Mary Anne Carter is a Seattle-based artist and curator working across a wide range of media, including textiles, printmaking, and glass, to create vibrant installations, sculptures, and functional art objects. Her recent installation, STÖR, was named one of the best shows of 2024 by The Seattle Times.

Born with a port-wine stain birthmark on her left cheek, she has long gravitated toward the odd and irregular. Her playful, boldly patterned environments invite viewers to drop their guard and step into spaces where humor softens the edges of deeper conversations about self-expression, identity, and other social issues.

At the core of her art and curatorial work is a mission to dissolve barriers to seeing, making, and experiencing art. Her work has appeared at The Frye, AMcE Gallery, J. Rinehart, Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle Art Fair, Museum of Museums, The Factory, King Street Station, Junior High LA, Get Nice Gallery, Mount Analogue, Vermillion, and more. 

In 2024, she co-founded Wishbone Industrial Arts, a multidisciplinary design studio that unifies form and function in a range of household and art objects.