Judith e Martin
Judy Martin lives and works on Manitoulin Island, Lake
Huron, central Canada.
She holds a first
class honours degree in Embroidered Textiles from Middlesex University.She creates large scale, hand stitched artwork from found
and re-purposed cloth.
She holds a first class honours degree in Embroidered Textiles from Middlesex University.
Education
2012 First
Class Honours, BA Embroidered Textiles, Middlesex University, London England
1994 Honours
BFA, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Canada, Chancellor’s Medal
Coming up
2022
Fibre Art Textiles Award Shortlist exhibition: August 18 - 21 at the Festival of Quilts Birmingham England. The Award to be presented on August 18. (5000 British pounds).
Underfoot the Earth Divine has been shortlisted!
Evolve six person exhibition at the Propeller gallery, Toronto Ontario, September 14 - October 2 organized by artist/curator Loree Ovens
2023
In The Middle of the World two person exhibition with Penny Berens organized by freelance curator Miranda Bouchard Muse gallery, lake of the woods museum, Kenora Ontario
untitled Solo exhibition at Homer Watson House, March - June 2023
Among the Garbage and the Flowers Group exhibition of eleven textile artists who exhibit work that uses reclaimed domestic textiles or used clothing. Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte Ontario organized by artist/curator Susan Avishai July 17 - September 18 2023
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Red Thread My Heart Gore Bay Museum, a continuation of the Red Thread exhibition (2008) curator Nicole Weppler, This exhibition is postponed indefinitely because of the pandemic
Selected Recent Solo and 2 person Exhibitions
2021
In The Middle of the World two person exhibition with Penny Berens and freelance curator Miranda Bouchard , Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte Ontario
2019
Beauty, Emotion, Sprit, Soul One Sky Gallery, Sudbury Ontario
Cristina Masotti curator
Beauty, Emotion, Sprit, Soul One Sky Gallery, Sudbury Ontario
Cristina Masotti curator
2018
Cloth of Time two person exhibition with Penny Berens, Mary E Black gallery, Halifax Nova Scotia
The Cloud In Me World of Threads Festival, Oakville Ontario
curators Gareth Bate and Dawne Rudman
2017
The Cloud In Me David Kaye Gallery, Toronto Ontario Canada
2015
curators Gareth Bate and Dawne Rudman
2017
The Cloud In Me David Kaye Gallery, Toronto Ontario Canada
2015
Mended World Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario
2014
Mended World Art Gallery of Sudbury
video of Judy's artist talk at the opening reception
Lucky Protection Northern Artist Gallery in Sudbury, Ontario
Family Paintings Northeastern Manitoulin public Library, Little Current, Ontario
2013
Mended World exhibition with catalogue
Thunder Bay Art Gallery Thunder Bay, Ontario
2010
2014
Mended World Art Gallery of Sudbury
video of Judy's artist talk at the opening reception
Lucky Protection Northern Artist Gallery in Sudbury, Ontario
Family Paintings Northeastern Manitoulin public Library, Little Current, Ontario
2013
Mended World exhibition with catalogue
Thunder Bay Art Gallery Thunder Bay, Ontario
2010
Be
Safe, My Love Greenwood Quilt Gallery, Guelph, Ontario Canada
Like
the Moon Cornerstone Fine Craft, Kingston
2008
Red Thread Gore Bay Heritage Museum, Gore Bay
Red Thread Gore Bay Heritage Museum, Gore Bay
2007
Protection Blankets Preston Gallery, Cambridge
Millennium
Journal Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte
2006
Millennium Journal Rail’s End Gallery, Haliburton
2004
Millennium Journal Alberta House Gallery, Sault Ste Marie Mi, USA
Meditations in Cloth Greenwood Quilt Gallery, Guelph
My Hand Sings Red Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay
2002
Millennium Journal La Gallerie du Nouvel Ontario, Sudbury
2001
My Hand Sings Red Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener
1995
The House with the Golden Windows, White Water Gallery, North Bay
The House with the Golden Windows, Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener
1991
2006
Millennium Journal Rail’s End Gallery, Haliburton
2004
Millennium Journal Alberta House Gallery, Sault Ste Marie Mi, USA
Meditations in Cloth Greenwood Quilt Gallery, Guelph
My Hand Sings Red Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay
2002
Millennium Journal La Gallerie du Nouvel Ontario, Sudbury
2001
My Hand Sings Red Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener
1995
The House with the Golden Windows, White Water Gallery, North Bay
The House with the Golden Windows, Homer Watson Gallery, Kitchener
1991
I
Will Remember You Until I Die, Thunder
Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
The World We Know April 8 - June 13 2022 New Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery (Canadian Pioneer)
2021
QUILT NATIONAL Dairy Barn, Athens Ohio, USA (Prayer To The Sky) tours to Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic Connecticut March 18 - April 17 2022
2020
Visions 2020, Visions Art Museum San Diego California, online only because of the pandemic
2019
Ontario Craft 19 Ontario Craft Gallery downtown Toronto best of North award
All Stitched Up Collins University Library, Tacoma Washington
