Judith e Martin
Canadian artist Judith e Martin combines traditional hand
stitch, local natural dyes and used domestic textiles to connect us poetically
with our own interior worlds.
Her large format textiles are included in several Ontario
public art collections (Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Cambridge) as well as the
International Quilt Museum in the USA and the Canada Council Art Bank. Martin has exhibited her work internationally
and holds two BA degrees in fine art; one from Canada (Lakehead 1993
chancellors medal) and one from the UK (Middlesex 2012 first class honours.
Judy Martin thanks the Ontario Arts Council for encouragement and financial support.
Judy Martin won the Gladstone House Award at the Craft Ontario Awards 2024
Education
2012 First Class Honours, BA Embroidered Textiles, Middlesex University, London England
1994 Honours BFA, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Canada, Chancellor’s Medal
Recent solo and two person exhibitions
2025 The Sky Art Gallery of Sudbury 174 Elgin Street June 17-Augsust 30
2024 Softer and Dreamier Festival of Quilts Birmingham, UK
In the Middle of the World ArtsPlace, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Canada
2023 Northern Ontario World of Threads Festival, Oakville Ontario
Stardust Gore Bay Museum, Gore Bay Ontario
In The Middle of the World The Muse, Kenora, Ontario
Inside Out Homer Watson House, Kitchener, Ontario
2021 In The Middle of the World Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte,Ontario
2019 Beauty, Emotion,Spirit,Soul One Sky Gallery, Sudbury, Ontario
2018 Cloth of Time Mary E Black gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Cloud In Me World of Threads Festival, Oakville Ontario
2017 The Cloud In Me David Kaye Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2015 Mended World Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2017 The Cloud In Me David Kaye Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2015 Mended World Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
Recent Group Exhibitions
2025 Classics Reimagined online exhibition Surface Design Association curator Helen Adams Quilt Con Modern quilt Guild, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Renewal SAQA Canadians, The Muse, Kenora, Ontario, juror David Kaye
Minimalism SAQA members, Chicago,Illinois, USA, curator Dorothy Caldwell
2024 Quilts=Art=Quilts Schweinfurth Art Centre, Albany, New York, USA , juror Michael James, Dorothy Caldwell
Ontario Craft Award Recipients Ontario Craft Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Gladstone Award) Exhibition in Print Saqa journal, December 2024 issue
Renewal SAQA Canadians, Homer Watson, Kitchener, On, juror David Kaye
2023 Quilts = Art = Quilts Schweinfurth Art Centre, Albany New York, USA (Schweinfurth Award)
Minimalism Europeen du Patchwork, Alsace, France, (SAQA global)
Among the Garbage and the Flowers Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte, Ontario curated by Susan Avashai
Quilt National Dairy Barn, Athens Ohio USA (Handwork Award)
2022 Evolve Propeller Gallery, Toronto, Ontario organized by Loree Ovens
Fine Art Textiles Award Shortlist Exhibition Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, Englandr and Knitting and Stitching Show, London, England and Yorkshire (Awarded Highly Commended)
The World We Know Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Recent Acquisitions.(Canadian Pioneer)
2021 Quilt National Dairy Barn, Athens Ohio and Mystic Museum of Art in Connecticut
2020 Visions Visions Art Museum San Diego California, online only (pandemic)
2011
Quilt National 2011 The Dairy Barn (touring) Athens, Ohio, USA
Craft Currents Ontario Craft Council (touring) Northern Ontario
