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Jude is a dedicated and passionate painter and printmaker. She mainly works in oil on linen and canvas. Her recent works are based on the feeling she gets from dancing Argentine tango, the passion and femininity, the connection with the music, the partner and the floor.

She loves the tactile and dramatic quality of linocuts, and the vivid colours and textures of the Pacific, Asia, South America and Australia. Her main goal is to take the viewer on a visual journey of symbols and forms, a trip into another world.

Jude enjoys the never ending and constantly changing challenge of light and shade, the undulating surfaces in nature, and the play with forms. She presents a creative melange of symbols and layers that draw the viewer into another realm that mesmerizes intrigues and tantalises with lush form and colour.

She is influenced by the great masters, and some contemporary artists such as Frida Kahlo, and the writings of many contemporary authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez., being intrigued by the combination of fantasy and reality as is evident in their work.

Also a noted textile designer, she is responsible for many notable works such as the design for the commonwealth swimsuit design in 1982. She is currently working on a series of linocuts on fabric for furnishings.

Her colourful and sometimes whimsical prints are a celebration of life and show a deep affinity for the colour and light of the natural world around her.

Jude is currently teaching and painting in the beautiful Illawarra area, and enjoys swimming, yoga, tennis, photography, salsa dancing, Argentine tango dancing, singing acapella and music.

Her prints and paintings are represented in art galleries and private collections throughout Australia, America and Europe.

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Jude was born in Darwin, NT, Australia, and spent her early childhood in Australia and Malaysia. She then lived in Paris, France. After travelling extensively throughout the world studying various printing and painting techniques, she settled in the Illawarra area, where she teaches and paints full time.

Exhibitions:

1971-1980 Traveled extensively throughout South America, South Africa, Asia
and Europe studying printing and painting
Studied Art at Atelier Sornas, Paris
Studied at Beaux Arts, Paris

1980-1990 Freelance designer and illustrator for Speedo Swimwear and
Windsurfer

1990-1995 Completed many commissions including 8-metre mural for Whaley's
Cafe, Whale Beach NSW.
Civilization Graphics, Avalon
Anita Ellis Gallery, sell-out exhibition
Bow Wow, Palm Beach
Solo exhibition at Strokes Gallery, Paddington
Arthouse, Sydney
Mullumbimby Art Gallery
Cape Gallery, Byron Bay
L'Eglise Exhibition, Britany, France

1995-1999 Avalon Art Gallery
Palm Beach Art Cafe
Newport Beach Artworks
Artstream, Newport
Taught Linocut printing at Barrenjoey High School
Taught drawing at Avalon Primary School
Taught adults with special needs privately
Taught children with special needs at Mona Vale Primary School
Completed book plates for the library of Dr. Mark Ferson
Worked on the backdrops for the Rock Estedford for Barrenjoey
High three years running

2000-2006 Wynne prize for landscape, salon des refuses, 2000
Mosman Art Prize 2000,2002,2003,2004,2005.
Teaching gifted children part-time in her studio.
Teaching ceramics to adults once a week.
Preparing a body of work for exhibition at the end of 2006
Developing a range of textile designs based on new series of linocuts.
Front page of SMH with photo of Archibald entry of Richard Clapton

2007-2009 Working on preparation for works on paper exhibition.
Inks on hand made paper and linocuts.

2009-2010 Affordable Art Show, Nov 2010, Sydney.
Producing body of works influenced by Argentine tango.

2011 Working on a body of narrative paintings and linocuts depicting everyday life.