Michael Carter (b. Cambridge, MA, lives and works in Los Angeles, CA) is an artist and educator working in installation, objects, and performance. He received an MFA from Claremont Graduate University. Carter's work addresses metaphysical theories of art and the cultural roots of science, philosophy, and religion in modernity to the contemporary. His artworks and performances investigate and integrate the traditions of modern spirituality with a criticality born of scientific practices.
Carter's artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally including Nicodim Gallery, Rusha & Co., JOAN, The Floating Gallery, Leband Gallery at Loyola Marymount University, Machine Project, and the Hansell Gallery. He has given talks and lectures at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Ojai Valley Theosophical Lodge, and the Philosophical Research Society. Carter is a lecturer at the Geffen Academy at UCLA.