2010
Fibreworks 2010 Cambridge Galleries Cambridge
2009
A Common Thread World of Threads Festival, Oakville, Ontario
2007
Tactile
Architecture International
Quilt Festival (touring) Houston USA
Celebrate Craft Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador St Johns NL
2005
Triple X ,Visual Arts Ontario (tour) Toronto
Canadian Art Quilts in Japan (curated by Valerie Hearder) Yokohama, Japan
Material Metamorphosis (curated by Emma Quin) Ontario Craft Council, Toronto
2003
Masterpieces: Spirit and Strength International Quilt Festival (tour Europe) Houston
Family Matters (3 person) WKP Kennedy art gallery, North Bay
2002
Celebrate Craft Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador St Johns NL
2005
Triple X ,Visual Arts Ontario (tour) Toronto
Canadian Art Quilts in Japan (curated by Valerie Hearder) Yokohama, Japan
Material Metamorphosis (curated by Emma Quin) Ontario Craft Council, Toronto
2003
Masterpieces: Spirit and Strength International Quilt Festival (tour Europe) Houston
Family Matters (3 person) WKP Kennedy art gallery, North Bay
2002
Art
Quilts: Encrustations, International Quilt Festival, Houston USA
2000
Arts 2000 (RCA exhibition) Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
1996
Oh! Canada Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1995
2000
Arts 2000 (RCA exhibition) Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario
1996
Oh! Canada Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
1995
Picking
up the Pieces , York Quay Gallery, Toronto
1994
1994
Quilted Stories, A
Space Gallery, Toronto
1992
Canadian Contemporary Quilts Rodman Hall (tour), St Catherine’s
1990
Quilt Evolution (curated by Kai Chan) Museum for Textiles , Toronto
I Am Where I Live , Pictograph Gallery (tour) Atikokan
1989
Redefined: The Quilt As Art, Whyte Museum (toured), Banff
1992
Canadian Contemporary Quilts Rodman Hall (tour), St Catherine’s
1990
Quilt Evolution (curated by Kai Chan) Museum for Textiles , Toronto
I Am Where I Live , Pictograph Gallery (tour) Atikokan
1989
Redefined: The Quilt As Art, Whyte Museum (toured), Banff
Online Presentations and Interviews
2023 Quilt National Artist's Talk under drifting stars
2017 Quilt National Artist's Talk soft summer gone
2013 Threadworks Juror's Talk
Selected recent Publications
2024 renewal catalogue SAQA
Gallery in Print Saqa journal December issue
2023 minimalism catalogue SAQA
Among the Garbage and the Flowers curated by Susan Avashai, published by MVTM
2024 Marking Time With Fabric and Thread by Tommye McClure Scanlin, Schiffer
2023 In the Middle of the World- soft cover and digital catalogue,
Bayfield - Nares Inlet - Association annual members book, feature article by Ginny LeVan
Quilt National catalogue
2020 Quilting Arts December 2020-Jan 2021 issue 108, feature article by Cate Prato
2020 Patchwork Gilde September 2020 issue 140, feature article by Uta Lenk (Germany)
2018 Art Quilts Unfolding - Judy Martin is included in this important book pub by SAQA
2018 Not To Know But To Go On, A Poem About Time by Judy Martin 6" x 6" booklet
2016 Art Quilts International: Abstracts and Geometrics by Martha Sielman, Schiffer.
2015 Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art Claire Wellesley-Smith, Batsord.
2014 500 Traditional Quilts curated by Karey Patterson Bresenhan, Lark Books
2013 Mended World, a catalog for the exhibition essay by Elizabeth Kalbfleisch, published by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery
2011 World of Threads Interview by Dawne Rudman and Gareth Bates
2016 Art Quilts International: Abstracts and Geometrics by Martha Sielman, Schiffer.
2015 Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art Claire Wellesley-Smith, Batsord.
