Biography
Judy Olson (née Waligura) graduated from Torrington High School in 1970, and magna cum laude from Fulton-Montgomery Community College in 1992, with an A.A.S. degree in Visual Communications.
From 1992 to 2003, she worked as a color evaluator for Quad/Graphics, at the Saratoga Springs plant. In the image capture area of Quad's Imaging department, Judy did scanning, color correction, and retouching for numerous publications, among them National Geographic, Travel & Leisure, and Yankee magazines, as well as catalogs for Orvis and Talbots.
Judy lives with her husband Eric in a log cabin in the southern Adirondacks of New York State. She has three children: Dan and Dave Chapin, Amanda Pitcher, and several grandchildren.
Education:
A.A.S. Visual Communications, Magna cum Laude, 1992 Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, NY
Solo Exhibitions:
Taylor Art Gallery, Main Street, Gloversville, NY April/May 2009
Frenchy Loeb Art Gallery, 78 Beekman St, Saratoga NY, Nov-Dec 2006
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, December 2005
Iron Spring Gallery, Ballston Spa, New York, February 2005
Frothingham Free Library, Fonda, New York, December 2004
Hadley-Luzerne Public Library, Lake Luzerne, NY February 2004
Northville Public Library, Northville NY, January 2004
Group Exhibitions:
NCAC annual members show, City Hall Gallery, Glens Falls, NY, 2007, 2009
LARAC annual members show, Lapham Gallery, Glens Falls, NY, 2006; 2007
"Photosho", Skylight Gallery, Keene Valley, NY June 2007
Schenectady Community Players Theater, Schenectady, NY March 2007
Widlund Gallery, Tannery Pond Community Center, North Creek, NY February 2007
“Faces and Facades”, Upstate Artists Gallery, Albany, NY, October 2006
“Pixelwhipped”, Digital Artist’s Space, Troy, NY November-December 2006
Northville Public Library, Northville, NY July-August 2005
Vrooman Gallery at the YWCA, Gloversville, NY May 2004
Juried Art Shows:
Pittsfield Art Show, Pittsfield, MA July 2009
"Works on Paper" Perrella Gallery, Johnstown, NY December 2008
Fulton County Art Show, Gloversville, NY May 2004; 2005; 2006; 2008; 2009
Annual Juried Competition, Adirondack Artists Guild, Saranac Lake, NY, March 2004 thru 2009
"Show for a Show", Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT April 2007
Annual Juried Show, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY, October 2003; 2004; 2005; 2007
Biennial Photography Exhibition, The Arts Center at Old Forge, June 2004; June 2006
2006 National Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY August 2006
Saratoga Inside Out, The Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, July – August 2005
Awards:
Adirondack Life 2009 Photo Contest, First, Second, and Third Place, Macro Category
"Sister Moon" Juror's Third Place Award, annual "Works on Paper" juried exhibition, Perrella Gallery, Johnstown, NY 2008.
"The Piano Teacher" Honorable Mention, 2008 Adirondack Artist's Guild's Annual Juried Competition.
"An Honest Man" Honorable Mention, 2007 Stockade Art Show.
"Going Down" Juror's Citation, 2006 National Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Association
Barkitecture" 2nd place Art Expressions at the 2006 Photography Show, Arts Center at Old Forge.
”Ice Maiden” 3rd place, 6th Annual Juried Competition, Adirondack Artists Guild, 2004
Organizations:
Sacandaga Valley Arts Network, Saratoga Arts, North Country Arts Center