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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.

Judith teaches painting at the Chicago Botanic Garden and The Art Center, Highland Park. Her activities include curating and judging shows and art consulting.

photo (left) Brian O'Mahoney, Sun-Times Media

Education

Awards

Public and Institutional Collections/Commissions

Private Collections

  • Over 450 privately commissioned illuminated manuscripts (ketubot) and paintings

Solo Exhibitions

Recent Group Exhibitions, Selected

Environmental Projects/Exhibitions

Bibliography

Filmography

Ilustrations: Print, Digital and Web Publications


Media

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

all images (c) 2008 Judith Joseph and may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the artist.