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Andrea Garland, MFA

Assistant Professor, Art
864.663.0143
agarland@ngu.edu
Unit: Art, College of Communication and Fine Arts
Location: Tigerville

"With nothing to risk, love can't exist." - Dario Robleto
  • Research Interests
    Regional and Family History, Southern Art, Southern heirlooms, textiles, artifacts, and motifs as media to explore themes of memory, grief, and personal heritage.
  • Teaching & Education

    Master of Fine Arts
    Clemson University
    Clemson, South Carolina
    2019

    Bachelor of Fine Arts
    Winthrop University
    Rock Hill, South Carolina
    1992

  • Professional Experience
    • Visiting Lecturer of Fine Art, Lander University, 2024-25
    • Adjunct Professor of Fine Art, Lander University, 2020-24
    • Adjunct Professor of Art, 3-D Design, Bob Jones University, 2022
  • Selected Publications
    • Arts Center Greenwood, “Remnants by Andrea Garland is currently on view in the main gallery August 21 – September 27, 2025.”
    • The Pickens County Chronicle “Pickens County Museum of Art & History to host opening reception for Remnants of Existence by artist Andrea Hardin Garland on Saturday, May 17, 2025″
    • Carolina Arts Magazine ” Clemson University in Clemson, SC, Features Works by Angel Estrella and Andrea Garland”, March, 2019, Vol 23, No. 3, Page 14
    • Voyage ATL Magazine “Check out Andrea Garland’s Art Work” January, 2019
    • Carolina Arts Magazine, “Clemson University in Clemson, SC, Offers National Print and Drawing Exhibit”, by Andrea Garland March, 2017, Vol 21, No. 3, Page 20
    • The Clemson Chronicle, Visual and Literary Magazine, Fall 2019 and Fall 2018
    • MFA Thesis Remnants of Existence; Discovering Value in Loss, Clemson University Press, May, 2019
    • Carolina Arts Magazine, “Clemson University in Clemson, SC, Offers National Print and Drawing Exhibit”, by Andrea Garland March, 2017, Vol 21, No. 3, Page 20
  • Selected Awards Received
    • First Place, 38th Annual Juried Arts Competition, Pickens County Museum of Art and History, October – December 2020
    • JuxtaProse Literary Magazine February 2017, Cover Art Contest, Honorable Mention
  • My Story

    Andrea Garland is a Southern American artist who was raised on family land in the mountains of upstate South Carolina. She earned a BFA from Winthrop University and an MFA from Clemson University. With a drive to research the history of the South and to illustrate its impact, Garland creates mixed-media works on paper. Her work features embossed impressions of inherited textiles that are manipulated through a ritual of pressing, rinsing, and reapplying media. Through her process, Garland seeks to reflect on the lingering presence of the past and its continued influence on contemporary life in the South. Garland has exhibited her work in galleries and publications across the United States, as well as in numerous academic and competitive exhibitions throughout the Southeast. A virtual international exhibit featuring a selection of these pieces will take place in early 2026 through the Women United Art Movement.

  • Related Links

    www.andreagarlandfineart.com

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