Curriculum Vitae
ANNA SCHUMANN BYARS
Annaschumann.com | @annaschumann.art
EDUCATION
MFA, Printmaking, University of South Carolina, 2024
BA, Studio Art and Art History, College of Charleston, 2019
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
University of South Carolina, School of Visual Art and Design
Adjunct Instructor (2024–present)
Intro to Printmaking
Intermediate Printmaking: Screenprinting
Advanced Printmaking: Graduate Projects
Intro to Drawing
Introduction to Art
Interdisciplinary Relationships in the Arts
Graduate Instructor of Record (2022–2024)
Intro to Printmaking
Advanced Printmaking II: Lithography
Graduate Teaching Assistant (2021–2022)
Intro to Printmaking
Other Roles
Master Printer for visiting artist Mark Dion and for artists Adrian Rhodes, Naomi J. Falk & Greg Stuart (2022)
Printmaking Lab Technician (2022)
Columbia College, Spears Center for the Arts
Adjunct Instructor (2026)
Intro to Printmaking
Intermediate Printmaking
Advanced Printmaking: Studio
Intro to Photography
Photography II
Drawing II
Drawing III
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Transform, Goodall Gallery, Columbia, SC, 2026
Chasing the Unknown, MFA Thesis Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC, 2024
JURIED & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
The Project, Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC (Juried, Upcoming), 2026
Artfields Festival & Competition, Lake City, SC (Juried), 2026
Artfields Festival & Competition, Lake City, SC (Juried), 2025
Juncture, Columbia, SC (Group), 2023
68th Annual Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC (Juried), 2023
Vista Lights Coffeeshop, Columbia, SC (Group), 2022
Young Contemporaries, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC (Juried), 2019
Southern Graphics Conference, Dallas, TX (Juried), 2019
PUBLICATIONS
Jasper Magazine, Transcending the Limits of Printmaking, Spring 2025, vol. 12
South Carolina Voyager, Conversations with Anna Byars, 2024
Speedball’s New Impressions, 2019, 2018
Miscellany: Literary and Art Journal of the College of Charleston, 2019
AWARDS, RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS
Honorable Mention for the Kroger Center Project, 2025
Jewelrymaking Workshop, Columbia Museum of Art (Instructor), 2025
MFA Thesis Exhibition Funding Scholarship, University of South Carolina, 2023
Partial Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Cast in Stone: Tufa Casting, 2022
Honorable Mention in Lithography, Speedball’s New Impressions, 2019
Norton M. Seltzer Award, Young Contemporaries, 2019
Corrie McCallum Award for Printmaking, College of Charleston, 2019
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Screenprinting Demonstration, Arts and Draughts — Columbia Museum of Art, 2023
Printmaking Demonstration, Historic Columbia Palladium Tour, Hampton-Preston Mansion, 2022
SKILLS & PROCESSES
Printmaking: Lithography (stone, plate, polyester, wood), intaglio, relief, monoprint/monotype,
screenprinting, solar plate, book arts, papermaking
Drawing & Painting: Graphite, charcoal, pastel, ink, watercolor, oil, acrylic
Jewelrymaking & Glass: Design, sawing, soldering, cold connecting, casting, stained glass
Digital: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere; Procreate; Microsoft Office and Excel