Andrée B. Carter was born and raised in New Orleans. She has lived in Seattle and Los Angeles, and now resides in Palm Desert. Carter’s love of color and texture is evident in the way she treats the surfaces of her work. Her process combines two key elements—many, many layers of paint plus her signature use of handmade needlepoint. By stitching onto the surface, cutting holes into the canvas, and/or using collage, she creates a history embedded into the paintings. Paper, fabric, thread, textiles, and other media, all combine to add depth to the physicality of her work.

Carter received an MFA from The University of New Orleans and BS from Loyola University in New Orleans (Cum Laude). She also studied art history in Florence, Italy, through a Tulane University summer program.

In addition to numerous solo and group exhibitions, Carter has also been honored with painting fellowships from the Bau Institute held in Otranto, Italy; the Virginia Center for Creative Arts; and the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming. She is also a Kipaipai Fellow, and her work is included in numerous private and public collections, most notably in the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, and the Iberia Bank, New Orleans and Shreveport.