Hard Twist 14:Entwined - Gladstone Hotel, Queen Street West Toronto
3D Expression Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum and touring for 3 years, a SAQA touring global exhibition curated by Bruce Hoffman
Housewarming Craft Ontario gallery, Toronto Ontario
Innovation 19 Quest Gallery, Midland Ontario award
2018
In the Spirit of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven
Perivale Gallery
Manitoulin Island, Ontario
Fibreworks 2018: Queen's Square Gallery, Cambridge Ontario
jurors Melissa Bennett and Meghan Price
Masterworks: tours Japan and the USA until March 2019 curator Martha Sielman
2017
Masterworks: Art Quilts International
curator Martha Sielman International Quilt Festival: Houston Texas
Ontario Craft 19 Ontario Craft Gallery downtown Toronto best of North award
All Stitched Up Collins University Library, Tacoma Washington
Hard Twist 14:Entwined - Gladstone Hotel, Queen Street West Toronto
3D Expression Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum and touring for 3 years, a SAQA touring global exhibition curated by Bruce Hoffman
Housewarming Craft Ontario gallery, Toronto Ontario
Innovation 19 Quest Gallery, Midland Ontario award
2018
In the Spirit of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven
Perivale Gallery
Manitoulin Island, Ontario
Fibreworks 2018: Queen's Square Gallery, Cambridge Ontario
jurors Melissa Bennett and Meghan Price
Masterworks: tours Japan and the USA until March 2019 curator Martha Sielman
2017
Masterworks: Art Quilts International
curator Martha Sielman International Quilt Festival: Houston Texas
touring globally until 2021
Hard Twist 12: Yarn Gladstone Hotel Toronto Ontario,
curators Chris Mitchell and Helena Frei
Prayer Flags for Canada, Gore Bay Museum, Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada
A community invitational project, curated by Nicole Weppler
Perspectives From Here Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Ontario Canada
North Western Ontario artists curated by Nadia Kurd
Craft Ontario 17 1106 Queen W Toronto, jurors Gordon Thompson, chung-Im Kim
International Quilt Festival Chicago, Traditional mid-West USA and Canada exhibition
2016
My Corner of the World: Canada Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford Ontario Canada, Curator Micaela Fitzsimmons, co-ordinator Bethany Garner
a SAQA exhibit, travelling show until August 2019
2015
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn New York
Jurors: Mary Ann Jordon, Linda Colsh and Cynthia Corbin
Hard Twist 10: Memory, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Curated by Chris Mitchell and Helena Frei
Wild Pure Aesthetic Wonder, Woody Point Discover Centre, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, and Devon House, Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's Newfoundland, Canada.
curated by Gloria Hickey and Philippa Jones pdf catalogue
Pop Folk T3xtiLEs, la Galerie du Nouvel Ontario, Sudbury, Ontario , Canada
and Campbell House museum, Queen St West, Toronto, Ontario (Le Labo Gallery). curated by Sophie LeBlanc
Citizen of Craft, promotional video for Craft Ontario view here
Hard Twist 12: Yarn Gladstone Hotel Toronto Ontario,
curators Chris Mitchell and Helena Frei
Prayer Flags for Canada, Gore Bay Museum, Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada
A community invitational project, curated by Nicole Weppler
Perspectives From Here Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Ontario Canada
North Western Ontario artists curated by Nadia Kurd
QUILT NATIONAL, Dairy Barn Athens Ohio. jurors Nancy Crow, Petra Fallaux,Art Martin. two awards: Lynn Bergman award for Surface Design and the Surface Design Association's award Quilt National video of Judy Martin
(In)finite: Canadian Textile Exhibition, Christ church Cathedral, Vancouver BC Canada, organized by Thomas Roach.Craft Ontario 17 1106 Queen W Toronto, jurors Gordon Thompson, chung-Im Kim
2016
World of Threads Festival, Oakville Ontario
Curators: Dawne Rudman, Gareth Bate
Elemental Festival, Kagawong, Manitoulin Island Canada
Curator: Sophie Edwards
Hard Twist 11: Spin Gladstone Hotel,Toronto Ontario
Curators Chris Mitchell, Helena Frei
In the Spirit of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, Perivale Gallery, Spring Bay, Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada curator: Shannon McMullan
Curators: Dawne Rudman, Gareth Bate
Elemental Festival, Kagawong, Manitoulin Island Canada
Curator: Sophie Edwards
Hard Twist 11: Spin Gladstone Hotel,Toronto Ontario
Curators Chris Mitchell, Helena Frei
In the Spirit of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, Perivale Gallery, Spring Bay, Manitoulin Island Ontario Canada curator: Shannon McMullan
a SAQA exhibit, travelling show until August 2019
2015
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn New York
Jurors: Mary Ann Jordon, Linda Colsh and Cynthia Corbin
Hard Twist 10: Memory, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Curated by Chris Mitchell and Helena Frei
Wild Pure Aesthetic Wonder, Woody Point Discover Centre, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, and Devon House, Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's Newfoundland, Canada.
