Background
Costigan, Constance Frances was born on July 3, 1935 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Charles Francis and Joan Aletta (Visser) Costigan.
Costigan, Constance Frances was born on July 3, 1935 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Charles Francis and Joan Aletta (Visser) Costigan.
Bachelor of Science, Simmons College and Boston Museum School Fine Arts, 1957; Master of Arts, American U., 1965; postgraduate, University of California-Berkeley, 1971; postgraduate, University of Virginia-Fairfax, 1968-1969; postgraduate, U. District of Columbia, 1972-1973.
Designer Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1957-1959, museum services staff member, 1962-1968, drawing and design instructor, 1971-1976. Art and crafts instructor Arlington County (Virginia) Public Schools, 1970-1975. Professor fine arts George Washington University, Washington, 1976—2002, professor fine arts emeritus, since 2003.
Curator Arlington Art Center, Virginia, 1980. Distinguished visiting professor American University in Cairo, 1980-1981. Visiting professor in drawing Haystack Mount School Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, 1990.
Jurist and judge art show District of Columbia area, 1975, 76, 90, 82, area show Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, 1985, Members Show, Ocean City Art League, Maryland 2009. Judge art show Sussex County Arts Council Members Show, 1991. Member advisory board Southern Delaware Center for the Arts and Humanities, since 2003.
Panelist Delaware Division Arts, 2004-2006, jurist, judge 2009.
Secretary steering committee Delaware chapter National Museum for Women in the Arts, Newark, 1997-2001. Member advisory board Southern Delaware Center for the Arts and Humanities, since 2003. Board member Rehoboth Art League, Delaware, since 2006.
Fellow Royal Society Art. Master Delaware By Hand.
Married John Francis Christian, June 6, 1959 (divorced 1972). Married Michael Krausz, May 14, 1976.