Charlotte Becket

B. Eversham, UK in 1978
Lives and works in New York City

Education
MFA, Hunter College, New York, NY, 2006
BFA, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH

Full CV below images

Coil (2009), Strapping tape, steel, motors, Dimensions variable

Inkblot V (2009), Insulation tape, plastic, foam, motors, 40 x 92 x 48 cm

Curdled (2009), Insulation tape, plastic, foam, motors, 80 x 120 x 130 cm

Cyclops (2009), Monofilament tape, plastic. metal and motor, 98 x 65 x 90 in., Pace University, New York, 2009

Cyclops (2009), Monofilament tape, plastic. metal and motor, 98 x 65 x 90 in., Pace University, New York, 2009

The Wishing Well (2005), wood, trash and motors, 168 x 125 x 125 in., Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2006

The Wishing Well (2005), wood, trash and motors, 168 x 125 x 125 in., Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2006

Untitled (white blob), 2005, Vinyl, wood, aluminum and motor, 60 x 86 x 86 in.

Untitled, 2004, Dimensions variable

Untitled (detail), 2004, Dimensions variable

All images courtesy the artist and CRISP London/Los Angeles.

CHARLOTTE BECKET

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
CRISP, London, UK
Peter Fingesten Gallery, Pace University, New York, NY
2006
Gadget: Mechanics and Motion in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
Taxter and Spengemann, New York, NY
2005
Taxter and Spengeman, New York, NY
2004
Taxter and Spengeman, New York, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
John Museum, Cornell University, NY
Pace University, NY
The Tiller Effect curated by Emmy Mikelson, New York Studio Gallery, NY

2008
Rose Colored Glasses, Passerby Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Cerca Series: Peter Simensky, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA
From Here to Infinity & The Big Bang, Spaces, Cleveland, OH
Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
2006
Materiality curated by Erin Abraham, Kraverts/Wehby, New York, NY
The Joan Mitchell Foundation 2004 & 2005 MFA Grant Recipients, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY
2005
Kantor Feuer Window, Kantor/Feuer, Los Angeles, CA
Hunter College MFA Thesis Exhibition, Hunter College Times Square Gallery, New York, NY
Heaven Is a Place Where Nothing Ever Happens, Heights Arts, Cleveland, OH
The Art Review 25: Emerging US Artists curated by Joao Ribas and Daniel Kunitz, Philips de Pury & Co., New York, NY
1999
Projects in Design, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2010
Gavin, Francesca, 100 Contemporary Artists, published by Lawrence King, UK
2009
Coomer, Martin. “Charlotte Becket”. Time Out, London, September 2009
2007
Litt, Steven.  “Cleveland Institute of Art Exhibits Celebrate Its Graduates” The Plain Dealer. September 25, 2007.
Carrier, David.  “Why Curators Matter” Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating. New York.  Apexart, 2007. P. 86
2006
Schutz, Dana.  “Best of 2005: The Artist’s Artists” Artforum, December 2005, p. 107
Johnson, Ken.  “Charlotte Becket” The New York Times, Weekend Arts p. A28.
Morton, Julia.  “Charlotte Becket” The New York Press.  Janaury 19th-25th 2005, p.46.
Ribas, Jo.  “Debut: Discovering Emerging Artists, Charlotte Becket” Art Review, March 2005, p. 113.
Bellini, Andrea. “New York Tales: Reflections in a Glass Curtain” Flash Art, March-April 2005, pp. 108-110.

AWARDS
2005
Tony Smith Award
Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant
2002
Mary C. Page Memorial Grant
2001
Lisa Noble Scholarship
Ted Frost Traveling Grant
Eastman-Balton Memorial Prize
2000
Carl Gaertner Prize

VISITING ARTIST PRESENTATIONS
2005
Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2006
The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
The Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH