Eva Carter has lived in Charleston for nearly 30 years. Originally from Mountain City, TN, she studied painting and drawing at East Tennessee State University. In Charleston, Carter’s studio is located on the Intercoastal Waterway on Wadmalaw Island. A spiritual connection can be drawn between her large abstract paintings and the ambience of the natural environment. Like the mix of fresh and salt waters in Charleston Harbor, Carter’s expressionistic paintings commingle diverse life experiences, which include three distinctive stages in her life: her upbringing and education in rural Tennessee, her extensive travels into the desert southwest, and her mature life steeped in the tradition of the historic south. Although she doesn't paint the literal landscape, her inspiration is charged by the idyllic setting of her studio where she watches the ebb and flow of intercoastal tides or the fading light on the watery horizon.

There is a balance of energy and grace in Eva Carter's paintings and it is that distinctive perspective that has won her national acclaim. Her abstract expressionist paintings have been included in numerous exhibitions at gallery spaces, universities and colleges, as well as museums throughout the Southeast. Carter has had solo exhibitions throughout the United States, most recently in Asheville, Spartanburg, Myrtle Beach, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Laguna Beach, and Santa Fe. Her work is included in the collections of Gibbes Museum of Art, Burroughs & Chapin Art Museum, University of St. Thomas - Houston, Walt Disney World, Direct TV, and Wachovia Bank, as well as many prominent corporate offices across the country.