Miriam
Hitchcock
Miriam Hitchcock
Miriam Hitchcock is a California based artist. Her mixed media paintings and award winning, short experimental films have been shown both nationally and internationally and her works on paper are available through Pierogi Gallery Flat Files in Brooklyn, New York.
Born in San Francisco, Miriam grew up in a nature-loving family on the peninsula at a time when there was still plenty of open space to enjoy. She completed a BFA at University of California at Santa Cruz and received an MFA in Painting from Yale University.
A seasoned instructor of studio courses in painting, drawing and design at all levels. her teaching career began at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. She first led studio courses in Rome, Italy as an Assistant Professor of Art at Cornell University and years later created and taught a summer studio program that partnered the American University in Rome with U. C. Santa Cruz.
Miriam resigned from Cornell University in order to move back to Santa Cruz in 1992. There she taught studio course at Stanford University and San Jose State University and was a continuous member of the Art faculty at University of California Santa Cruz from 1992 until 2012. She now works full time in her studio in Santa Cruz.