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Craig Carter
Resident Artist Craig “The Artist” Carter had his painting Black Plum selected for the 65th Annual GRAMMY® Gift Bag. Puzzles of Color, a company that turns contemporary artwork into puzzles for everyone to enjoy, featured his work as part of the collection.
Craig grew up on the southwest side of Houston, Texas, in an area called Alief. Opportunities were limited, but creating art allowed him to mentally escape his surroundings. Inspired by hip-hop movies such as Beat Street, he picked up a pencil and began drawing. He was especially intrigued by the use of color and shape in the work of the graffiti artist “RAMO.” Through years of practice, trial and error, Craig developed and perfected his unique style, specializing in paintings and murals for the public to enjoy.
Much of Craig’s inspiration comes from presenting African American culture in a positive light. He believes representation matters—showing young Black kids and teenagers that they too can become artists and creatives.
His artwork has been acquired in corporate collections such as JP Morgan Chase, Starbucks, Direct Energy, Smart Financial Centre / City of Sugarland, BDO, & Wood Mackenzie to name a few.
Gallery & Museum Exhibitions
2013: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) – 17th Annual Citywide African American Exhibition
2017: Paschal & Hunter Gallery, Houston, Texas
2018: Palazzo Velli Exhibition Hall, Rome, Italy
2019: William Humphreys Art Gallery, Northern Cape, South Africa
2025: Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, Texas
Craig’s work has also been featured in Indio Beer Company’s Do Your Thing billboard campaign throughout the U.S. and Mexico, as well as by the NFL Super Bowl Host Committee for Super Bowl LI (Houston, 2017).
Craig’s artwork has been featured in several magazines nationally like Taji Magazine, Urban Tymes Cali/International, Trapxart Digital Magazine (Dec 2020, Volume 9), Culture is Free Magazine, Blaque Canvas Magazine, Voyage Houston Magazine, and Creative Artist Magazine (Winter 21-22). Also International magazines & newspaper features like Bury Free Press, UK (2011), Art International Contemporary Magazine (2018) Solomon Star Newspaper (South Africa, Sept. 2019), Pitch Magazine (Issue 3, Oct. 2021), Marika Fine Art International Magazine (Issue 2775, Sept 2022).