2014 500 Traditional Quilts curated by Karey Patterson Bresenhan, Lark Books
2013 Mended World, a catalog for the exhibition essay by Elizabeth Kalbfleisch, published by the Thunder Bay Art Gallery
2011 World of Threads Interview by Dawne Rudman and Gareth Bates
Awards
2024 Gladstone House Award Craft Ontario
2023 Schweinfurth Award Quilts=Art=Quilts
2023 Handwork Award Quilt National
2022 Highly Commended Fine Art Textiles Award
2019 Best of North Craft Ontario
2019 second place Quest Gallery Innovation 19
2017 Lynn Bergman Award for Surface Design Quilt National
2017 Surface Design Association Award Quilt National
Selected recent Teaching
2019 CSARN mentorship with Sophie Anne Edwards, Manitoulin Island
2018 Meditation Panels workshop, Elliot Lake Summer Arts
2017 CSARN mentorship with Mariana Lafrance, Manitoulin Island.
2016 Celebrating Our Circles - four separate one day workshops for the Canadian Embroiders Guild, London's 45th anniversary celebration
Cross My Heart - stitch collage one day workshop, Manitoulin Island Ontario
2015 Meditation Panels Workshop: Part of Fibre Arts Newfoundland.
2011 Slow Art: A weekend workshop. Fibreworks Kingston, Ontario
2008 The Power and Beauty of Hand Stitched Textiles: a five-day workshop
Canadian Embroiderer's Guild Summer Workshop
Selected recent Speaking
Selected recent Teaching
2019 CSARN mentorship with Sophie Anne Edwards, Manitoulin Island
2018 Meditation Panels workshop, Elliot Lake Summer Arts
2017 CSARN mentorship with Mariana Lafrance, Manitoulin Island.
2016 Celebrating Our Circles - four separate one day workshops for the Canadian Embroiders Guild, London's 45th anniversary celebration
Cross My Heart - stitch collage one day workshop, Manitoulin Island Ontario
2015 Meditation Panels Workshop: Part of Fibre Arts Newfoundland.
2011 Slow Art: A weekend workshop. Fibreworks Kingston, Ontario
2008 The Power and Beauty of Hand Stitched Textiles: a five-day workshop
Canadian Embroiderer's Guild Summer Workshop
Selected recent Speaking
2024 The Aesthetics of Care - a youtube interview with Fibre Arts Take Two
2023 Turning Forever to the Heart - a recorded zoom presentation for Rue Pigalle about Judy's quilt/life.
2923 Under Drifting Stars Judith E Martin's recording for Quilt National on you tube.
2023 Two artist presentations at the Muse in Kenora, May 12, a digital slide presentation about Judy's life and art practice, and on May 13, a walk through of In the Middle of the World alongside Penny Berens.
2021 In The Middle of the World artist opening talk for the exhibition, September 29 2021 over zoom. Penny Berens and Judy Martin speak about how living close to nature informs their work for the exhibition, the question and answers were also recorded.
Mosaica SAQA Conference March 2020 Handwork, Homework, Heartwork: Adventures in Long Distance Collaboration Miranda Bouchard (curator) Judy Martin, Penny Berens.
2017 The Aesthetic of Simplicity, 2 minute you tube video, Quilt National 2017
2016 Marking my place, a thousand walks, luminous halo path walk and talk
Elemental 2 Festival, Kagawong
Ontario installation and performance
Go Slow, Stop Thinking 45th anniversary of Canadian Embroiders' Guild
It is an Honour to Make a quilt Sudbury quilt and stitchery Guild
Permanent Public Collections
International Quilt Museum, Nebraska USA
Ontario Government
Canada Council Art Bank
Ontario Juried Show collection
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Sudbury
Idea Exchange: Cambridge Art Galleries Contemporary Fibre Art Collection
Judith Martin was Artist in Residence in her local community of Little Current
Manitoulin circle project 2009 - 2013
Gallery Representation
Guildworks, Bloomfield, Prince Edward Country, Ontario
Perivale Gallery Spring Bay Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada
Go Slow, Stop Thinking 45th anniversary of Canadian Embroiders' Guild
It is an Honour to Make a quilt Sudbury quilt and stitchery Guild
2014 Motherly Advice - keynote speech, Espanola Fibre Festival, Espanola Ontario
2013 Touch is the mother of the senses - Opening lecture, Mended World Exhibition, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Ontario
2012 Not Finished Yet - trunk show, Pomegranate Quilt Guild, Toronto Ontario
2013 Touch is the mother of the senses - Opening lecture, Mended World Exhibition, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Ontario
2012 Not Finished Yet - trunk show, Pomegranate Quilt Guild, Toronto Ontario
Judy's artist talk at the opening reception Art Gallery of Sudbury 2013 mended world
Lucky Protection a video
Permanent Public Collections
International Quilt Museum, Nebraska USA
Ontario Government
Canada Council Art Bank
Ontario Juried Show collection
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Sudbury
Idea Exchange: Cambridge Art Galleries Contemporary Fibre Art Collection
Manitoulin circle project 2009 - 2013
Gallery Representation
Guildworks, Bloomfield, Prince Edward Country, Ontario
Perivale Gallery Spring Bay Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada
David Kaye Projects, Toronto, Ontario Canada
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