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Assistant Professor of History, Literature, and the Arts
Valerie Carrigan
Valerie Carrigan received her MFA in Printmaking/Book Arts from The University of the Arts, and her M.ED from Western Washington University. In her role as Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University, Carrigan teaches courses in Arts and Creative Industries, Drawing, Painting, Art and Design, Book Arts, and Creativity and Research Portfolio Workshop. She is also the Program Coordinator for the Arts and Creative Industries major/minor. When not teaching, she works out of her studio in a historic mill in western Massachusetts where she produces drawings, paintings, prints and artist books exploring the intersection of the natural world and the human spirit. She has exhibited at the International CODEX Book Arts Fair and Symposium, San Francisco Public Library, Boston Athenaeum, Minnesota Center for the Book, and The Clark Art Institute Artist Book Expo, among others. Her artist books are held in special collections across the United States with recent acquisitions by Colorado State University, Washington University at St. Louis, and University of California, Berkeley.
Degrees Awarded
MFA, The University of the Arts
M Ed, Western Washington University
BS, Nazareth College
MFA, The University of the Arts
M Ed, Western Washington University
BS, Nazareth College
Awards and Honors
Belvo-Jorgensen Residency Scholarship, 2025
Faculty Innovation Grant, 2025
Summer Research Stipend, 2025
Merit Award, 2024
Summer Research Stipend, 2024
CBAA Member Support Grant, 2023
Cultural Sector Recovery Grant, 2023
Martha Boschen Porter Fund, 2021
Belvo-Jorgensen Residency Scholarship, 2025
Faculty Innovation Grant, 2025
Summer Research Stipend, 2025
Merit Award, 2024
Summer Research Stipend, 2024
CBAA Member Support Grant, 2023
Cultural Sector Recovery Grant, 2023
Martha Boschen Porter Fund, 2021
Teaching Interests
Carrigan's teaching interests include creativity, drawing/painting, printmaking/book arts, art and social justice, women in the arts, and inclusive pedagogy in the classroom.
Carrigan's teaching interests include creativity, drawing/painting, printmaking/book arts, art and social justice, women in the arts, and inclusive pedagogy in the classroom.
Research Interests
Carrigan's research interests include art and science (ornithology, ethnobotany), the interconnectedness of ecological systems, and the role artists play in solving environmental problems by increasing awareness of and fostering connections to the natural world.
Carrigan's research interests include art and science (ornithology, ethnobotany), the interconnectedness of ecological systems, and the role artists play in solving environmental problems by increasing awareness of and fostering connections to the natural world.
Professional Memberships
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education
Puget Sound Book Artists
College Book Art Association
New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
Monotype Guild of New England
Guild of Book Workers
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education
Puget Sound Book Artists
College Book Art Association
New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
Monotype Guild of New England
Guild of Book Workers