Harriet Wadeson

Who is Harriet Wadeson?

Harriet Claire Wadeson, Ph.D., LCSW, ATR-BC, HLM, is a pioneer in the art therapy profession, as well as an accomplished author, researcher, and educator, who established and directed the Art Therapy Graduate Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Art Therapy Certificate Program at Northwestern University where she teaches currently. She is the author of 8 books on art therapy and over 70 articles in professional journals. She is an international guest lecturer, and educator who has presented papers, led professional delegations, and conducted workshops in 14 countries throughout Europe and Asia.

Wadeson is an Honorary Life Member of the American Art Therapy Association, the profession's highest honor, and has won numerous awards, including a first prize for art from the Smithsonian Institute, a Distinguished Faculty award from Northwestern University, a first prize for research from the American Art Therapy Association, the Benjamin Rush Bronze Medal Award from the American Psychiatric Association, and a Resolution of Commendation from the Illinois State Legislature. In addition to holding many offices on the American Art Therapy Association Executive Board, she has been Associate Editor of Art Therapy, Journal of the American Art Therapy Association.