Erin Carignan

Erin Carignan (she/her) Erin is a versatile costume designer and textile artist who has worked in regional theatre, opera, dance, music videos, and print ads in roles ranging from costume designer, stylist, painter-dyer and breakdown artist, to crafts artisan. She has been a part of over 200 professional productions
with several theatre companies, most notably Old Globe Theatre, Los Angeles Opera, La Jolla
Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre, and Curious Theatre.

Her research centers around her most passionate subjects: costume design, textile surface
modification, and wearable art. This research ties in with her own book Dyeing for
Entertainment: Dyeing, Painting, Breakdown, and Special Effects for Costumes (Focal Press/
Routledge 2023). She is an Assistant Professor of Costume Design at Colorado State University,
Fort Collins and the Chair of the KCACTF Design Technology Management Region 7. She is an
active member of USITT, Costume Society of America, Society of Dyers and Coloursists, and United Scenic Artists 829.