Judith Williams Fine Art
“Through my aesthetics, I search for ways to follow my curiosities about life. With no answers the search is endless, and the process satisfying.” - JW
BIO
Growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, I danced and performed ballet and modern jazz for 20 years. After moving to San Francisco, I studied art at San Francisco City College, California College of the Arts, and Sonoma State University where in 1995 I received a BFA in painting. I continued with a Post-Baccalaureate Tutorial working with Chester Arnold and Bob Nugent, bay area painters and professors. I live in Mill Valley, and have taught workshops in encaustic techniques in California and Hawaii. I have shown my work extensively in the US and the Bay Area.
With an urge to layer paint and see through traces underneath, I was seduced by the Ancient Greek technique of encaustic painting, combining beeswax, resin, and pigments. I layer swatches of collage papers, layer the luscious translucent wax, paint, scrape, and draw into and on the wax.
Judith Williams is represented by Point Richmond Gallery, Point Richmond, CA
RESUME
Place of Birth: Baltimore, MD
Education: Postgraduate tutorial, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA 1998-02
Sonoma State University, BFA Painting with Honors, Rohnert Park, CA 1995
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 85-87
City College of San Francisco, S.F. CA 81-84
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 69-71
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 67-69
Exhibitions: SOLO SHOWS:
Figurative Configurations, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA August-Sept 2019
Recent Works, Dental Office of Dr. Vivian Cui, San Francisco, Ca 2020
Feminine Forms, Mill Valley Library, Mill Valley, CA March 2013
Dress Forms, Parsnips, San Francisco, CA Sept – Nov 2008, Nov –Jan 2011
Mixed Metaphors, California Closets, San Rafael, CA Oct-Dec 2007
TWO PERSON SHOWS:
Poetic Wax, Hayes Valley Art Works, San Francisco, CA May 2019
Encaustic ABSTRACTS, Desta Gallery, San Anselm,. CA April - June 2016
The Feminine Form in Mixed Mediums, Avalon Salon, San Rafael, CA May – June 2014
From Palette to Palette, Kathleen McMahon Fine Art, San Francisco, CA October 2008
Marin Magazine Cover Show, Marin Arts Salon, San Rafael, CA May 2008
GROUP SHOWS:
What Is Art For?, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA, February 5 – March 20, 2022
Convergence, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, Hawaii, February 5 – 26, 2022
Movement, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA, April 13 – May 21, 2021
Viral Collaborations, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, Ill. January – February 2021
Beneath the Surface, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, January 2020
Ensemble, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA October – February, 2020
Something About Lines, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA May 2019
Dualities, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA March 2019
Feast Of Color, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA January 2019
Color Works, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA August- Sept 2018
Storytelling, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA June 8- July 27, 2018
Color Emotio, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA January-February 2018
InnerScapes, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA Jan.-Feb. 2018
ArtSpan Open Studios, General’s Residence, Fort Mason, SF, CA November 2017
BMW Art Showcase by Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, Hawaii, March 2017
Hidden, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA February – March 2017
Making Your Mark: IEA-EAI Juried Exhibition, Sante Fe, New Mexico, Sept-Oct 2016
Marin MOCA Juried Member Exhibition, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA July- Aug 2016
Another Way of Keeping a Diary, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA
November 2015- January 2016
“Summer National Juried Exhibition”, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA June 2015
“Improvisational Painting: 3 Artists/ 3 Paths”, San Pablo Art Center, San Pablo, CA
March – April 2015
“Technonatura”, Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, Hawaii, March-April 2015
Gallery Artists, Studio 35 Gallery, Sonoma, CA November – January 2015
“Devil is the Straight Line”, Audrey Love Gallery, Miami, Florida, October 2014
“Wax Effects”, Art Central Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA August 2014
“Motion/Emotion”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA, August 2014
“The Living Mark”, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, Oregon, July-August 2014
“Encaustic Art Institute Third Annual Juried Exhibition”, Cerrillos, New Mexico, November 2013
“Fusion” International Encaustic Association Juried Show, Eggman Walrus Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico, November 2013
“Future of the Past: encaustic art in the 21st century”, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
October – December 2012
“Still Lifes”, ArtworksDowntown, San Rafael, CA , July 2012
“Three/Three”, A Woman’s Eye Gallery, San Francisco, CA July 2012
“Contemporary Woman 6”, National Juried Show, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA June 2012
“Gift of Art”, Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley, CA November – January 2012
“From Our Perspectives”: National Women’s Art Exhibition, Oakland Community College,
Farmington Hills, Michigan, October 2011
