Artist Judith Williams

Judith Williams - Artist Statement

I respond to poetry, memories of my childhood,
and everyday objects.
My images are metaphorical.
My work is often motivated by social inequities
towards women, and global political unrest.
I love color, line, and form.
I layer text, ideas, and images, with a sense of
appreciation for what came before.
Working with encaustic paints allows me to layer and imbed these choices.
I often work over maps, architectural blueprints, old
dictionary pages, textbooks, and sewing
patterns, incorporating them into the
compositions and content.
I think about seeing below the surface.
It’s the hidden levels and psychological
undertones that interest me.

Resume

Education

1998-02 Postgraduate tutorial, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA

1995 Sonoma State University, BFA Painting, Rohnert Park, CA

1985-87 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

1981-84 City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

1969-71 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1967-69 University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Exhibitions

Group:

2006 Off The Grid: New Paintings by Collective 9, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2005 Oil and Wax: Chapter and Verse, Art League of Northern California Gallery, Novato, CA

2005 Summer Reading II, featured artist, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005 Shimmer, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005 Annual Members Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

2005 Rouge, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004 Grand Slam, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004 Collective 9 Presents: Grouping, Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2004 Summer Reading, featured artist, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004 47th Annual International Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA, juried by Peter Gordon

2004 Contemporary Abstracts, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

2004 Valentine Show, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004 Annual Members Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

2004 Hope/ Joy/ Peace, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2003 Inaugural Exhibition, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2003 Global Artlook International Exhibition 2003, MatrixArts, Sacramento, CA- Juried by Yoshio Taylor and Scott Shields

2003 Small Works National Juried Exhibition and Competition, Artists’ Collective Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA - Juried by Jerrold Ballaine

2003 Crossing Bridges, Jewish Museum San Francisco, sponsored by CBS MarketWatch, San Francisco, CA

2003 Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI - Juried by Keith Jacobshagen

2003 Abstraction, Marin Arts Council, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA

2003 Annual Members Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

2002 Bold Expressions 47th Annual International Sacramento Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA - Juried by Jerry Reilly

2002 National Art Competition, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA - Juried by John Killacky, Executive Director, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2002 Arts on Fire VI, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA - Juried by Renny Pritikin, Chief Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2002 17TH Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route 0ne Pt. Reyes, CA - Juried by Carrie Lederer, Curator, Dean Lesher Center for the Arts

2001 Encaustic Works 2001, Third International Biennial Exhibition, Stone Ridge, NY - Juried by Mia Westerlund Roosen

2001 New Visions: Introductions '01, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA, Juried by Rene Yanez Curator, and Robbin Henderson, Executive Director, Berkeley Art Center, Berkely, CA

2001 Annual Juried Exhibition of Marin Artists, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA - Juried by Ruth Braunstein, Braunstein Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2000 Competition Exhibition 2000, Artists' Alliance of California, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA- Juried by Elizabeth Gerber, Curator of Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

2000 Bay Arts 2000, Arts Council of San Mateo County, Manor House Gallery, Belmont CA, Juried by Susan Hillhouse, Chief Curator of Triton Museum of Art, San Jose, CA

2000 Fine Arts Exhibit, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

2000 Driven to Abstraction, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, Juried by Roy DeForest

1999 Finalist, 1999 International Juried Exhibit Encaustic Works, Kingston, New York. September 1999 - Juried by Judy Pfaff

1999 Fine Arts Exhibit, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

1995 BFA Exhibit, Sonoma State University, University Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA

1994 Fine Arts Exhibit, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

1993 Fine Arts Exhibit, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

1990 Open Fine Arts Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Kentfield, CA

1997 Recent Drawings – Royal Ground, San Francisco, CA

1993 Recent Works, Dental Office of Kuhn, Jacobsen, and Huey, San Francisco, CA

2000 Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

1999 Barbara McQuaid Award of Excellence, Marin County Fair, Fine Arts Exhibit, San Rafael CA

1994 Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

1993 First in Class – Oil Painting, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

1993 Distinguished Art Award, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

1993 Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

2006 San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook , Art Section, January 15

2005 Donkey Mill Art Center Offers New Workshop-Encaustic Painting Being Taught By Judith Williams, West Hawaii Today, ARTS, Nov. 18

2005 Women Artists of Collective 9 Meet to Share Support, Criticism, San Francisco Chronicle, FRIDAY Section, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Feb. 4

2004 Hearts in San Francisco, benefiting the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation,

2004 Artweek, Previews: ‘Summer Reading’, May

2004 Enquiring Mind, a semiannual journal of the Vipassana Community, Volume 20, Number 2, Spring 04

2001 Ancient Encaustics and Modern Movies – The Art That Remains, by Dakota Lane, Ulster Publishing Company’s

2001 Alm@nac, September 27, Ulster County, Stone Ridge, NY

2001 Catalogue, Encaustic Works 2001, Third International Biennial Exhibition juried by Mia Westerlund Roosen

2000 Enquiring Mind, a semiannual journal of the Vipassana Community, Volume 17, Number 1, Fall

Professional Experience

2005 Private workshops in the technique of encaustics, Guest Artist Lecture, Donkey Mill Art Center, Kona, HI

2005 Encaustic Painting Technique Workshop, Kona, HI

2004 Wearing our Hearts on our Sleeves, steel sculpture -Hearts in San Francisco Public Art Project, San Francisco, CA

2003-04 Guest Lecturer, At College of Marin, Kentfield, CA, for Materials and Techniques class taught by Chester Arnold



