Molly Briggs

Molly Briggs is an Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Her work bridges landscape history, design theory, and visual culture, with a focus on immersive media and 19th-century print media. She currently serves as President of the International Panorama Council (IPC) and Executive Editor of the Panoramic and Immersive Media Studies Yearbook (De Gruyter). Briggs holds a PhD in Landscape Architecture History & Theory (UIUC), an MFA in Printmaking/Photography (Northwestern University), and a BFA in Painting (UIUC School of Art and Design).

Her research explores how immersive media shaped 19th-century urban parks and landscapes, as detailed in her dissertation The Panoramic Mode: Immersive Media and the Large Parks Movement (2018). Recent work includes studies on stereographic projection, design methodologies for complex systems, and typography in immersive exhibitions.

• Education:
  • PhD, Landscape Architecture (History & Theory), UIUC
  • MFA, Art Theory & Practice (Printmaking & Photography), Northwestern University
  • BFA, Studio Art (Painting), UIUC School of Art and Design
• Awards:
  • 2023 Map Library Fellow, MacLean Collection (UIUC)
• Grants/Recognition: Multiple pedagogical, creative, and scholarly grants and recognitions.
• Professional Roles:
  • President, International Panorama Council (Switzerland)
  • Editor, Panoramic and Immersive Media Studies Yearbook
• Artistic Representation: Represented by Zg Gallery (Chicago) since 2004.