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College of Arts and Humanities

Virginia Patterson

Assistant Professor

Art, Design, and Art History | 559.278.2516 | Office: Conley Art 231

vpatterson@csufresno.edu

Education

  • University of Houston - MFA in Studio Art, Graphic Design concentration, 2021
  • Auburn University - BFA in Graphic Design, 2013

Courses Taught

  • Packaging Design
  • Graphic Systems
  • Graphic Design
  • Fundamentals of Graphic Design
  • Introduction to Typography

Virginia Patterson is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design in the Department of Art and Design. She has extensive experience as a practicing professional graphic designer in sectors including food packaging, food communication, and creative services for non profit organizations ranging from branding to web design.

Patterson is an active member of AIGA, the professional association for design, and has held design and design writing fellowships in several organizations such as World Food Programme, Design Incubation, and Writing Space.

As a creative researcher, Patterson is concerned with the designer’s role as sociocultural producer, critic, and activist, and advocates for design centered around ethics and self-reflexivity. Her research interests include food labeling literacy, the impacts of policy on graphic systems which influence user choice and decision-making, and design for social and environmental equity.

As a practitioner of graphic design, Patterson specializes in packaging design, food labeling policy, and print production for consumer packaged goods.