About Eileen

Eileen Corrigan Valazza grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC, and attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where she received a BA in Studio Art and Government in 1996. She participated in group shows in Washington, DC, New York, and Virginia in the early 2000s. Eileen spent many years living in Seattle, and currently lives in Whitefish, Montana with her husband and two young children.

Artist’s Statement

I began making art again in 2019 after a 15 year hiatus. My paintings are inspired by the natural world, filtered through the lens of my emotional experience of motherhood and world events. The results show joy and beauty, coupled with a sense of something reckless and unsustainable. I paint intuitively using acrylics, oil, wax, and ink.