VITAE
ELIZABETH GARLINGTON ~ Artist. Designer. Quilter.
BIOGRAPHY
Elizabeth Ann Garlington earned a B.S. Ed. in Art Education from the University of Georgia and a Master’s degree from Georgia State University. Elizabeth pursued further graduate education at Vanderbilt Divinity School and Appalachian State University in the areas of Theology and Expressive Arts Therapy. She has taught visual art, gifted and special education.
In 1998 Elizabeth entered her first juried art exhibit and won an award for her art quilting. That was the start of her over twenty year journey as a professional quilt artist. Since 2008 Elizabeth has been a member of the prestigious Southern Highland Craft Guild in the medium of fiber.
Elizabeth lives and works in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.
SELECT PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Wilmington, NC
Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA
Margaret Cuningghim Women’s Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC
St. Thomas Medical Center, Dan Rudy Cancer Center, Nashville, TN
Temple Ohabai Shalom, Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN
WTVI Public Television, Charlotte, NC
SELECT INVITATIONAL & JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2023 Embellishments: Members of the SHCG, Folk Art Center Gallery, Asheville, NC
2022 Focus Gallery Invitational ~ Inspiration, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
2021 Black & White IV, Folk Art Center Gallery, Asheville, NC
2020 Expressive Arts 35th Anniversary Celebration, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
2018 Perfect Imperfection: Embracing Wabi Sabi, Folk Art Center Gallery, Asheville, NC
2015 GLOW Annual Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2013 Textures, Haywood County Arts Council, Waynesville, NC
2012 Focus Gallery Invitational Exhibition, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC
2011 11th Annual Survivor’s Art Show, Asheville Area Arts Council, The Artery, Asheville, NC
2010 Elizabeth Garlington & David Shombert, Two Man Exhibit in the Focus Gallery, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
2009 Art Quilts & Handmade Books, Art on Depot, Waynesville, NC
2009 Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, Civic Center, Asheville, NC
2009 The Art Quilt - A Better Home, Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC
2008 Collage on Fiber & Board, Jackson County Arts Council, Sylva, NC
2007 Phenomena Boxes, Haywood County Art Council, Waynesville, NC
2005-2007 The Temple Arts Festival, Congregation Ohabi Sholom, Nashville, NC
2005 Quilted Cloth: A Prayer for Healing, Solo Exhibition, Nashville, TN
2005 Sarratt Gallery: Multi-Media Exhibit, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2002/2005 ArtClectic, University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN
2002 Quilted Cloth: A Prayer for Healing, Solo Exhibition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
2002 Healing Story, Healing Quilt, Solo Exhibition, Alive Hospice, Nashville, TN
2001-2002 Fabric as Prayer, Society for Arts in Healthcare, Gainesville, FL
2001 Random Threads, Solo Exhibition, Madison Arts Center, Madison, TN
2001 Teach Your Children, Solo Exhibition, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN
2000-2001 Who’s Coming to Dinner? Metro AIDS Project, Charlotte, NC
1999 Discourse: Outside the Box, Tryon Center for Visual Arts, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC
1999/2001 Hooped Dreams & Fabrications, The Swan Coach House & Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1998 Artists of Southeastern North Carolina, St. John’s Museum of Art, Wilmington, NC
1998 Art Walk: Fiber as a Medium in Contemporary Southern Art, Sponsored by J.W. Marriott & The Lenox Building, Atlanta, GA
1998 16th Annual Quilt Exhibition, Quilters by-the-Sea Guild, Wilmington, NC *First Place in Machine Quilting/Art Quilt category
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
2023-present Tunnel Road Gallery, Asheville, NC
2013-present Southern Highland Craft Guild at Biltmore Village, Asheville, NC
2008-present Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
2008-present Parkway Craft Center, Moses Cone Manor, Blowing Rock, NC
2000-2003 American Artisan, Nashville, TN
1998-2001 Signature Contemporary Craft Gallery, Atlanta, GA
RESIDENCIES
2023 Workshop Leader: Earth Painted Words: Mandala Writing, The Haden Institute, Summer Dream & Spirituality Conference at Kanuga, Hendersonville, NC
2022 Workshop Leader: The Book as Sacred Container for Embodied Dreams ~ An Exploration of Book Arts & the Studio Practices of Jung as Found in The Red Book, The Haden Institute, Summer Dream & Spirituality Conference, Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
2021 Workshop Leader: Healing Rhythms: Creating with Our Hands with Slow Stitch Embroidery, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC
2020 Artist in Residence: Exploring Fabric Collage, Hand Quilting & Slow Stitch Workshop, Expressive Arts Institute, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2018 Maker in Residence: The Quilt Studio: Embodying Home: The Great Returning to Our Senses, Expressive Arts Institute, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2017 Artist in Residence: Expressive Arts & Domestic Violence Support Program, ArtsREACH of Haywood County, NC
2011 Artist in Residence: TAPAS (Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools), Claxton Elementary School, Asheville, NC
2010 Artist in Residence: Next Step - Narrative Collage Program, The Kennedy Center/Vanderbilt University: Sarratt Art Studios, Nashville, TN
2010 Artist in Residence: Reflective Teaching Practices Thru the Process of Narrative Collage, Vanderbilt University: Sarratt Art Studios, Nashville, TN
2010 Artist in Residence: TAPAS (Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools), Asheville City Schools, Asheville, NC
2010 Artist in Residence: TAPAS (Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools), Hall Fletcher Elementary School, Asheville, NC
2001-2002 Artist in Residence: Madison Art Center, Madison, TN
1999 Artist in Residence: The Many Faces of AIDS, Gaston County AIDS Council & UNC Charlotte, NC