Joan Brigham

Joan Brigham, environmental artist, pioneered the use of steam in her work. Professor Emeritus in Fine Art at Emerson College, Brigham was a long-time Research Fellow, initially appointed 1974-1999, at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT. She created steam and water lines for the seminal CAVS collaborative work, “Centerbeam,” at the 1977 documenta 6 in Kassel, Germany. Other collaborations include "Steam Screens" and "Under Aquarius” with Stan VanDerBeek. Brigham earned a B.A. in History of Art at Pomona College, and an M.A. in History of Art from Harvard University.