Elizabeth Resnick
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Elizabeth Resnick | |
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| Born | New York City, United States |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Occupations | Graphic designer, curator, writer |
| Employer(s) | Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
| Known for | Design education; curation of international poster exhibitions |
| Title | Professor Emerita of Graphic Design |
Elizabeth Resnick is an American graphic designer, curator, and writer. She is professor emerita and former chairperson of the Graphic Design Department at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt). She is noted for her design practice, her teaching and publications on design education, and her curation of international poster exhibitions on political and social themes.[1][2]
Resnick attended the High School of Art & Design in New York City from 1963 to 1966. She studied graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1970 and a Master of Fine Arts in 1996.[3][4]
Career
Resnick operated the independent studio Elizabeth Resnick Design in Boston from 1973 to 2003. Her clients included Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corporation, Art New England, Store 24, the Animal Rescue League of Boston, AIGA Boston, Massachusetts College of Art, and several local schools and non-profit cultural organizations.[5]
She joined MassArt as a part-time faculty member in 1977 and was promoted to full-time tenure track in 1999.[6] She later served as chair of the Graphic Design Department before being named professor emerita. Her teaching emphasized conceptual problem-solving, typography, and socially engaged design.[7]
In November 2007, she received the AIGA Boston Fellows Award.[8] In October 2025, she was awarded the AIGA Medal in recognition of her achievements during her decades-long career as an educator, curator, and author, which has redefined design pedagogy and amplified underrepresented voices in the global design canon.[9]
