About The Artist

Judy Bumgardner began her career creating polychrome assemblage sculpture using found materials. In 1974 she and her husband, artist James Bumgardner and their young daughter lived in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico for a six month sabbatical from teaching.

Influenced by the masks they were collecting and the writings of Octavio Paz she began paintings in watercolor exploring transparency and paradox of imagery with the face and the mask. The image and symbolism of the metamorphosis of the butterfly came into play.

Further travels in Spain and Belgium led to an interest in the tradition of still life painting of food and the painted platters and tiles of Mexico and Spain entered.

EDUCATION:

STUDY/TRAVEL:

1959 1983 1983 1974


1987-2000

1959-1987


The Art Institute of Chicago

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Virginia Commonwealth University

Barbara Hepworth Studio, Penwith Gallery St. Ives, Cornwell, England

Cite International des Arts Paris, France

Independent Study San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato, Mexico

Studio Art Upper School St. Catherine’s School Richmond, VA

Art
Collegiate School Richmond, VA

Virginia Museum
Mixed Media class—1971 Summer 1978

Morning Glory Gallery Gloucester, VA

Deltaville Library Deltaville, VA

Astra Design Richmond, VA

Recent Painting
St. Catherine’s School, Richmond, VA

Recent Paintings
Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA



TEACHING EXPERIENCE:



GALLERY REPRESENTATION: SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2015 2003 1999 1998




Judy Bumgardner

435 Farmer’s Dell Lane Deltaville, VA 23043
(804) 776-7784
E-mail: jjbumgardner@hotmail.com