“Consequential Fusion”, Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA July-August2011
“Wax in Motion”, Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts June 2011
“Private Eyes: Artists’ Visions”- National Juried Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Novato, CA June-July 2010
“Luminous Layers”, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon, June 2010
“Inside Out”, an exhibition of Bay Area Abstract Artists, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Novato, CA February –March 2010
Gallery Artists Show, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA ,January 2010
“Gift of Art”, Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley, CA November 2009 – January 2010
“Waxing Philosophically: Interpretations in Wax”, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA
July-November 2009
“Working in Wax”, National Juried Exhibition, Dean Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
May-June 2009
“Metamorphoses”, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2009
“Gift of Art”, Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley, CA November 2008 – January 2009
“Translucent”, Cain Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, CA July – August 2008
“Secrets”, Artisans Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA April 2008
“Gift of Art”, Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley, CA November 2007-January 2008
“Renewal”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA October 2007
“Summer Show”, Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley, CA August- September 2007
“Gift of Art”, Cecile Moochnek Gallery, Berkeley, CA November- January 2008
“Faculty Exhibition 2006”, Donkey Mill Art Center, Kona, Hawaii October –December 2006
“Wax Works”, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA October-November 2006
“Final Show”, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA June 2006
“First Annual Encaustic Invitational”, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ, March 2006
“Off The Grid”: New Paintings by Collective 9”, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA January-
February 2006
“Oil and Wax: chapter and verse”, Art League of Northern California Gallery, Novato, CA
November 2005
“Summer Reading II”, featured artist, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA June-July 05
“Shimmer”, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA February –March 2005
“Rouge”, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA December-January 2005
“Grand Slam”, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA October-November 2004
“Summer Reading”, featured artist, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA June-July 04
“47th Annual International Exhibition”, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA,
May- June 04, juried by Peter Gordon
“Contemporary Abstracts”, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA February 2004
“Hope/ Joy/ Peace”, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA December 03 – January 04
“Inaugural Exhibition”, Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA October – November 2003
“Global Artlook” International Exhibition 2003, MatrixArts, Sacramento, CA, September 2003,
Juried by Yoshio Taylor and Scott Shields
“Small Works National Juried Exhibition and Competition”, Artists’ Collective Gallery,
Santa Rosa, CA.. August 2003, Juried by Jerrold Ballaine
“Crossing Bridges”, Jewish Museum San Francisco, sponsored by CBS MarketWatch, San
Francisco, CA July – September 2003
“Northern National Art Competition”, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, Wisconsin,
July – September 2003. Juried by Keith Jacobshagen
“Bold Expressions” 47th Annual International Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael,
CA, October 2002. Juried by Jerry Reilly
“2002 National Art Competition”, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, October 2002. Juried by
John Killacky, Executive Director, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Fra
“ Arts on Fire VI”, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, June 2002. Juried by Renny Pritikin,
Chief Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
“17TH Annual Juried Exhibition”, Gallery Route 0ne, Pt. Reyes, CA, February 2002. Juried by Carrie
Lederer, Curator, Dean Lesher Center for the Arts
“Encaustic Works 2001”, Third International Biennial Exhibition, Stone Ridge, New York,
September - October ‘ 01 Juried by Mia Westerlund Roosen
“New Visions: Introductions '01”, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA, July – August ’01. Juried by Rene Yanez
Curator, and Robbin Henderson, Executive Director, Berkeley Art Center
“Annual Juried Exhibition of Marin Artists”, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, May 2001.
Juried by Ruth Braunstein, Braunstein Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Competition Exhibition 2000”, Artists' Alliance of California, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. September 2000 Juried by Elizabeth Gerber, Curator of Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
“ Bay Arts 2000”, Arts Council of San Mateo County, Manor House Gallery, Belmont CA,
August 2000. Juried by Susan Hillhouse, Chief Curator of Triton Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
“ Fine Arts Exhibit”, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA, July 2000
"Driven to Abstraction", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, April 2000. Juried by Roy DeForest
Finalist, “1999 International Juried Exhibit Encaustic Works”, Kingston, New York. September 1999.
