Judy Jordan Artist Statement:
 
I am involved with figurative work in two and three dimensional form. I believe that people have always been drawn to the human form both prehistorically from cave drawings and on a personal level from the earliest childhood stick figure drawings. My interest is in finding the balance between portraying the universal figure in a less than realistic fashion and also at the same time divulging some unique characteristics of that same figure. For instance, an armless figure may show an exposed thinking apparatus in the head or perhaps reveal some personal aspect through the choice of its garment.  In order to achieve this most effectively, I work with a variety of mixed media.


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Bio:
 
Judy Jordan is a graduate of Corcoran College of Art and Design where she received the Award for Outstanding Work upon graduation. She has shown work in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC and New York. She has worked in Exhibits Graphics at the Smithsonian Institution, owned a fine crafts store, designed and marketed a line of jewelry, and worked as a Visiting Artist Consultant at the Providence Art Center in Maryland. She has had professional memberships in MD Federation of the Arts, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Annapolis Watercolor Club and Sowebo Arts. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland with her husband Derek.


Recent Exhibits Include:
 
The Mitchell Gallery, Image and Imagination Show, St. Johns College, Annapolis, MD, 2008
Adler Gallery, Sowebo Arts Show, Baltimore, MD, 2007/ 2008
Annapolis Watercolor Club juried exhibition, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD, 2007
Studio Art Quilt Associates Virtual Web Site Exhibit, The Human Condition Exhibit, August 2006
The Mitchell Gallery, Image and Imagination Show,  St. Johns College, Annapolis, MD 2006
Art Quilts Online, Every Woman Exhibit, juried by Kim Ritter, 2005
Show Me the Music, Art Exhibit sponsored by Annapolis Symphony Orchestra exhibited at St. John's College and Historic Londontown, Edgewater, MD, 2005
Maryland Federation of Art, MFA's 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Annapolis, MD, 2003
Maryland Federation of Art, Self Portraits Show,  juried by Carolyn Carr, Chief Curator of the National Portrait Gallery,  Annapolis, MD, 2002
Maryland Federation of Art, Small Works Show, Annapolis, MD, 2002
Quiet Waters Park Watercolor Show,  Annapolis, MD, 2002
Maryland Federation of Art Winter Juried Show, Annapolis, MD, 2002


Publications:
 
Portfolio 13 Book, Published by Studio Art Quilts Associates, Inc., Page 99, 2006
What's Up Annapolis Magazine, ASO's Sweet Inspiration, March, 2005
The Sunday Capital, Lifestyle section, "Show Me the Music" by Theresa Winslow, Feb. 20, 2005
Fiberarts Design Book 7, Page 216, published by Lark Books, 2004 (website)
Quilting Arts Magazine, Summer 2003, Issue 10, Art Doll Challenge, pages 68 - 73 (website)


 Awards:
 
While attending Corcoran College of Art and Design, received scholarship to study abroad in Leeds and London, England
Received Award for Outstanding Work from Corcoran College of Art and Design upon graduation