Rheana Gardner is a Professor of Photography at Southern Utah University, specializing in historical and alternative photographic processes.

She received an MFA in Photography from the Academy of Art University in 2009. Her work has been showcased in The Greater Taipei Biennial of Contemporary Art exhibition at You·Zhang Art Museum, the Worldwide Photography Biennial Exhibition held at The Borges Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, PH21 Gallery in Budapest, Hungary and the Millepiani Exhibition Space in Rome, Italy. Additionally, her work has been exhibited at the Center for Fine Art Photography, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, SE Center for Photography, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, MPLS Photo Center, Kiernan Gallery, Soho Photo Gallery, PhotoPlace Gallery, A.I.R Gallery, Praxis Gallery, Image Flow Gallery and Renmin University of China among others.