Carrie Becker

Carrie M. Becker is a Lecturer at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis. She holds an MFA in Sculpture and combines photography, three-dimensional design, and installation art to create intricate dioramas depicting abandoned domestic spaces. Her work explores themes of decay, memory, and scale through materials like craft sticks and foam board. She has exhibited nationally, including solo shows at the Shearburn Gallery and Center For Fine Art Photography.

• Education: MFA in Sculpture (Kansas), Undergraduate studies (university unspecified).
• Residencies: McColl Center for Visual Art residency in 2010.
• Teaching: Taught photography and design at Forest Park and Lewis & Clark community colleges.

Research focuses on hybrid practices merging sculpture and photography, with notable series like Emergent Structures and Lilliputian Entropy. Recent works include The Crimson Lady (2024) and The Bibliophile (2015). Awards include the 2013 Regional Arts Commission Grant and recognition as 2012 St. Louis Mastermind.

• Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Shearburn Gallery and PBS/KSDK for public art projects.