Emma Barnes, MFA
Drawing & Painting Instructor
801 Carteret St
Beaufort, SC 29902
My name is Emma Barnes, and I am a multi-disciplinary artist from Islandton, South
Carolina. Before stepping into my role as a Studio Art Instructor here at USCB, I
was a Painting Adjunct and High School Art teacher.
In 2014, I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Painting
& Printmaking and a double major in Gender Studies. I received my MFA in Painting,
Drawing and Photography at the Alfred University International Düsseldorf program
in 2022.
In my creative research I explore multiple materials including plaster, paint and
photography. I often navigate these mediums through the lens of low country landscapes,
rural upbringing, and southern motifs. I produce and exhibit work around the country
including MUSC Healing Arts Program, Lake City’s Art Fields Festival, Emrose Projects,
the Arts Center of Greenwood, Florida Mining Gallery, Michigan Medicine Gallery, Montgomery
College Gallery in Maryland, 701 CCA in Columbia and Redux Art Center in Charleston.
- Education
- Teaching
- Research
MFA in Painting, Drawing and Photography. Alfred University International Düsseldorf program 2022
BFA in Painting & Printmaking and Gender Studies. Virginia Commonwealth University 2014
- ARTS B101 - Art for Non-Majors
- ARTS B111 - Drawing I
- ARTS B210 - Painting I
- ARTS B310 - Painting II
- ARTS B311 - Painting III
- ARTS B412 - Advanced Painting
- Contemporary art practices of the American South
- The role of medium in shaping meaning and narrative in art
- Connections between medium, landscape, history, memory, and ideas of home
- Supporting student exploration of material, process, and personal narrative in the studio