Faculty

Barbara Crawford

Professor of Art

Professor Barbara Crawford

“Art’s ability to heal, teach, and inspire is timeless and universal.  I am humbled to have a role in bringing it to others.”

Education

  • M.F.A. in Painting, Vermont College, 1993
  • M.A. in Painting, James Madison University, 1974
  • B.S. in Clothing, Textiles, and Merchandising, Oklahoma State University, 1969

Courses

  • Core:
    • Art History I & II
  • Art Major:
    • Watercolor I & II
    • Studio Art
    • Multimedia Design
    • Art Installation
    • Silkscreen Printing
    • Museum Studies
  • Travel Study:
    • Italy

Teaching Positions & Professional Experience

  • Faculty Member, Southern Virginia University, 1979

Scholarship & Creative Work

  • Served as assistant to renowned American Artist Cy Twombly for the creation of The Ceiling at the Louvre Museum opens new tab to article in Paris, 2009
  • Work focuses on the workings of memory in her contemplations of the landscape and sacred places
  • Exhibited nationally and internationally in more than 50 solo, invitational, and juried shows, nationally and internationally
  • Co-author of Rockbridge County Artists and Artisans, detailing the development of artisans’ work in Rockbridge County in the 18th and 19th centuries

Awards, Leadership & Service

  • Participant in The Arctic Circle’s Autumn Art & Science Expedition opens new tab to site, 2018
  • Awarded the Michael and Kay Elton Lectureship for Outstanding Teaching and Scholarship, 2015
  • Member of the Nelson Fine Arts Gallery in Lexington, Virginia 1999–2017; involved in several regional galleries
  • Leadership & Service Award, Southern Virginia University, 2009
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Virginia State Higher Education Council, 1987, 2002
  • Fellow at the Tyrone Guthrie Center for Creative Art in Ireland (2005, 2006, 2008), the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (1984, 1988), the Virginia Center for Creative Arts (2001–05, 2008, 2010), and the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice (2012, 2017)
  • Co-director, Rockbridge Material Culture Study, funded by the Virginia Foundation for Humanities, 1995
  • Served as visiting artist at locations including the Virginia Museum of Fine Art and the American Academy in Rome
  • Served as Associate Director of Education and Exhibits at the Jackson House Historic Museum in Lexington, Virginia