Constance Speth

(American, born 1934, died 2019)

Ellensburg-based artist and teacher Constance Speth (1934-2019) created drawings, paintings, and prints that explore light, shadow, and form.

Speth grew up in Seattle. She earned bachelor's (1955) and master's (1964) degrees in education from Central Washington University, with a thesis in painting. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in drawing from the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1984. She taught drawing and a variety of other studio and non-studio courses at Central Washington University from 1964-1995 and retired as Emeritus Professor of Art.