues such as climate change, America’s racial divisions, the pandemic, the rise of far right authoritarianism, and global war are addressed with a mixture of hope and uncertainty. Stopa says in his essay: “The off-kilter presentation of her works combined with the uncanny surfaces and curvilinear forms present us with a complex set of relations, which in turn, mirror back to us our own strange predicament.”

Nanette Carter has received many grants, fellowships, and awards including in 2021, The Anonymous was a Woman Award. Carter has two upcoming solo exhibitions at the Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, opening in late 2024 and at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio opening in 2025. Berry Campbell exclusively represents Nanette Carter.