Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery in association with Poor Richards Art features paintings by Judy Maurer,
June 12th through July31st. An artist reception will be held Friday June 19th , 6-8p.m. during the Historic Downtown Rogers Twilight Gallery Walk.
The gallery is located at 318 South First in Rogers, Ar and is open from 9a.m. until 5p.m. Monday – Friday and Saturday by appointment. 479-631-8706
www.juliewaitdesigns.com
www.poorrichardsart.com
Judy Maurer, Artist
Oil and Pastel
20165 Ricky Lane 8807 E. Saguaro Blossom Rd
Springdale, AR 72764 Gold Canyon, AZ 85218
479-409-3913
arkart@cox.net
www.jmaurerfineart.com
Our natural world captivates and inspires me to stand before the easel. The patterns of sunlight and shadow, whether on land, water, or on the human face, design my work. Capturing these fleeting images is a challenge that keeps me constantly painting.
Artist, Judy Maurer was born in Des Moines, Iowa with a keen interest in drawing. An older brother shared with her much of his natural artistic talent. Abandoning art as a young adult, she raised her family and pursued a successful career in technology. Leaving the business world early, allowed her time to pursue her art and she began her artistic journey with determination and focus.
Since that beginning, she has worked through painting animals, pets, landscapes and portraits primarily in pastel and studied with many nationally recognized artists. Her current creative direction is figures and landscapes in oil.
In the past several years, she has taught drawing, pastel, and oil painting for Fayetteville Arkansas Adult Education, served as a judge for the Buffalo River National Park Service Artist-in-Residence program and provided demos and programs for various art clubs. Two of her landscapes were included, with one featured on the back cover, in The Best of America Artists and Artisans published by Kennedy Publishing, Inc. 2007. Her work is among the permanent collection of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Missouri.
She is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, former Arkansas State Ambassador for the Portrait Society of America, a Signature Member of the Artists of Northwest Arkansas, a member of Oil Painters of America and the Plein Air Painters of the Ozarks.
She currently divides her time between Gold Canyon Arizona and Northwest Arkansas.
Awards and Exhibitions
Western Regional Oil Painters of America Exhibition 2008
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Art in the Air Professional Artist Show 2008
Mother Lode National Art Exhibit, Placerville, CA 2007 Special Award
North Valley Art League, Redding, CA 2007 Award of Excellence
Artists of Northwest Arkansas 2000, 2006 Regional Exhibition Merit Award
Connecticut Pastel Society 2006 13th Annual National Exhibition
Lone Star Pastel Society 2006 Best of Show
Pastel Society of Oregon 15th Biennial National Exhibition 2006 Bronze Award
Northwest Pastel Society 20th International Open Exhibit 2006 Award
Southeastern Pastel Society12th International Juried Exhibition 2006 Merit Award
Alabama Pastel Society, Birmingham, AL Best of Show 2006
Pastel Society of America 33rd Annual Exhibition, New York, N.Y. 2005
Arkansas Pastel Society, Little Rock, AR 2005
Artist-In-Residence Buffalo River National Park Spring 2005
Degas Pastel Society, New Orleans, LA 2nd Place 2004
Artists of Northwest Arkansas Spring Member Exhibition 1st Place 2004
Northwest Arkansas Art Alliance, John Brown University Award 2000, 2001,2002
Ozark Pastel Society Award 1999,2001, & People’s Choice 1999
Artists NW Arkansas Spring Member Exhibition Award 2001
