Susan Vida Judah Des. R.C.A., R.C.A.
Tapestry Artist
164 Woodbine Lane, Upper Kingsclear, New Brunswick, Canada, E3E 1S3
Telephone: (506)363-5888
E-Mail: sbj@nb.sympatico.ca
Education
Royal College of Art, London, England. 1959-1962.
Employment
Department Head/Textiles, New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. 1986-1994.
Visiting Foreign Artist. Academy of Fine Arts, Bratislava, Slovak Federal Republic. 1992.
Convergence 90’ Biennial Conference, Handweavers Guild of America. 1990. Seminar.
Textile/Design Workshops, University of New Brunswick.
Instructor/Design, New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. 1984-86. 1999-2000.
Art Teacher, Immaculate Conception High School, Kingston, Jamaica. 1972-1975.
Designer, Illustrated Cards/Book. Operation Friendship, Kingston, Jamaica. 1972.
John Lewis, London, England. 1962-1964. Things Jamaican, Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. 1968-1972
Designer, Industrial Woven Fabrics. Textiles Exclusive Inc., New York, U.S.A. 1961.
Selected Exhibitions
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Fredericton New Brunswick. 2009.
The New Brunswick Museum.St.John.New Brunswick. 2009.
New Brunswick Art Bank, “Acquisitions ‘1998-99’”. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Contemporary Canadian Tapestry. 1998.
Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland. Invitational. 1991.
Hereford Art Gallery, England. Graduate Show, Invitational. 1991.
Plein-Air, Central Union of Polish Artists, Lodz, Poland. 1990.
6th International Tapestry Symposium, Graz, Austria. 1989.
Forum ’87, Contemporary Works, New Brunswick Craft Collection. 1987.
Canadian Mental Health Association, United. 1984.
C.A.R.F.A.C. Art Show “Miniatures”. Invitational. 1982.
Caribbean Women Artists Exhibition, Jamaica, W.I. 1975.
Commissions
Raiffeisenhof Institute, Graz, Austria.
Bank of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.
International Bauxite Association, Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.
Government of Cayman, West Indies.
Royal Bank of Canada, New Brunswick, Canada.
Sts. John and Paul Church, New Brunswick, Canada.
New Brunswick Provincial Government, Marysville Place, New Brunswick, Canada.
J.D. Irving, New Brunswick, Canada.
Scholarships/Prizes
Kjeld and Erica Deichmann Award for Excellence in Craft. 2000.
Honourary Membership, New Brunswick Craft Council. 1999.
Fellowship, New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. 1996.
Creation Grant, New Brunswick Department of Municipalities, Culture and Housing. 1994, 2000.
‘BENE AWARD’ Visual Arts Award, Modern Liturgy Publications, San Jose, California. 1990.
Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation, Inc. Travel Grant/Poland. 1990.
Department of Tourism, Recreation and Heritage, New Brunswick, Travel Grant. 1988, 1989, 1990.
A.I. Scholarship, Canadian Guild of Handweavers. Study Award. 1990.
Fredericton Foundation, New Brunswick, Travel Grant. 1989.
Professional Memberships
Royal Canadian Academy of Art. Elected Academician.
Canadian Guild of Handweavers.
Handweavers Guild of North America.
British New Fiber Art Guild, England.
New Brunswick Crafts Council, Juried Member.
Canadian Crafts Council.
Maine Arts Commission. Public Art. Juried.