curated by Gloria Hickey and Philippa Jones pdf catalogue
Pop Folk T3xtiLEs, la Galerie du Nouvel Ontario, Sudbury, Ontario , Canada
and Campbell House museum, Queen St West, Toronto, Ontario (Le Labo Gallery). curated by Sophie LeBlanc
Citizen of Craft, promotional video for Craft Ontario view here
2014
Quilts=Art=quilts (award) Schweinfurth Art Centre Auburn New York
Visions: The sky's the Limit (award) San Diego California
World of Threads Festival Oakville Ontario Two solo exhibitions
500 Traditional Quilts, International quilt Festival Houston Texas
Ontario Craft 13 Ontario Craft Council,Toronto Ontario
2012
World of Threads Festival Oakville, Ontario three group exhibitions
Quilts=Art=Quilts Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center Auburn, New YorkTradition in Transition curated by Sandra Reford Carrefour du Patchwork, Alsace, France
2011
Ontario Craft 11 Ontario Craft Council, Toronto
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
National Juried Quilt Show (awards) Canadian Quilt Association, Saskatoon
2007
Ontario
Craft 07 Ontario Craft Council Toronto
Tactile Architecture International Quilt Festival (touring) Houston USA
Celebrate Craft Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador St Johns NL
2005
Canada, a Cultural Mosaic Canadian Book Artists Guild (tour) Toronto
Triple X ,Visual Arts Ontario (tour) Toronto
Geo-Physique, Propeller Gallery, 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
Tactile Architecture International Quilt Festival (touring) Houston USA
Celebrate Craft Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador St Johns NL
2005
Canada, a Cultural Mosaic Canadian Book Artists Guild (tour) Toronto
Triple X ,Visual Arts Ontario (tour) Toronto
Geo-Physique, Propeller Gallery, 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
Judging and Jurying
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
Judging and Jurying
2020 Land Art, online exhibition of SAQA members, Judy was one of three jurors, the others were Susan Lenz and
2015 Edge of the Forest exhibition of 53 Canadian Members of the international Surface Design Association. Judy Martin judged the award of excellence. (jurors: Joe Lewis, Line Dufour, Rachel Miller) exhibit toured Canada
2014 Stitches Across Time national exhibition, pieces inspired by six pieces in the Dufferin Museum and Archives collection. Judy Martin, Judith Tinkl, Dorie Millerson were jurors.
2013 Threadworks national exhibition, theme of WATER. Wellington County Museum, Ontario. Judy Martin, William Hodge, Sylvia Naylor were jurors. Hear Judy speak at Threadworks 2013 exhibit toured Canada
Selected recent Publications
2014 Stitches Across Time national exhibition, pieces inspired by six pieces in the Dufferin Museum and Archives collection. Judy Martin, Judith Tinkl, Dorie Millerson were jurors.
2013 Threadworks national exhibition, theme of WATER. Wellington County Museum, Ontario. Judy Martin, William Hodge, Sylvia Naylor were jurors. Hear Judy speak at Threadworks 2013 exhibit toured Canada
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
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
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
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
2021
My Awakened Heart / My Pandemic Summer originally for York Heritage Quilt Guild,
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.
2020 Mosaica SAQA Conference (converted to a virtual conference March 19-20, 2020)
Handwork, Homework, Heartwork: Adventures in Long Distance Collaboration presentation. Miranda Bouchard (curator) Judy Martin Manitoulin Island and Penny Berens Nova Scotia (senior Canadian stitch artists)
2019 90 second audio for 3-D expression - Not To Know But To Go On
2017 Making is Healing - 90 second audio for Masterworks:International art quilts
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
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
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 Current2013 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
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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