Arianna Barley
From Huntsville, AL, based in Phoenix, AZ
Education
2025 Master of Fine Arts, Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ - Textiles
2018 Bachelor of Arts, The University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa, AL - Painting, minor in Political Science
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Steeped - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Step Galley, Phoenix, AZ
2018 Natura Naturans, Russell Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL
Group Exhibitions
2026 Breath, Tempe Center for the Arts, Temp, AZ
2025 Ancestral Threads, Blue Lotus Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Getting to the Root, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2024 All the Moves, ASU Humanities Institute, Tempe, AZ
Nathan Cummings Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2023 Becoming-with, Step Galley, Phoenix AZ
land/body/architecture, Cosanti Originals, Paradise Valley, AZ
Arizona Artist’s Guild Group Show, West Valley Art Museum, Peoria AZ
What Worlds World Worlds, ASU Humanities Institute, Tempe, AZ
2022 New Grad Exhibit, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2018 Exit Show, Sella Granata Gallery, Tuscaloosa, AL
Teaching
2026 Visual Arts Teacher, Connolly Middle School, Tempe, AZ — 6th-8th Grade, July 2025-
2025 Instructor of Record, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ — ART 394 - Textile Dyeing, Spring 2025
2024 Instructor of Record, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ — ART 276 - Introduction to Textiles, Fall 2024
2023 Instructor of Record, Arizona State University- Tempe, AZ — ART 113 - Pictorial Design and Color Theory, Fall 2023 and Summer 2024
2023 Art Instructor, Edna Vihel Arts Center - Tempe, AZ — Youth Fibers and Mixed Media, Adult Painting, 2023-present
2022 Atelierista (Studio Art Teacher), KLA School of Huntsville, AL — Studio art teacher for all students (infancy to 4th grade). Worked with area teachers to develop process-based curriculum and activities to support learning. 2020-2022
Awards and Grants
2024 Nathan Cummings Graduate Travel Grant Award - Awarded $3,500 for research on Redstone Arsenal and residency at Praxis Digital Weaving Lab
2023 Martin Wong Foundation Scholarship - Awarded $2,500 to support art-making and academic career
Arizona Artists Guild AWA Del Decil Scholarship - Awarded $1,000 to support art-making and academic career
2018 Windgate Foundation Studio Arts Scholarship
Rutledge Endowed Scholarship in Arts
Darleen Phipps Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Hill Ferguson and Joseph W. Sewell Endowed Scholarship
Fellowships, Residencies, Professional Service
2024 Praxis Digital Weaving Lab Resident, Cleveland Ohio - 2-week residency, July 2024
ASU Graduate College Enrichment Fellowship, Fall 2022-Spring 2024 - Merit-based award from ASU Graduate College for incoming masters and doctoral students. Nominated by academic unit. Awarded a $24,600 stipend and tuition award, as well as additional TA/RA placements.