Visiting Lecturer of Art

Landin Eldridge is an artist, gallerist, and educator based in Knoxville, TN. Originally from central North Carolina, she completed a BA in Studio Art and Theatre at Davidson College and an MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Painting and Drawing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her art practice is a synthesis of traditional drawing, creative writing, and technological references that explores concepts of intimacy, embarrassment, fear, humor, and obsession. Her most recent exhibitions include Prove It: An Installation of Drawings at the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture and No Bigger Than a Breadbox at the Emporium Center in Downtown Knoxville. Her drawings and short stories have been featured in publications such as Fruitslice Issue 5:Rituals,and Hellmouth Mag. Prior to teaching at Maryville College, she helped facilitate exhibitions with the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture, Gallery 1010, and the Knoxville Arts and Culture Alliance.