	Judith Williams - Artist Statement I respond to poetry, memories of my childhood, and everyday objects. My images are metaphorical. My work is often motivated by social inequities towards women, and global political unrest. I love color, line, and form. I layer text, ideas, and images, with a sense of appreciation for what came before. Working with encaustic paints allows me to layer and imbed these choices. I often work over maps, architectural blueprints, old dictionary pages, textbooks, and sewing patterns, incorporating them into the compositions and content. I think about seeing below the surface. It’s the hidden levels and psychological undertones that interest me. Resume Education 1998-02 Postgraduate tutorial, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA 1995 Sonoma State University, BFA Painting, Rohnert Park, CA 1985-87 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1981-84 City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 1969-71 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1967-69 University of Maryland, College Park, MD Exhibitions Group: 2006 Off The Grid: New Paintings by Collective 9, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2005 Oil and Wax: Chapter and Verse, Art League of Northern California Gallery, Novato, CA 2005 Summer Reading II, featured artist, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2005 Shimmer, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2005 Annual Members Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 2005 Rouge, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004 Grand Slam, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004 Collective 9 Presents: Grouping, Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2004 Summer Reading, featured artist, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004 47th Annual International Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA, juried by Peter Gordon 2004 Contemporary Abstracts, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA 2004 Valentine Show, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004 Annual Members Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 2004 Hope/ Joy/ Peace, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2003 Inaugural Exhibition, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2003 Global Artlook International Exhibition 2003, MatrixArts, Sacramento, CA- Juried by Yoshio Taylor and Scott Shields 2003 Small Works National Juried Exhibition and Competition, Artists’ Collective Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA - Juried by Jerrold Ballaine 2003 Crossing Bridges, Jewish Museum San Francisco, sponsored by CBS MarketWatch, San Francisco, CA 2003 Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI - Juried by Keith Jacobshagen 2003 Abstraction, Marin Arts Council, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA 2003 Annual Members Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 2002 Bold Expressions 47th Annual International Sacramento Exhibition, Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA - Juried by Jerry Reilly 2002 National Art Competition, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA - Juried by John Killacky, Executive Director, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA 2002 Arts on Fire VI, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA - Juried by Renny Pritikin, Chief Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA 2002 17TH Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route 0ne Pt. Reyes, CA - Juried by Carrie Lederer, Curator, Dean Lesher Center for the Arts 2001 Encaustic Works 2001, Third International Biennial Exhibition, Stone Ridge, NY - Juried by Mia Westerlund Roosen 2001 New Visions: Introductions '01, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA, Juried by Rene Yanez Curator, and Robbin Henderson, Executive Director, Berkeley Art Center, Berkely, CA 2001 Annual Juried Exhibition of Marin Artists, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA - Juried by Ruth Braunstein, Braunstein Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000 Competition Exhibition 2000, Artists' Alliance of California, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA- Juried by Elizabeth Gerber, Curator of Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA 2000 Bay Arts 2000, Arts Council of San Mateo County, Manor House Gallery, Belmont CA, Juried by Susan Hillhouse, Chief Curator of Triton Museum of Art, San Jose, CA 2000 Fine Arts Exhibit, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA 2000 Driven to Abstraction, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, Juried by Roy DeForest 1999 Finalist, 1999 International Juried Exhibit Encaustic Works, Kingston, New York. September 1999 - Juried by Judy Pfaff 1999 Fine Arts Exhibit, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA 1995 BFA Exhibit, Sonoma State University, University Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA 1994 Fine Arts Exhibit, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA 1993 Fine Arts Exhibit, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA 1990 Open Fine Arts Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Kentfield, CA Solo: 1997 Recent Drawings – Royal Ground, San Francisco, CA 1993 Recent Works, Dental Office of Kuhn, Jacobsen, and Huey, San Francisco, CA Awards 2000 Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA 1999 Barbara McQuaid Award of Excellence, Marin County Fair, Fine Arts Exhibit, San Rafael CA 1994 Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA 1993 First in Class – Oil Painting, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA 1993 Distinguished Art Award, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA 1993 Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA Publications 2006 San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook , Art Section, January 15 2005 Donkey Mill Art Center Offers New Workshop-Encaustic Painting Being Taught By Judith Williams, West Hawaii Today, ARTS, Nov. 18 2005 Women Artists of Collective 9 Meet to Share Support, Criticism, San Francisco Chronicle, FRIDAY Section, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Feb. 4 2004 Hearts in San Francisco, benefiting the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, 2004 Artweek, Previews: ‘Summer Reading’, May 2004 Enquiring Mind, a semiannual journal of the Vipassana Community, Volume 20, Number 2, Spring 04 2001 Ancient Encaustics and Modern Movies – The Art That Remains, by Dakota Lane, Ulster Publishing Company’s 2001 Alm@nac, September 27, Ulster County, Stone Ridge, NY 2001 Catalogue, Encaustic Works 2001, Third International Biennial Exhibition juried by Mia Westerlund Roosen 2000 Enquiring Mind, a semiannual journal of the Vipassana Community, Volume 17, Number 1, Fall Professional Experience 2005 Private workshops in the technique of encaustics, Guest Artist Lecture, Donkey Mill Art Center, Kona, HI 2005 Encaustic Painting Technique Workshop, Kona, HI 2004 Wearing our Hearts on our Sleeves, steel sculpture -Hearts in San Francisco Public Art Project, San Francisco, CA 2003-04 Guest Lecturer, At College of Marin, Kentfield, CA, for Materials and Techniques class taught by Chester Arnold





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