Savannah (Savvy) Ralph is a visual artist, educator, and writer native to Greenville, South Carolina. Ralph’s artwork depicts her lived experiences, mental illness, and identity. She uses expressive brushstrokes, symbolism, and a colorful palette to create underlying messages throughout her art.

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I’ve had this song stuck in my head since it came out, so I wanted to cover it on my acoustic. If you’ve seen the music video, you might understand why I wanted to [badly] turn myself into hair lol. #chappellroan #thesubway #savvyart #acousticcover

Had a great (and very busy) weekend both at @abney.house.art for the Brandon Fellow Alumni show and at @artcentergvl for Art Bash! Two of my paintings are on display. “All Roads Lead to Art and Vice Versa” will be open till October and our book will be published this fall! ❤️ #art #savvyart #artcentergvl #abneyhouse #brandonfellowship #gcca #gvlarts #gvlartists

This Friday is the reception for the Brandon Fellows alumni show! My two paintings, “Through the Shattered Stained Glass” and “An Unraveled Sense of Self” will be on display ❤️ there are tons of other amazing works from other Brandon Fellows as well, so make sure to come check it out! #art #gvlartists #savvyart #artcentergvl #brandonfellowship #gcca #abneyhouse

Pride weekend was filled with drag, sweating to death, fun times with my best friends, and naturally, a bigot with a megaphone shouting at us 🤪✌️ same time next year? #lgbt #pride #gvlpride #dragqueens

Happy Pride Month!!! Here are a few of my LGBTQ themed paintings throughout the years. Tomorrow, I’ll be celebrating by doing drag and going to the Pride Bar Crawl with @upstatepridesc 🩷💜💙 #savvyart #lgbtq #pridemonth #lgbtqart

I was recently contacted by a fellow artist from the @furmanart Found Family show. They gave me an amazing opportunity to be a part of their Masters Thesis to normalize queer educators. I found this project to be really unique, and I am excited to see my portrait and the finished project! This drawing is my reflective art journal, which was part of the interview process. I wanted to reflect on how teaching is giving the gift of knowledge, and how important diversity is in the classroom. Regardless of what your own identity is, it’s important to have diverse educators. We teach through the lens we live—so let that lens be many. #art #savvyart #education

Had a great time seeing old friends and teachers at the @fac_greenville Alumni Art Show! I’m so honored to have been part of such a great school ❤️ #art #savvyart #gvlarts #fineartscenter

I haven’t played guitar in about 5 years since my ex pawned off all my instruments. But last week, I bought a new one 😌 and to celebrate (and try to overcome my performance anxiety), I thought it would be funny to do acoustic covers of songs that don’t really belong as acoustic lol. I’m still an emo kid at heart 😔🤙#evanescence #savvyart

Even shattered pieces can hold beauty. Like broken stained glass, we may be fragmented, but the light still finds its way through. Behind every crack, there’s a landscape of hope. This painting and poem represent new beginnings after the end of a relationship. “Through the Shattered Stained Glass” will be part of the Fine Arts Center Alumni digital show! So be on the lookout for it :) @fac_greenville @fac_visualarts #art #savvyart #gvlarts #gvlartist #painting #poetry

‘Echoes Through the Cosmos’—a journey through the infinite expanse of longing. 🌌✨ Lost love, like a distant star, forever shines in the vastness of space, guiding me through the void. Every pulse, every orbit, a reminder that some connections stretch across galaxies, unyielding, even in absence. This painting and poem capture the surreal pursuit of a love that lingers beyond time and space. 💫 #art #savvyart #painting #poetry #acrylicpainting

I added some finishing touches to this painting a couple weeks ago. Lately, I’ve been writing poems to go along with each of my paintings. I’ve found it to be super cathartic, but also that it adds another layer of meaning to my artwork. A few days ago, I got an IUD placement, which was probably the worst pain I’ve ever experienced, and I wasn’t given any pain management for it. It made me think about how women are expected to deal with pain, with no accommodations. I’ve been dealing with intense pain in the days since getting it. I started this painting last year with the intention of it being about the Sisyphean endeavor women deal with of trying to measure up to societal expectations and gender roles. The pain I’ve been dealing with felt connected to this endeavor, so I wrote the poem both about my experience and about my disdain for these expectations placed upon women. #painting #art #savvyart #poem #poetry

I’m so excited that my piece An Unraveled Sense of Self will be at the @fac_greenville Alumni art show in April! 🩷 it’ll be such a nice experience to be back at the school I graduated from. Save the date for April 11th if you wanna attend the reception ☺️ #art #savvyart #fineartscenter #painting