Vivian Liddell

Vivian Liddell is an interdisciplinary artist based in Athens, Georgia who works with painting, fiber and craft techniques, sculpture, printmaking, photography, animation, and sound. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she received her B.F.A. in Photographic Design from the University of Georgia and her M.F.A. in Painting from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She was a 2025 recipient of the Puffin Foundation Artist Grant, and her work has been shown extensively in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad. Liddell hosts Peachy Keen podcast as an extension of her art practice, talking with other women about art and the Southeastern US and runs Arts + Athletics, an alternative gallery space focusing on local and regional artists. She is an Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of North Georgia.