Artist: Emma Margaret Barnes | Location: Beaufort, SC
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Artist: Emma Margaret Barnes | Location: Beaufort, SC
Beaufort, SC
Emma Barnes is a multi-disciplinary artist born in South Carolina in 1992. From 2008 to
2010, Barnes attended the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities to
study visual art. In 2014, she graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in
Painting & Printmaking and a double major in Gender Studies. After graduating she co-founded
Guard n' Flags, a custom screen printing business in Richmond, VA. In 2019 she attended
Athena Standards, an art residency in Athens, Greece. Barnes recently graduated with an MFA in
Painting, Drawing and Photography in the Alfred/ Düsseldorf program. Emma currently teaches middle school art in Beaufort, SC and produces work that she exhibits around the country. Growing up in rural South Carolina continues to influence her investigation of materials and motifs.
Artist Website
https://www.emmbarnes.com/