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Gregory Michael Carter is a Houston born artist and community activist. He lives and works in Houston’s Third Ward, which was recently declared a historic district. He attended Morehouse College, in Atlanta, Georgia and studied Fine Art, Art History, and Computer Science. Gregory is fascinated by culture, as well as history. Those tenets are two of driving factors in his practice. After leaving Morehouse he traveled to 30 countries, and visited more than 50 UNESCO world heritage sites in an attempt to immerse himself into the other cultures of the world for as long as possible.
Gregory is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily with drawing, printmaking, painting, collage, and photography. The community activism/social practice aspect of his practice has held many forms over the years, but most recently it has manifested itself in the form of an arts nonprofit he’s developing called The Milburn Institute for Research and Development. Gregory is also the Co-founder and art director of Thirdwardsfinest.com, an online retailer dedicated to supporting and uplifting Third Ward. The brand donates half of its revenue to local nonprofits like Project Row Houses, Shape Community Center, and others.