| Biography and Resume |
Painter, calligrapher and educator Judith Joseph is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since 1978, she has lived in and around Chicago, Illinois. She has created hundreds of commissioned works for individuals and public institutions, and her specialty is the Ketubah (Hebrew illuminated marriage contract, an illustrated calligraphic work used in Jewish weddings).
In addition to her calligraphy and illustration commissions, she creates and exhibits paintings and installation works. She received Illinois Arts Council Artist's Fellowship Awards in 1998 and 2004.
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Education
Awards
Public and Institutional Collections/Commissions
- Chicago Public Library, City of Chicago "Percent For Art" Program Acquisition
- Respect And Tolerance Foundation, Lostice, Czech Republic
- Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Family Service of Oak Park/River Forest, Illinois
- Jewish Women's Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
- Downtown Highland Park Alliance Public Art Display Project
- North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe, Illinois
- Congregation Anshe Emet, Chicago, Illinois
- Congregation Hakafa, Glencoe, Illinois
- North American Academy of Liturgy
- The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
Private Collections
- Over 450 privately commissioned illuminated manuscripts (ketubot) and paintings
Solo Exhibitions
- 2013 Kraft Center, Columbia University, New York, New York
- 2011 Congregation Solel, Highland Park, Illinois
- 2011 Beth Emet Congregation, Evanston, Illinois
- 2011 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
- 2010 ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
- 2010 Chicago Public Library
- 2003 Anatomically Correct Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
- 1992 Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
- 1983 Illinois Arts Council Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Recent Group Exhibitions, Selected
- 2012 Kol Ami Museum, N.S, Synagogue Beth El, Highland Park, Illinois: Chanukkah, invitational exhibit
- 2012 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois; Sacred Spaces, juried exhibit
- 2012 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois: Voices & Visions, juried exhibit
- 2012 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois: Explorations, juried exhibit
- 2012 South Shore Arts Center, Munster, Indiana: An Exploration of Words and Letters, juried
- 2011 Jewish Art Salon, Global/Local, digitally projected at 200 locations in 40 countries, juried
- 2011 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois: Voices and Visions, juried exhibit
- 2010 Heller Nature Center, Highland Park, Illinois: Coming To Fruition: Painting with Judith Joseph
- 2010 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois; Voices And Visions, juried exhibit
- 2010 PerficalSense Studio, Evanston, Illinois: All Things That Bloom
- 2010 Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois: Exploration 2010
- 2010 Red Tape Theatre, Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Fringe Artists Networking Night
- 2010 The Art Center, Highland Park, Faculty Show
- 2009 Dayton Peace Museum, Dayton, Ohio: The Art Of Peace, international juried exhibit
- 2009 ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois: Collaboration, ARC annual members' exhibition
- 2009 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois; Unbound, juried exhibit
- 2009 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois; As The Spirit Moves You, invitational exhibit
- 2009 ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois: Bearing Witness, juried exhibit
- 2009 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois; curator and exhibitor: The Healing Power Of Art
- 2009 New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, Wisconsin; curator and exhibitor: The Healing Power Of Art
- 2009 Red Tape Theatre, Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Fringe Artists' Networking Night
- 2009 Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, Illinois: Seventh Annual International Juried Exhibition
- 2008 Black Walnut Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
- 2008 ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
- 2008 Gallery 659, Glencoe, Illinois
- 2008 Newberry Library, Chicago, Exploration 2008
- 2008 Chicago International Calligraphy Conference, Naperville, Illinois: Letters Mingle Souls
- 2008 Mendelson Gallery, Temple Sholom, Tolerance Of Belief, Jewish and Muslim artists, Chicago
- 2008 The Art Center, Faculty and Emerging Artists Exhibit, Highland Park, Illinois
- 2008 Chicago Cultural Center
- 2007 Gallery 659, four-person show, Glencoe, Illinois
- 2007 Black Walnut Gallery, Chicago
- 2007 American Jewish Artists Club Exhibit, Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago, Illinois
- 2007 Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, Illinois: Fifth Annual International Juried Exhibition
- 2007 Chicago Art Open, Chicago, Illinois
- 2007 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois: Faculty Show
- 2007 Norris Cultural Center, St. Charles, Illinois
- 2007 Gallery 659, Glencoe, Illinois: Founders' Show
- 2007 Society of Tempera Painters, U.K. and U.S. (web)
- 2006 Bet Am Shalom Synagogue Judaica Show, White Plains, New York
- 2006 North Shore Art League, Winnetka, Illinois
- 2006 John Almquist Gallery, Winnetka, Illinois
- 2006 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
- 2005 Usov Synagogue, Usov, Czech Republic
- 2005 North Shore Art League. Winnetka, Illinois: Faculty Show
- 2004 Jung Institute, Evanston, Illinois
Environmental Projects/Exhibitions
- 2012 Magic Garden Project, Highland Park, Illinois
- 2011 Project Butterfly, Highland Park, Illinois
- 2010 Chicago Center For Green Technology, painted rain barrels, Chicago, Illinois
- 2009 Green Town Chicago Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
- 2009 Rain Barrel Project, Chicago Botanic Garden at Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
- 2009 Recycle The Raindrops, rain barrel for City of Chicago water conservation awareness project
- 2009 Landfill Art Project (international)
Bibliography
- Hours Of Devotion, Dinah Berland, Schocken Books, 2007.
