Alison Judd is a multi-media artist whose work is rooted in themes relating to nature, the passage of time, and mothering. Recent shows include Vitality, Abigail Ogilvy, Boston, MA; Be-tween, Brandeis University Alumni Art Gallery, Waltham, MA; Sweet Season, Provincetown, MA; Raw Emotion, Boston, MA; Reprise, 13forest, Arlington, MA. Alison grew up in New York City, studied painting and art history at Brandeis University and received her Masters of Fine Arts in painting and printmaking at MassArt. She currently works out of her home studio in the Boston area where she lives with her husband, three children, and her dog.

Through my artwork, I encourage contemplation of the relationships between shapes, colors, and materials while considering how memories and experiences form identity. I layer thin transparent surfaces, one on top of another, allowing new forms and images to emerge. My process often involves scraping and wiping away layers of paint to expose the surface underneath, revealing paintings with their own memories. I combine these echoes of older paintings with stencils and painterly marks to create something entirely new. While the artwork is static, the abstraction of a figurative object is meant to suggest the changeable nature of memory. The restful yet vibrant abstract works are a chance to wander freely into a landscape of one’s own mind, offering the viewer a chance to both remember and to let go.

Exhibitions:

In The Middle With You

Six Degrees of Abstraction

Five Fragments