Alumni Profile

Madeline Pederson

Degree: Studio Art, Art History, 2005

Employment:  Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN

Madeline Pederson didn’t really plan on majoring in art at all. “When I first came to Augsburg, I took a couple of art classes just to check it out.” At the end of her freshman year she realized it was what she loved and decided to major in studio arts. Spring of her junior year she studied abroad in Florence and fell in love with the art of the Italian Renaissance. “I realized that art history was another one of my strong interests.”

She graduated spring 2005 with a double major in studio art and art history.

Madeline appreciates the individualized attention she received from art faculty. “They are passionate about what they do. It’s contagious.” Retired Professor Norm Holen gave her the confidence to go on in studio arts; Professor Kristin Anderson, recipient of this year’s Distinguished Contribution to Teaching and Learning award, inspired her. “I hope to be an art history professor and she’s a great role model.”

Currently Madeline is completing an internship with the University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum. She plans to continue drawing and painting for fun, but in the fall she’ll attend University at Buffalo (SUNY) to begin a master’s program and focus her considerable talents in art history.