Judith Joseph - United States of America
About the artist
Member since the very beginning
Judith Joseph is Chicago-area painter, calligrapher,educator and art consultant. 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 painting and illustration commissions, she creates and exhibits paintings in oil, egg tempera and watercolor, and painted works on glass. Her work has been recognized by the Illinois Arts Council with Artists' Fellowship Awards in 1998 and 2004. She teaches painting at the Chicago Botanic Garden, the North Shore Art League, the Suburban Fine Arts Center and New Trier Extension. She assists private and corporate clients with art acquisition and installation.
Education: B.S. Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978
Awards: Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Awards, 2004 and 1998 Illinois Arts Council Finalist Award, 2001
Public and Institutional Collections/Commissions:
Respect And Tolerance Foundation, Lostice, Czech Republic
Chicago Public Library, Chicago, Illinois
Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Family Service of Oak Park/River Forest, Illinois North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe, Illinois
Congregation Anshe Emeth, Chicago, Illinois
Congregation Hakafa, Glencoe, Illinois
North American Academy of Liturgy
Private Collections: Over 350 privately commissioned illuminated manuscripts (ketubot) and paintings
Solo Exhibitions:
2003 Anatomically Correct Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1992 Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
1983 Illinois Arts Council Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Recent Group Exhibitions, Selected:
2006 The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
2006 John Almquist Gallery, Winnetka, Illinois
2005 Usov Synagogue, Usov, Czech Republic
2005 North Shore Art League Faculty Show, Winnetka, Illinois
2004 Jung Institute, Evanston, Illinois
2004 Chicago Art Open
2002 Koehnline Gallery, Oakton Community College, River Forest, Illinois 2002 ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Bibliography: Wisconsin Artists: A Celebration of Jewish Presence, Carter and Reusch, Marquette University Press, 1994. Harvest of Freedom, Louise Dunn Yochim, American References, 1989.
Filmography: North Shore Art League Documentary Film, 2005, directed by Mark Siska
Ilustrations and Publications :The Passover Celebration, Rabbi Leon Klenecki, ed., Liturgical Training Publications of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, 2001. Letter Arts Review, Wedding Issue, Summer 2005. Cleveland Jewish News, cover illustration, Spring, 2005. Marketing News, cover illustration, June 1, 2004. JUF News, illustration for interview of Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Elie Wiesel, 1996. Reviews and Feature Articles Milwaukee Journal, 4/94, 5/94, 8/94. New Art Examiner, 11/83. JUF News, 2/96, 9/96.
Skills
- Drawing
- Illustration
- Painting
- Fine Art
- Art Agent
