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Born in 1946, in London, England, American artist, Judy Pfaff, is mainly known for her ‘Installation Art.’ At the age of thirteen, she shifted to the United States. Judy did her bachelor’s in Fine Arts form Washington University, Saint Louis, in 1971, and master’s degree (MFA) from Yale University in 1983. Pfaff is well known for creating paintings, Installation Arts, and prints.
She received many awards, including Creative Artist Public Services (1976), National Endowment of Arts (1979), Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1983), Bessie Award (1984), The National Endowment of the Arts (1986), Fellow of Saint Gaudens Memorial (1997), Honorary Doctorate Pratt Institute (1999), Award of Merit Gold Medal for Sculpture (2002), Nancy Graves Foundation Grant (2003), John D. & Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation Award (2004), and Barnett & Annalee Newman Foundation Fellowship (2006).
In addition, Judy Pfaff has been a Professor of Visual Art, Columbia University, New York (1994). Then she was the co-chairperson of the art department and the professor of art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, from 1995 to 2007. She also worked as visiting artist for many universities, including California State University, California; University of Texas; Lacoste School of Arts, France; University of Fairbanks; University of Michigan; and Orlando Art Museum to name some.
Pfaff’s artworks are endowed with energy, color, magnanimity, combined in sculpture and architecture. She pioneered Installation Art in 1970s to experiment with space in two & three-dimensional formats. Judy’s “all organic” artworks involve most of the raw materials available, right from plastic, steel, fiber to tree roots.
Judy Pfaff participated in many exhibitions. Some of her group exhibitions are listed below in chronological order:
Year Exhibitions
2000 Group: Judy Pfaff, Joan Snyder, Mary Frank, Shady, Elena Zang Gallery, New York
“Construction Site” by Pfaff, Chamberlain, Stella, Ameringer at Howard Gallery, New York
“The Likeness of Being,” D.C. Moore Gallery, New York
“Works from the Studio,” by Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2001 “Yale Alumni,” New Heaven, Connecticut
“Work and Photography on Paper,” Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
“Conversations from the Heart,” Educational Alliance Gallery, New York
“Art is for the Spirit,” Duetsche Bank, New York
2002 “Good Things Come in Small Packages,” Ameringer/Yale, New York.
“The Belles of Amherst,” Mead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts.
2003 “From the Surface to Form,” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, Washington
“New Gallery Artists,” The Gallery Center, Florida
2004 “Collage: The Art of Attachment,” Elena Zang Gallery, Shady, New York
“Group Exhibition of Sculpture and Painting,” Heritage Bank of Commerce, San Jose, California
2005 “Nine Contemporary Sculptures: Fellows of Saint Gaudens Memorial,” the UBS Art Gallery
2006 “3D: An Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture,” Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2007 “Decades: Featuring Judy Pfaff,” Robischon Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Apart from these group exhibitions, Judy Pfaff also performed in many solo exhibitions. The latest of them are listed below:
2007 “….All of the Above,” Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, Texas
2006 “Buckets of Rain,” Ameringer Yohe Fine Art, New York
2005 “Judy Pfaff Recent Works on Paper,” Lemberg Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan
2004 “Judy Pfaff: Installations, Prints & Drawings,” Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Judy Pfaff is one of the greatest artists of this century. She has been a source of inspiration for younger generations and a great teacher for her pupils.
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