Ingrid Lilligren

EDUCATION 

1980 BFA, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin 

1986 MFA, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California 

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES 

2005 AIR Vallauris, Vallauris, France 

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE 

1988-1990 Lecturer, Department of Art, California State University, Fullerton, California 

1992-1993 Assistant Professor, Ceramics, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California 

1993-1999 Assistant Professor, Art and Design, Ceramics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 

1999-2007  Associate Professor, Art and Design, Ceramics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 

2010-2020 Chair of the Department of Art and Visual Culture, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 

2007-present Professor in Art and Design, Ceramics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 

BIOGRAPHY 

Ingrid Lilligren is known for functional and sculptural ceramics, and works with porcelain, stoneware, and mixed media materials. Lilligren’s early work focused on abstract sculptural representations of the female form. Later in her career, Lilligren’s body of work shifted to wheel-thrown and coil-built vessels, which are often presented as installations, and deal with themes such as climate change and the environment.  

Lilligren incorporates Braille into many of her vessels and installations, both as surface decoration and to engage with deeper political and environmental themes in plain text which is invisible to most viewers.  

Ingrid Lilligren has made several public sculptures, including ceramic tile murals in Lewis and Ames, Iowa.