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Bethany Pipkin
The South Carolina School of the Arts
The South Carolina School of the Arts
Foundations Program Coordinator; Assistant Professor of Art, Drawing & Painting
bpipkin@andersonuniversity.edu
Rainey Fine Arts Center 007
Academic Background
Bethany Pipkin lives and works in Seneca, South Carolina. Her work relies on traditional methods of drawing and painting as well as new media, creating digital art and utilizing technologies such as the Scanning Electron Microscope. Much of her work deals with perception, memory, and other unseen wonders. Her work resides in public and private collections across the U.S. and has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Pipkin currently teaches Foundations, Drawing, and Painting, and serves as Foundations Program Coordinator for the SCSA.
BFA in Visual Arts: Drawing, Clemson University
MFA in Drawing & Painting, East Carolina University
Fast Facts
AU is a unique environment, full of encouragement and a sense of community. I am privileged to work with such an amazing team of educators, providing many levels of support for our students.
Studying in the arts is about more than learning skill or technique, although that is part of it. Students are equipped with critical thinking skills that will serve them in many types of creative careers.
Teaching and working with students inspires my own work. I am constantly amazed at the ideas and creativity I’m presented with each day. It keeps me energized and motivated in my own studio practice.
Observational Drawing, Figurative Drawing
Upcoming & Recent Exhibitions
- 2026, Upcoming Solo Exhibition, Vandiver Gallery, SCSA, Anderson University, Anderson, SC
- 2025, Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs (juried),The Bascom, Highlands, NC
- 2024, Color, Czong Institute of Contemporary Art (international juried), Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- 2024, Animate (4-person invitational), Moon Gallery, Berry Collge, Mt. Berry, GA
- 2023, Illuminating the Beauty of Science (juried online and exhibition in print), Suboart Magazine
- 2023, Postcards from the Edge (group charity), Ortuzar Projects, Bortolami, Tribeca, NY