Hannah Gardner is a senior at Clemson University pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography with a psychology minor. She has maintained a 3.79 GPA while being actively involved in honors programs, mentoring, and leading art-focused extracurricular activities. Hannah has received grants supporting art studies in Italy and Tanzania and interned in art therapy in Tanzania. Upon graduation in Spring 2018, she will be well-rounded with experiences in photography, customer service, teaching, and camp counseling.
Hannah Gardner is a senior at Clemson University pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography with a psychology minor. She has maintained a 3.79 GPA while being actively involved in honors programs, mentoring, and leading art-focused extracurricular activities. Hannah has received grants supporting art studies in Italy and Tanzania and interned in art therapy in Tanzania. Upon graduation in Spring 2018, she will be well-rounded with experiences in photography, customer service, teaching, and camp counseling.
Hannah Gardner is a senior at Clemson University pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography with a psychology minor. She has maintained a 3.79 GPA while being actively involved in honors programs, mentoring, and leading art-focused extracurricular activities. Hannah has received grants supporting art studies in Italy and Tanzania and interned in art therapy in Tanzania. Upon graduation in Spring 2018, she will be well-rounded with experiences in photography, customer service, teaching, and camp counseling.
Hannah Gardner is a senior at Clemson University pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography with a psychology minor. She has maintained a 3.79 GPA while being actively involved in honors programs, mentoring, and leading art-focused extracurricular activities. Hannah has received grants supporting art studies in Italy and Tanzania and interned in art therapy in Tanzania. Upon graduation in Spring 2018, she will be well-rounded with experiences in photography, customer service, teaching, and camp counseling.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, in Art, photography emphasis
Minor: Psychology GPA: 3.79/4.00 Involvement: Calhoun Honors College, entered Fall of 2015 Leader, Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) through Academic Success Center for Math 1020, Fall of 2015-Current Mentor, Seniors Advising Honors Sophomores (SASH) through Calhoun Honors College, Fall 2017-Current Member, Fine Arts Student Association, Fall of 2014-Current Staff Writer, Odyssey, Clemson Chapter, Fall of 2015-2016 Honors: Presidents List, Spring 2016, 2017 Deans List, Spring and Fall 2015, Fall of 2016
Grants and Awards
Educational Enrichment Travel Grant, $2500 Calhoun Honors College, Clemson University, Summer 2017 o Traveled to Genoa, Italy to take part in a six week independent art study o Attended sketching based classes, developed a body of work based on experience Conference Travel Grant, $300 Calhoun Honors College, Clemson University, Spring 2017 o Attended the Makers Summit, held annually, in Greenville, SC Educational Enrichment Travel Grant, $2000 Calhoun Honors College, Clemson University, Summer 2016 o Traveled to Tanzania, Africa to take part in a two week Art Therapy Internship, through the organization Art in Tanzania o Shadowed an art therapist bi-weekly, taught art lessons at local primary schools 3-4 times a week, held English lessons for children in the Madale Village daily Project-Based Art Scholarship Award, Art Department, $1000, Clemson University, Summer 2016 o Scholarship in support of Travel to Tanzania as detailed above.
Internships
Art Therapy, Art in Tanzania, Tanzania, Africa, Summer 2016
As detailed above under Awards.
Lily Pottery, Greenville, SC, Summer 2015
o Customer Service in the store, worked with the artist to produce jewelry, photographed products, helped with interior design of the store, worked pop-up shows with the artist, represented Lily Pottery at various events
2017- Current o SASH program pairs a sophomore honors student with senior honors student that acts like a mentor for a year Peer Assisted Learning Leader, Academic Success Center, Clemson University, Clemson SC, August 2015- Current o Attended class weekly, held review sessions twice a week, met with professor once a week, attended Community of Practice Meetings o Fostered a collaborative environment for learning in Math 1020, business calculus Certified Operator Wrangler, Windy Gap YoungLife Camp, Weaverville, NC 2015-Current o Responsible for set up, facilitating, and take down of static and dynamic rope elements o Certified by Alpine Associations in 2016 o Certified by Signature Research in 2017 Camp Counselor, Camp Cedar Cliff, Asheville, SC, Summer 2016 o Led a group of middle school girls in activities such as: hiking, rappelling, two-night campouts, white water rafting, and other camp-related activites o Responsible for 12-15 middle school girls, 24/7, two weeks at a time Sales Team Member, Anthropologie, Greenville SC May-July 2015 o Created an inviting environment for shoppers to enjoy while assisting them as needed Promotion Team, Greenville Drive, Greenville, SC, 2013-2015 o Responsible for maintaining a fun, family friendly environment for the duration of the game o Organizing and facilitating all before and in game promotions
Volunteer Experience
Young Life Leader, Liberty High School, Liberty, SC, Spring of 2015- Current
2 Volunteer, YoungLife camp, Timber Wolf Lake in Lake City, Michigan, through Summer Staff for three weeks, 2015
Exhibitions
Fine Arts Center Alumni Show, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC, 2017 Clemson Music Festival Poster, Pickens County Museum, Pickens, SC, 2017 Clemson Community Art Winner, CSArt, Clemson, SC, 2017. Connections & Conversations, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Patrick Square, Clemson, SC, Juror: Alexia Boyd-Timberlake, Greenville County Museum of Art, 2016. Reflections, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Patrick Square, Clemson, SC, Juror: Eric Kocher, Director of the Artists-In-Residence program, Hub-BUB, Spartanburg, SC, 2015. Upstate Forever Exhibition and Auction, The Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC, 2014. Converse Young Women in Art Exhibition, Milken Art Gallery, Converse College, 2013. An Artistic Discovery Congressional Art Exhibition, State Capitol, Columbia, SC, 2013.
Publications
Caroline IV, Chronicle Magazine, p. 29, Fall 2016
Leaf-Self Portrait, Chronicle Magazine, p. 49, Fall 2014
