Judy Major-Girardin

INSTRUCTOR

MFA, BFA

My studio practice has included painting, drawing, printmaking, and book arts. My current work is focused on fiber-arts. Fiber aligns with my interest in slow, measured, practice, tactile experience and celebration of the hand made. Fabric and sewing enable me to create fluid, flowing and translucent works at a more immersive scale, that can act as a metaphor for water. Concepts of mending, transforming, restoring, and healing connect with my environmental concerns.

My imagery is inspired by wetlands which I believe are unique places with spiritual, health, cultural, and social significance. They are climate and pollution mitigating environments that team with diverse life and provide an ever changing and evolving source of beauty.

BACKGROUND & TRAINING

Master of Fine Arts (MFA), University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1983
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), University of Windsor, Ontario, 1980

EXHIBITIONS & SHOWS:

Art Exhibitions (Juried or Curated)

2024 Surfacing, Solo Exhibition, Idea Exchange, Queen’s Square, Cambridge, Ontario (upcoming)
World of Threads, International Fibre Art Festival, Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, Oakville, Ontario
2023 Winterblooms, group exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
2022 Belonging, Solo Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
The Bigger Picture, Group exhibition, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario
2020/21No exhibitions due to pandemic
2019 Manthran, group print exhibition of a portfolio exchange between Luchnow University, India &McMaster University, Denton Arts Council, Southern Graphics Council, Texas, USA.
Water Bound, workshop in conjunction with the Common Waters project supported by Idea Exchange, Cambridge and Bridge, University of Waterloo School of Architecture.
2018 Surface Tension, solo exhibition, Art at Wharepuke, Kerikeri, New Zealand
2017 Pastorale, group exhibition, Art at Wharepuke, Kerikeri, New Zealand
Pond Observations, solo exhibition, Nathaniel Hughson Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
Atlanta Print Biennial, International juried exhibition, Kai Lin Arts, Atlanta, Georgia
2016 Art at Wharepuke, International Print Exhibition, Kerikeri, New Zealand
Stand Out Prints, International print exhibition, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Sense of Place, National Tour, group print exhibition, Iqaluit, Nunavut
2014 Four-person exhibition, Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
2013 Pond Echoes, Solo Exhibition, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario
BIG, Four Person Exhibition, Lyndon House Gallery, Athens, Georgia, USA
Printing Green, Group Exhibition, American Print Alliance, Illges Gallery, Columbus State University, Columbus Georgia, USA
Sense of Place National Tour, group print exhibition, Grimsby Art Gallery, Grimsby, Ontario
Encore, group exhibition, Walter Fedy Bldg., Waterloo, Ontario
20 Box Art, Artists from Waterloo Region, Adjudicated Show, Cambridge, Ontario
Sense of Place National Tour, group print exhibition, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Sense of Place National Tour, group print exhibition, Grenfell Campus Art Gallery, Memorial University, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Sense of Place National Tour, group print exhibition, Sudbury, Ontario
Sense of Place National Tour, group print exhibition, Cape Breton University Art Gallery, Sydney, Nova Scotia
2011 Group Show, Moos Gallery Inc., ART 11, 2160 De la Montagne, Montreal, Quebec
Accidental Literacy, Three-person Show, Print Studio, Hamilton, Ontario
A Sense of Place National Tour, Group Exhibition, MacIntosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
2010 Surfaces, Solo exhibition, Collingwood Arts Centre, Collingwood, Ontario
Natural Sympathies, Three-person exhibition, The Fire House Gallery, Louisville, Georgia, USA
Wetlands, Solo exhibition, The Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, Kitchener, Ontario
A Sense of Place, National Touring Printmaking Exhibition, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario
A Sense of Place, National Touring Printmaking Exhibition, Yukon Art Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon
Views, Two-person exhibition, Malone Gallery, Department of Art and Design, Troy University, Troy, Alabama, USA.
Group Exhibition, Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre, Front Street, Toronto. A project of Moos Gallery Inc.
Group Exhibition, Borroughs Building, Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario. A project of Moos Gallery Inc.
2009 Group Exhibition, Maralyn Wilson Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Aqueous, Solo Exhibition, Transit Gallery, Locke Street, Hamilton, Ontario
Collaboration, two-person exhibition with Scott Stephens, Bloch Gallery, University of Montevallo, Alabama, USA