- The Passover Celebration, (illustrations), Rabbi Leon Klenecki, ed., Liturgical Training Publications of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, 2001
- Wisconsin Artists: A Celebration of Jewish Presence, Carter and Reusch, Marquette University Press, 1994.
- Harvest of Freedom, Louise Dunn Yochim, American References, 1989.
Filmography
Ilustrations: Print, Digital and Web Publications
- Queens College Journal of Jewish Studies, 2012, essay and illustrations.
- Blood And Thunder, 2011, literary/art magazine published by University of Oklahoma Medical School.
- East On Central visual/literary magazine, 2011, 2010, ed. Judith Kaufman Tepfer.
- Proceedings of the 2009 Conney Conference On Jewish Arts, illustrated essay, ed. Prof. Douglas Rosenberg, U. of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center, 2009.
- Zeek at Forward, featured artist, November, 2009.
- Zeek at Jewcy, Rethinking Jewish Spirituality, (web) by Jay Michaelson, illustratThe Passover Celebration, (book), Rabbi Leon Klenecki, ed., Liturgical Training Publications of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, 2001
- Letter Arts Review, Wedding Issue (print), Summer 2005
- Cleveland Jewish News, cover illustration (print), Spring, 2005
- Marketing News, cover illustration (print), June 1, 2004
- JUF News, illustration (print) for interview of Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Elie Wiesel, 1996
- Heresies #13, Feminism and Ecology, art, Winter Issue, 1981
Media
- Chicago Trib Local: Congregation Solel Pays Tribute to the Freedom Riders on the 50th Anniversary of Their Historic Bus Rides (10-10-11)
- Sun-Times Media: "New Art Commission Head Ready For Studio Tour," 10-4-11
- Highland Park Patch: Art Center Hosts Project Butterfly Silent Auction Tonight, 9-9-11
- Chicago Trib Local, "Butterflies Take Flight in City's Downtown", 5-1-11
- Sun-Times Media: Artist Creates Ketubah for Second Generation of Patrons, 11-8-10
- WBEZ Eight Forty Eight: New Exhibition Explores Our Financial, Emotional and Spiritual Debts, 8-3-10
- Spotlight On The Arts, Northbrook Community Television feature program, October 2010
- Chicago Reader, 7-22-10
- Chicago Trib Local, 6-10
- North Shore Magazine, 5/09
- Ageless North Shore, 5/09
- Pioneer Press 7/08
- Chicago Jewish News, 5/2/08
- Pioneer Press, 9/07
- Northbrook Star, 1/07
- Milwaukee Journal, 4/94, 5/94, 8/94
- New Art Examiner, 11/83
Curator
- 2011 The Ties That Bind, article and curated online exhibit by Judith Joseph, Jewish Art Now, 12/12/11
- 2010 Coming To Fruition: Painting with Judith Joseph, Heller Nature Center, Highland Park, Illinois
- 2009 The Healing Power of Art, The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois and New Visions Gallery, Marshfield Clinic, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Juror
- 2012 Annual Exhibition, Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, Illinois
- 2011 Cuneo Gardens and Deerfield art fairs
- 2010 Cuneo Gardens, Deerfield, Northbrook,Yorktown and Glenview Art League art fairs
- 2010 Explorations, 24th Annual Juried Exhibition of the CCC, Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois
- 2010 Northbrook Originals, Northbrook Public Library exhibition, Northbrook, Illinois
- 2009 Fall Into The Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois
- 2009 Festival of Fine Arts, Deerfield, Illinois
- 2009 Art Fest, Cuneo Gardens, Mundelein, Illinois
- 2008 Annual Exhibition, Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, Illinois
- 2008 Art In The Park, Northbrook, Illinois
- 2008 Fine Art Festival, Highwood, Illinois
- 2008 Glenview Art League Summer Art Fair, Glenview, Illinois
Pedagogical Activities, selected
- 2011 Artist-In-Residence, Beth Emet Congregation, Evanston, Illinois.
- 2010 Guest Speaker, Lake Forest College
- 2009 Presenter, Conney Conference On Jewish Arts, University of Wisconsin
- 2002-12 Painting Faculty, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois
- 2003-12 Painting Faculty, The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
- 1996-98 Artist Demonstrations, The Art Institute Of Chicago
- 2002-12 Adult Study Coordinator, Congregation Hakafa, Glencoe, IL
Technical Support For A Creative Life, a blog
Affiliations and Memberships
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