Carrie Beckwith started life as a musician playing any instrument she could get hold of and gained various music qualifications including Grade 8 Singing (Musical theatre 2002 and Rock School 2009) and an Advanced Diploma in Popular Music. She studied an Honours Degree in Music Theatre at Leeds University, but had a change of direction and transfered to Arts Education in her final year.
Carrie discovered Visual Art during her degree studies and started learning the basics of photography and using software such as Photoshop, to manipulate photographs.
She has since gone on to develop her own style and skills in digital art.
Carrie has recently been awarded Best Emerging Artist 2009 by DADA (Disabled and Deaf Arts).