Primarily self-taught, Judy Onofrio is a fanatic collector of objects and eccentricities. Her figurative sculptures encompass a narrative that is humorous and seductive, taking us to a fantastic place known as Judyland. The artist has exhibited her fanciful works in over a dozen museum exhibitions nationally and internationally including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Algeria, Morocco, Pakistan and Egypt.
"My childhood mentor and role model was my Great-aunt Trude, an eccentric "outsider artist" who always worked beyond the confines of the mainstream art world. " -Judy Onofrio
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Weisman Museum, Minneapolis, MN; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN; North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND; Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum, St. Louis, MO (Commission); Arabia Museum, Helsinki, Finland; Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AK; Greenville County Museum, Greenville, NC; Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN; Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, Montreal, Canada; Museum of Contemporary Art, Voor Hedendaagsa Kunst Het Kruithuis, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
VOYAGE, Mixed Media, 28 x 38 x 12 1/2"
A PAIR OF HARES, Mixed Media, 23 x 30 x 16"
HE THINKS SHE HUNG THE MOON, Mixed Media, 50 x 24 x 11 1/4"
RING MASTER, Mixed Media, 32 x 23"
LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES, Mixed Media, 46 x 26 x 12 1/2"
William Nichols
