Judy Hart

San Francisco Bay Area-based multi‑disciplinary fine artist.

Artist Statement:

My artwork is a reflection of visual stories discovered through a plane window. These discoveries are aerial perspectives of vast graphic and playful landscapes and infrastructures from below the clouds.

I translate these discoveries visually into line variation, blocks of saturated colors and textural surfaces. I also draw careful illustrations and organic shapes of clouds which are reminiscent of my childhood imagination. For instance, during the airplane journeys, I can recall seeing topographic landscapes of roads, flat agriculture lands, ground plains, and buildings in layers above ground. I translate those layerings into graphic pencil lines mimicking the curves of the unexplored roads; the vivid colors representing the colorful ground plains and the liquid pour of acrylic paints and inks to create an atmospheric perspective. And finally, I chose to use water based mediums because I love the quick drying process which enables me to add multi-layers of other mediums on top or to add more to the composition. All forms are abstracted with a rhythmical interpretation of shape and composition.

Flying and living abroad was stimulating, and b...

Alumni of Central Saint Martins college of art and design (London, United Kingdom) and Academy of Art University (San Francisco, California). Orientation (fine art & textiles) at KABK (Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten Den Haag–Royal Academy of Art The Hague), Den Haag, The Netherlands.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

34th annual Emeryville art exhibition 2020

33rd annual Emeryville art exhibition 2019

32nd annual Emeryville art exhibition 2019

2019: Daydreams. Atelier art gallery, San Francisco, California, USA

2018-2019: Clyde & Co US LLP Art Award/Exhibition

2018: Spring Show. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California, USA.

2017: 31st Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition

2017: Unauthorized SFMOMA show

2017: Spring Show. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California, USA.

2017: To Measure A Feeling. Atelier Gallery. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California, USA.

2016: Domain Resident Artists. Domain Gallery, Oakland, California, USA.

2007: Love Me Love Not. Onefourfourone Gallery. Vauxhall, London, UK.

2007: Honeymoon Phrase. Lauderdale House Gallery. Archway, London, UK.

2007: Concourse Show. Concourse Gallery. Byam Shaw School of Arts (CSM). London, UK.

2007: Final Show. Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. London, UK.

2004: Café Evolution (restaurant café). San Francisco, California, USA.

2004: International Women’s Day. Pioneer Bookstore. Hayward, California, USA.

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2004: Visions. California State University East Bay, Hay...