Art Education

Always with an interest in art Judy pursued her interest in art on the side throughout the years. Her formal art education started with Sybil Rampen in Oakville when her children were very young. Later to the Koffler Centre for the Arts in Toronto, the Ontario College of Art and the Toronto School of Art. Judy also studied throughout the years with a variety of teachers: Renata Realini, Brian Atyeo, Christopher Schenk and Doris McCarthy, to name a few.

Drawing and Painting holds the greatest interest for me and portrait painting tops the list. When painting a portrait I want to get as close to the personality of that particular person as I am capable of doing while still keeping the integrity of an interesting painting. The painting must be able to stand on it's own for others to also enjoy, who do not know the person. The background I hope to minimize as not detract from the character within the face. I use colour in the background to bring out the features in the face and a feeling for that person.

1990 - 2000 Milton Studio Tour

1996 First Canadian Place, Featured Artist with the OSA

1999 - Heliconian Hall, Inspired by Newfoundland

2000 Heliconian Hall, Toronto 'Portraits and Sculptured Forms'

2003 Heliconian Hall, 'Over 80' Portrait Exhibition

2005 Heliconian Hall, Baffin Island, Newfoundand and Portraits

1979 Oakville Gairlock Gallery 'Clay & Cloth'

1980 Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa 'Wearable Art'

1980 Mississauga Library Systems Annual Juried Art Show

1985 Mississauga Library Juried art show

1985 Koffler Loggia Gallery

1986 Whitman Gallery, Toronto

1987 Whitman Gallery, April and December shows

1989 Columbus Centre, Toronto OSA member's exhibition

1990 Barber Ballery, Guelph OSA annual Open Juried Exhibition

1991 Civic Garden Centre

1991 Latcham Gallery, Stouffville

1992 - 2005 Juniper Island Art Festival

1992 O'Keefe Centre OSA Exhibition

1992 International Art Exhibit, Buffalo, USA

1992 Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, USA

1993 - 1994 Metcalfe Gallery, Port Hope

1994 - 1997 Arts & Events Gallery, First Canadian Place, Toronto

1996 - First Canadian Place, Toronto 'Featured Artist with the Ontario Society of Artists'

1997 OSA member's exhibition from trip painting in OSA Lake

1997 Art Gallery of Mississauga, OSA Open juried Exhibition IMAG

1997  OSA Travelling Exhibition to six galleries in Ontario, Stratford, Owen Sound, Thunder Bay, S.S. Marie, 

St. Catharines, Markham & Toronto. Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Ontario Society of Artists

1998 Heliconain Hall 'Finch & Kinch' Portrait tribute to Susan Newton

1998 Canada Blooms and Member's OSA annual exhibition

1999 Neilson Park Creative Centre

1999 - 2000 Heliconian Hall, Toronto Member's Exhibitions

2000 Awaji Ialand, Hypgo, Japan International art exchange

2000 Humming Bird Centre

2000 Peterson Fine Art Gallery

2000 Lieutenant- Governor's Suite, Queen's Park, Toronto, OSA Member's Juried Show

2000 John B. Aird Gallery Figurative works with the OSA

2003 John B Aird Gallery, 'About Portraiture'

2003 "Water" OSA juried member's exhibition, 401 Richmond Street, Toronto

2003 Steam Whistle Round House, with Portrait Society of Canada

2005 Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke Art Group Member's Exhibition

2005 Varley Gallery in Markham, Ontario "Portrait! Who and What are You?"

In October 2005, Judy had her painting 'Early morning Light at Keyhole' accepted into the Government of Ontario Art Collection.

Judith has painted 82 portraits that have been either commissioned or later purchased including R.J. Gray's portrait which was commissioned by Peter Jarvis for Osgood Hall, Toronto. Doris McCarthy purchased the painting that Judy painted of her following their trip to Baffin Island, June 2004. This portrait Doris states, she is going to give to the Doris McCarthy Art Gallery in the Scarborough Campus of U of T.

1988 to present day Ontario Society of Artists

2001 to present day Portrait Society of America

2002 to present day Portrait Society of Canada

1992 - 2002 Executive with the Ontario Society of Artists

1994 - 1998 as Vice President Ontario Society of Artist

2004 - 2007 Councillor with the Ontario Society of Artists

2004 to 2008 Councillor with the Ontario Society of Artists

Portraiture, Monday afternoons 1 - 4pm, three ten week courses a year.

2001 - 2008 Etobicoke Art Group, Neilson Park Creative Centre

EXHIBITION JURY DUTY

has included being a juror for the Oakville Art Society, Franklin Carmichael and Prince Edward County.