Juried by Judy Pfaff
Awards:
Honorable Mention, Beneath the Surface, Marin MOCA, January 2020
Honorable Mention, InnerScapes, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, January 2018
Honorable Mention, Metamorphosis, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, January 2015
Third Place, Motion/Emotion, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, August 2014
Honorable Mention, Fusion, IEA Juried Exhibit, Snate Fe, New Mexico, November 2013
Third Place, Consequential Fusion: Messages in Wax, Art Center Morro Bay, CA July 2011
Honorable Mention, Consequential Fusion: Messages in Wax, Art Center Morro Bay, CA July 2011
Honorable Mention, National Juried Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Juried by Andrea Schwartz, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, July 2010
Committee’s Choice Award, Luminous Layers, Lake Oswego, Oregon, July 2010
Cover Contest, Marin Magazine, May 2008
Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA July 2000
Barbara McQuaid Award of Excellence, Marin County Fair, Fine Arts Exhibit, San Rafael CA, July 1999
Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA July 1994
First in Class – Oil Painting, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA July 1993
Distinguished Art Award, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA July 1993
Honorable Mention, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA July 1993
Permanent Collection:
Encaustic Art Institute
Kaiser Permanente
Publications:
Index Tribune, “Three from Studio 35”, May 28, 2015
IEA NEWSLETTER, August 2012
Inquiring Mind, Volume 27/Number 2/Spring 2011
East Bay Express, “Waxworks”, by DeWitt Cheng, May 2009
Marin Magazine, May 2008
Embracing Encaustic, 2nd Edition, by Linda and William Womack April 2008
Steinberg/Farmer Report, Cecile Moochnek Gallery, November 2, 2007
SanFranciscoArtMagazine.com, “Seeking Out Quality Contemporary Art Volume 1”, by Rachel Rosen, February 2007
San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook , Art Section, January 15, 2006
“Donkey Mill Art Center offers new workshop-Encaustic Painting Being Taught By
Judith Williams”, West Hawaii Today, ARTS, November 18, 2005
Hearts in San Francisco, benefiting the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle, FRIDAY Section, Marin, Napa, Sonoma. “Women Artists of Collective 9
Meet to Share Support, Criticism”, February 4, 2005
: Artweek, Previews: ‘Summer Reading’, May 2004
Enquiring Mind, a semiannual journal of the Vipassana Community, Volume 20, Number 2, Spring 04
“Ancient Encaustics and Modern Movies –The art that remains”, by Dakota Lane, Ulster Publishing
Company’s Almanac, September 27, 2001. Ulster County, Stone Ridge, New York
Catalogue, “Encaustic Works 2001”, Third International Biennial Exhibition juried by
Mia Westerlund Roosen
Inquiring Mind, a semiannual journal of the Vipassana Community, Volume 17, Number 1, Fall 2000
Public Art Project:
“Hearts in San Francisco”, steel sculpture, “Wearing our Hearts on our Sleeves”, 2004
Lectures:
Introduction to Encaustic Techniques, workshop, Studio 35 Gallery, Sonoma, CA, April 2015
Introduction to Encaustic Techniques, workshop, Donkey Mill Art Center, December 2014
Guest Artist Presentation, Donkey Mill Art Center, Kona, Hawaii, December 2010
Guest Artist lecture : Donkey Mill Art Center, Kona, Hawaii, December 2005
Encaustic Painting Technique Workshop, Kona, Hawaii, December 2005 Guest Artist Lectures at College of Marin, Kentfield, CA, for “ Materials and Techniques” class taught by
Chester Arnold, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004
Currently conducting private workshops in the technique of encaustics.
Group Affiliations:
Berkeley Artist Critique Group from the Berkeley Art Center
International Encaustic Artists
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, Hawaii
Encaustic Art Institute, Sante Fe, New Mexico
O’HANLON Center for the ARTS
ARTSPAN