Barbara Crawford

  • Professor of Art

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

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: The Art of Italian Renaissance, Italy, 1984-present

Teaching Positions & Professional Experience

  • Joined the Southern Virginia Faculty in 1979

Scholarship & Creative Work

  • Served as assistant to renowned American Artist Cy Twombly for the creation of The Ceiling at the Louvre Museum 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, including
  • 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, 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 (2001-2005, 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