April Garner is an Austin native. Having spent a lifetime on the rivers and lakes of Central Texas, April has an ongoing appreciation of the beautiful natural resources that impact and inspire her work as an artist. She studies the behaviors and actions of animals, taking note of their ingenuity and survival tactics in habitats under increasing pressure from human activity.
April attended school while raising her sons, receiving a B.A. in Art from Saint Edward’s University and an M.A. in Art Education from the University of Texas Austin. Following several semesters as an Artist Mentor in Portrait Sculpture at Saint Andrew’s Upper School, April used her art education experience, along with a passion for Texas history, to work as Heritage Tourism State Coordinator for the Texas Historical Commission.
April began exhibiting her work in 2020 and has sold to private collections in the state of Texas.
b. 1958, Austin, TX
EDUCATION
2006
The University of Texas at Austin, Master of Arts, Art Education
2001
Saint Edward’s University, Bachelors of Arts
GROUP & SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Bee Caves Art Foundation, Emotions of Red juried group show, Austin, TX
Austin Fine Art Gallery, Love and Landscapes, juried group show, Austin, TX
Women in Visual Art, Hive Art Center, Women in Art juried group show, Austin, TX
Mexic-Arte Museum, Mix n Mash Ecos del Pasado, group show fundraiser, Austin, TX
Red Bluff Art Gallery, Art for Animals 2025 juried online virtual exhibition
2024
Austin Studio Tour,
Big Medium annual juried studio tour
Cloud Tree Studio and Gallery Summer Salon, Austin, TX
Georgetown Art Works Art Hop Juried Exhibition Third Place Award, Georgetown, TX
Lakeway Arts District and Bee Cave Arts Foundation Women in Art juried exhibition
Wimberley Art Crawl, Wimberley, TX
2023
Austin Studio Tour, Big Medium annual juried studio tour
Wimberley Valley Art League, Members Juried Exhibition Second Place Award, Wimberley, TX
Bee Cave Arts Foundation Juried Winter Show, Bee Cave, TX
Cloud Tree Studio and Gallery Summer Salon, Austin, TX
Austin Visual Arts Association, Juried Exhibition, Spring Show
Group show, Art on 12, Wimberley, Texas
2022
Austin Studio Tour, Swoop House group show
2021-23
Joy group show
2021
Austin Studio Tour
2020
Austin Studio Tour
2001
Austin Visual Arts Association, Juried Exhibition “Sunny Days Starry Nights”