Charlotte Becket

Charlotte Becket is an Associate Professor in the Art Department at Pace University, part of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences in New York City. She is also an active contemporary artist whose work spans kinetic sculpture, light installations, and public art projects.

Her research explores the intersection of mechanical systems and visual perception, focusing on how analog methods can generate projected imagery that challenges digital norms. Themes of technology, surveillance, environmental erosion, and human agency recur throughout her practice. She constructs sculptures with lights and curved glass lenses that project images of themselves, creating immersive environments that question the boundaries between the physical and the perceived.

Her recent exhibitions include solo and two-person shows at RuSalon (Brooklyn), Crisp Gallery (London), LEAP (Berlin), and Taxter and Spengemann (NYC). Her work has been featured in group exhibitions at Gazelli Art House, the Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati, and the Invitational Exhibition at the Academy of Arts and Letters.

Becket’s artistic output shows a strong trend toward mechanical rhythm, looping motion, and the poetic inefficiency of machines. Her installations often transform industrial materials into organic, almost living forms that evoke pathos and humor. She frequently collaborates with other artists, such as Roger Sayre and Emmy Mikelson, on large-scale public projects.

• Socrates Sculpture Park & the New York Cultural Commission, 2015
• New York Foundation for the Arts Artist’s Fellowship, 2014
• Tony Smith Award, 2005
• Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, 2005
• Verizon Thinkfinity Grant (2009, 2010)
• Urban Glass Merit Scholarship, 2016
• Center for Book Arts Residency, 2018
• CultureHub Micro Residency, 2017

She has received project funding from Dlectricity (Detroit), IN-SITE (South Orange, NJ), ArtBloc (Jersey City), and Wildflower Sculpture Park. Her work has been reviewed in The New York Times, ArtForum, Art in America, and TimeOut London. She has lectured widely at universities and galleries and has served on curatorial advisory boards. She teaches courses in sculpture, drawing, design, and public art at Pace University.

Becket’s work is represented in publications such as 100 Artists by Francesca Gavin and has been featured in BOMB Magazine, Hyperallergic, and Port Magazine. She is deeply engaged in both academic and artistic communities, contributing to public discourse through exhibitions, lectures, and collaborative projects.