Carole Garmon
Department Chair, Professor of Sculpture | University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA, UNITED STATES
Professor Garmon specializes in all technical aspects of sculpture.
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Biography
Carole Garmon, Professor of Art, holds an MFA (1996) and a BFA (1993) in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has taught at UMW since 1998 and is a recipient of UMW’s Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award. She teaches a senior capstone course, Professional Practices in Studio Art, along with all areas of sculpture, video, performance, and installation art. She is a member of the College Art Association and the National Council of Art Administrators.
Garmon’s research acknowledgments include the accessioning of select images and research materials on Rembrandt into the Rijks Museum Library in Amsterdam, Holland, and participating in a BBC 2 documentary on Rembrandt’s painting, The Night Watch. The segment is part of the larger series, The Private Life of the Masterpiece. She was one of two Americans chosen to participate in the international exhibition, Inspired By Rembrandt, commemorating Rembrandt’s 400th birthday. In addition to numerous private collections, her work has been exhibited at the Main Art Gallery and 1708 Gallery in Richmond, the WPA/Corcoran Museum in Washington, D.C., the Arlington Arts Center, as well as Lima, Peru and Berlin, Germany.
Areas of Expertise (4)
Sculpture
Video Art
Performance Art
Installation Art
Accomplishments (2)
Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award (professional)
Awarded by the University of Mary Washington.
Invited Participant (professional)
One of two Americans selected to participate in the international exhibition "Inspired by Rembrandt", commemorating Rembrant's 400th birthday.
Education (2)
Virginia Commonwealth University: MFA, Sculpture 1996
Virginia Commonwealth University: BFA, Sculpture 1993
Affiliations (2)
- College Art Association : Member
- National College of Art Administrators : Member
Media Appearances (4)
Fredericksburg gateways, parks to get public sculptures
The Free Lance-Star print
2016-10-14
They were judged by a committee that included local artist Gabriel Pons and Carole Garmon, who chairs the University of Mary Washington's department of art and art history.
UMW Galleries to Feature Latino and UMW Faculty Artists
University of Mary Washington online
2013-09-02
“UMW Faculty Exhibition” features the work of the university’s four full-time studio faculty: Joseph DiBella, professor of painting and drawing; Carole Garmon, professor of sculpture; Rosemary Jesionowski, associate professor of multiple imaging, and Jon McMillan assistant professor of ceramics...
Making Art From Nothing
University of Mary Washington online
2012-07-23
Carole Garmon, professor of art at the University of Mary Washington, saw potential. She and the 12 students in her installation art class this summer decided to give the kiln a makeover. They brushed it with recycled paint, repaired the decaying wood and hung plants and flowers from the outside of the structure. Even the plants were “recycled.” When Director of Landscape and Grounds Joni Wilson heard about Garmon’s project, she harvested plants from the Dahlgren campus’ vegetative roof and delivered them to the class...
UMW professors find creative ways to teach through COVID-19
Fredericksburg Today online
2020-05-04
Teaching at Mary Washington looks a bit different lately.
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