Which university did Georgia O'Keeffe attend before studying at Columbia University?

Before studying at Columbia University, Georgia O'Keeffe attended the University of Virginia. She spent summers there in the early 1910s, taking art courses and later teaching art during the summers.

Her education was not limited to one institution. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, then pursued teacher-training work at Columbia University under Arthur Wesley Dow.

Dow's approach was especially important because he emphasized composition, line, color, and design rather than simple academic imitation. Those principles helped O'Keeffe develop an increasingly personal approach to abstraction.

The University of Virginia connection can be overlooked because O'Keeffe is more often associated with Chicago, New York, and New Mexico. It should also not be confused with the University of New Mexico, where she did not receive the main part of her formal art education.