Judith Thompson Art

Artist Statement

My work consists of layers of paint and paper applied intuitively to the canvas and sanded back to reveal images that reflect a place, an emotion, a memory, or a thread of common experience. A peek into the layers might evoke a story of a peaceful simpler time: Bird song in our back yards, picnics in parks, or even walks through imaginary cities or forests. With no agenda for what the piece will ultimately say, I follow the direction it leads me. Birds symbolize peace, transformation, freedom and power. Using images, colors, shapes and textures found in nature, I try to tell a story of a world full of the beauty and the tranquility of nature. So, even as our wildlife habitats recede and the common and abundant birds we used to find in our everyday environment are fading away, I still listen for the calls of the wild birds, and try to capture those peaceful moments and beautiful landscapes we still share with our fellow creatures.

I majored in Art in college. Junior year I attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Later in life I attended Architecture school at California College of the Arts. . Although I sporadically pursued my interest in painting and drawing over the years, I have recently returned to making art full time and set up my studio in Telegraph Hill overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

EXHIBITS

San Francisco Women Artists’ Gallery. Juried exhibition. Artist’s Choice, 10/8/2019-11/4/2019

Mantra Wines: Curated Exhibit. Love is a rebellious bird. 11/5, 2019-2/7,2020.

City Art Gallery. Group Show. 12/6 - 2/2, 2020.

San Francisco Women Artists’ Gallery. Juried exhibition. Leap Year. Juror Ashley L. Voss. January 4 - Feb 1, 2020.

San Francisco Women Artists’ Gallery. Juried exhibition. Out of the box. Juror Annette Schultz. February 4th 2020- March 1, 2020.

San Francisco Women Artists’ Gallery. Juried exhibition. Abstract Thinking. Juror Philip M. Bewley. August 7 - September 4, 2020.

Healdsburg Center for the Arts. Juried Exhibition. All creatures great and small. Juror: Jamie Luoto. 5/23-7/29.

San Francisco Women Artists’ Gallery. Salon Exhibit. October 2020.

San Francisco Women Artists’ Gallery. Salon Exhibit. December, January 2020.

San Francisco Women Artists Gallery. Juried Exhibition. 'Scapes Land and Sea. Juror Randall Sexton. April 6-April 30 2021.

Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael. Summer Open Juried Show. June 2021-July 2021.

Jurors: Michael Friedland, Doraleen Davis.

DiPietro Todd, Mill Valley. One person show. November and December 2021.

Director's Invitational Exhibition at the Corte Madera Community Center. December 2021.

In private collections :San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Phoenix, Chicago, Oregon, Denver, Ann Arbor, Lake Tahoe, Marin County, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Sonoma, Fresno, Fredricksburg Texas.

Highland Park, IL.

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