Sense of Place, National Touring Adjudicated Group Print Exhibition, University of Toronto Art Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2008 Reunion: Judy Major-Girardin and Scott Stephens, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
2007 Sense of Place, National Juried Print Exhibition, Windsor Printmakers Forum, Windsor, Ontario
Print 2007, National Juried Print Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2006 The Sound of Art, Juried Exhibition, 750 Queen St. East, Eastern Front Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Drawing 2006, Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Galley, 900 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario
Print 2006, Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, 900 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario
Flamenco: New Works on Paper and Canvas, Solo Exhibition, Transit Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
Flamenco, Solo Exhibition, Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, Ontario
2005 Mayor’s Celebration for the Arts, Four Person Exhibition, University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Design at Riverside Gallery, Cambridge, Ontario
Art EXPOsure, Juried On-line Exhibition, Seattle, Washington, USA
2003 Judy Major-Girardin, Solo Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
Mayor’s Celebration for the Arts, Exhibition, Four-Person Exhibition, Cambridge Arts Centre, Cambridge, Ontario
1999 Judy Major-Girardin, Solo Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, King Street, Dundas, Ontario
Oh Baby, Group Exhibition, Cambridge Gallery, Queen’s Square, Cambridge, Ontario
1996 Small Works, Group Exhibition, Dofasco Gallery, Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas, Ontario
1994 Judy Major-Girardin, Solo Exhibition, Kitchener/Waterloo Public Art Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
Judy Major-Girardin, Solo Exhibition, Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario
1993 Three-Person Exhibition, Cambridge Galleries, Queen’s Square, Cambridge, Ontario
Afterimage, John B. Aird Gallery, 900 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario
1992 Judy Major-Girardin, Solo Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, King Street, Dundas, Ontario
1991 Afterimage: An Exhibition of Abstract Painting, Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington, Ontario
Afterimage: An Exhibition of Abstract Painting, Mississauga Civic Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
The Go Show, Regional Salon, Old CN Rail Station, Hamilton, Ontario
1990 Juried Exchange Exhibition, Kaga Japan (organized by Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
1989 Judy Major-Girardin and Jacqueline Huget, Two-Person Exhibition, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario
Art-Fact Exhibition, McMaster University Art Gallery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
The Great White North, Group Exhibition, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Science Staten Island, New York, USA
Juried Exhibition, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, Ontario
Permanent Collection of Prints, McMaster University Art Gallery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
1988 Three Person Exhibition, Ariel Gallery, 76 Green Street, Soho, New York, USA
1987 Judy Major-Girardin, Solo Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
The Great White North, Group Exhibition, Lebel Gallery, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Artist in Residence, Studio Faire, Nerac, France, 2023
MSU Lifetime Achievement Award for Teaching, McMaster University, Hamilton 2019
Artist in Residence, Ou Gallery, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 2019
Artist in Residence, Wharepuke Non-Toxic Print Studio, Kerikeri, New Zealand, 2018
Artist in Residence, Once Upon Water, Azores, Portugal, 2017
Artist in Residence, Zea Mays Print Studio, Florence, Massachusetts, USA, 2016
Artist in Residence, Lacawac Nature Sanctuary, Ariel Lake, Pennsylvania, USA, 2016
Jury Honourable Mention, Wharepuke International Print Exhibition, New Zealand, 2016
Machteld Faas Xander Visual Arts Award, Region of Waterloo, Ontario, 2011
Artist in Residence, L’Atelier de L’Île Print Studio, Val David, Québec, 2010
Merit Award, Art EXPOsure, on-line exhibition, Seattle, Washington, 2005
3rd Prize, Art in the Valley Juried Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario, 1985
Merit Award, Art in the Valley Juried Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario, 1984
Certificate Award, International Art Competition, California, 1984
Honourable Mention, All Paper National Student Art Exhibition, Galop Gallery of Art, New York, 1983
Merit Award, 8th Annual Alabama Works on Paper, Auburn, Alabama, 1982

Judy Major-Girardin

INSTRUCTOR