Virginia Gardner Troy

Virginia Gardner Troy is a Professor of Art History at Berry College's Department of Art, part of the Visual and Performing Arts school. Her research focuses on twentieth-century art and design, with a particular emphasis on textiles and their role in modernism. She also specializes in Pre-Columbian art and architecture, exploring their influence on modern textile practices and pedagogy. Troy earned a Ph.D. from Emory University, an M.A. from the University of Washington, and a B.A. from Western Washington University.

Her teaching spans Early Twentieth Century Art, Art Theory, Nineteenth-Century Art, Renaissance Art, and courses on Women and Art. She supervises senior thesis projects and internship programs. Troy's publications include Dynamic Design: Jay Hambidge, Mary Crovatt Hambidge, and the Founding of the Hambidge Center (2023), The Modernist Textile: Europe and America 1890-1940 (2006), and works on Anni Albers' engagement with ancient American textiles. Her recent scholarship (2024) examines quilting's role in New Deal-era art.

Her research trends emphasize cross-cultural exchanges, textile innovation in modernism, and the interplay between ancient and contemporary art practices. Labs/teams: None explicitly mentioned in texts.