Greenville County Museum of Art
Aug 20, 2025 — Oct 22, 2025
Artist Elizabeth Bradford (born 1950) has spent fifty years diligently working in North Carolina, capturing the beauty and fragility of the landscape she cherishes. A frequent hiker and kayaker, Bradford finds serenity and comfort outdoors even as she is both aware of and disturbed by the effects of encroaching development and climate change. Her works, wrought with vibrant colors, invite viewers to consider the vulnerability of the natural world.
Bradford studied art at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Charlotte, and at Davidson College. She has participated in artist residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia; Moulin à Nef, Auvillar, France; Skopart Foundation, Skopelos, Greece; and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The artist’s work has been featured in solo exhibitions at the Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington; Blowing Rock Art & History Museum; the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; and at Davidson College, all in North Carolina; and at Hood College, Frederick, Maryland. Bradford’s work is included in museum, corporate, and private collections across the United States.
About GCMA
Welcome to the Greenville County Museum of Art. Considered the premier American art museum in the South, the GCMA is home to the world’s largest public collection of watercolors by iconic American artist Andrew Wyeth. The GCMA also has an impressive collection of paintings and prints by contemporary artist Jasper Johns, the largest institutional collection of pottery by enslaved artisan David Drake, and the largest collection outside the Smithsonian of works by South Carolina-born artist William H. Johnson. Ranging from Federal portraits to contemporary abstractions, the GCMA’s acclaimed Southern Collection invites viewers to survey American art history through works with ties to the South.
Sundays at 2: Exhibition Tour | Elizabeth Bradford
Explore the beauty and fragility of the North Carolina landscape as captured by painter Elizabeth Bradford in this docent-led tour. Artist Talk with Elizabeth Bradford, Sunday, October 19, 2025, 2 pm.