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Jennifer Ingram



Jennifer Ingram earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fashion design from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master of Science in apparel, merchandising, and design from Iowa State University. Her research interests include sustainability and social responsibility in small apparel firms, designing for niche markets and textile/apparel prototype development. Ingram has worked in the apparel industry in the areas of design, product development, textile design, technical design, sample-making, tailoring and alterations, merchandising, management, and consulting. She joined the WashU fashion design faculty in 2011 and teaches Introduction to Fashion Design, Textile Design, Patternmaking and Production, Patternmaking Lab, Three-Dimensional Fashion Design, Capstone 1, and Capstone 2.


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  • Panelist at Black Student Network Gallery Opening, Jennifer Ingram, presented at WashU, 2022, St. Louis.
  • “Ebony & Ivory,” International Textiles and Apparel Association, Denver, CO, 2022.
  • “Pathways Collection,” Faculty Show, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2021.

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  • 2024 — $2500 Faculty Teaching Development Grant, WashU
  • 2022 — $300 Juried Award, Creative and Employment of Techniques at the Professional Level Award, International Textile and Apparel Association
  • 2021 — $900 Association of Women Faculty Professional Development Grant, WashU

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