Judith Margolis (born September 24, 1944) is an Israel -based American artist. In her art and writing she "explores tensions between consciousness, feminism, and religious ritual tradition."
Since 1996, Margolis has been the Art Editor of Nashim: The Journal of Jewish Women's Studies and Gender Issues , published by Indiana University Press.
She was selected as one of ten international Common Ground artists.
Margolis is Creative Director of Bright Idea Books , which produces limited edition and artist's books.
MFA from University of Southern California , 1986 BA from Lone Mountain College , SF, CA 1977 Two years study at Cooper Union , NY Additional studies Columbia University, NY Judith's husband, the author David Margolis, died on July 17, 2005. She has three children and six grandchildren.
Hebrew Union College, New York, NY . 2009 Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles , CA . 2008 University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA . 2003Yeshiva University Museum , New York, NY . 2002Brandeis Bardin Institute . Simi Valley, CA . 2000 Talpiot Industrial Gallery . Jerusalem . 1994 ARTernatives Gallery . San Luis Obispo, California . 1989 University Of Southern California . Los Angeles . 1986 Buffalo Street Gallery . Ithaca, New York . 1988 Smedley's Gallery . Ithaca, New York . 1981 Eisenhower College Gallery . Seneca Falls, New York . 1978 Ithaca House Gallery . Ithaca, New York . 1978 Cole/Hayes Gallery . San Francisco . 1977 University of Judaism (now the American Jewish University ) / Platt Gallery . Los Angeles . (scheduled) 1999 Ithaca House Gallery . Ithaca, NY . 1981 Florida Atlantic University . Boca Raton, FL . 2000 University of Arizona Museum of Art . Tucson, AZ . 2000 Kutztown University Gallery . 1999 Plains Art Museum . Fargo, ND . 1998 Morris Louis Gallery/Bezelel . Jerusalem . 1998 B'nai B'rith National Jewish Museum . Washington, DC . 1997 Central Exhibition Hall . Moscow . 1996 Kerim Institute . Jerusalem . 1996 Kanner Heritage Museum . Toranto, Canada . 1996 Skirball Cultural Center . Los Angeles . 1996 Navon Gallery . Neve Ilan, Israel . 1995 Plotkin Judaica Museum . Phoenix, AZ . 1995 The Knesset . Jerusalem . 1994 Arad Art Museum . Arad, Israel . 1994 Yeshiva University Museum . NYC . 1993 Perkins Gallery . Boston . 1993 Dubin-Wolf Exhibit Center . Los Angeles . 1992 Loyola University Laband Gallery . Los Angeles . 1991 UCLA Kirkham Gallery . Los Angeles . 1991 Dubin-Wolf Exhibit Center . Los Angeles . 1989 The Art Store . Los Angeles . 1987 University of Wisconsin Fine Art Gallery . Milwaukee . 1987 Arts Commission Galley . Los Angeles . 1987 Otis/Parsons Gallery . Los Angeles . 1984 Amfac Plaza Gallery . Honolulu . 1984 Herbert Johnson Museum . Ithaca, NY . 1983 Columbia-Greene Community College . NY . 1983 Arnot Art Museum . Elmira, NY . 1983 Rockefeller Arts Center . Fredonia, NY . 1983 Schenectedy Museum . New York . 1983 Long Beach Museum . California . 1983 Rutgers University Art Museum . New Brunswick, NJ . 1981 Traction Gallery . Los Angeles . 1981 Tompkins-Cortland Community College . NY . 1981 Arnot Museum . Elmira, NY . 1981 Zone Gallery . Springfield, MA . 1981 Womanworks Gallery . Buffalo, NY . 1981 Ithaca House Gallery . Ithaca, NY . 1981 Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art . 1979 Hinckley Foundation Museum . Ithaca, NY . 1979 AART Gallery . Oakland, CA . 1979 State University of New York Art Gallery . Binghamton . 1978 Cornell University Art Gallery . Ithaca, NY . 1978 Lone Mountain College Art Gallery . San Francisco, CA . 1977 New York Public Library Special Collections Dr. Al Molvadan Meredith Tax Barbara Rochman Liza Norman Dr. Phyllis Silverman Janet Braun-Reinitz University of Washington Rare Book Collection Seth Althotz Dani and Deborah Kollin Rabbi Daniel Landes and Sheryl Robbin Timna Katz LSusan Schneider Eli and Miriam Avidan Drs. Jeff and Jane Kimchi Ephraim and Sigal Tabackman Dan and Penny Witties San Francisco Dr. Jim and Diane Breivis Drs. Cody and Lucy Fisher Annette and Steve Hess Sara Katz Noa Summerfield Bainbridge Island, WA Jean Diamond Sargent Midway Hospital Medical Center Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum UCLA Fine Arts Library Beverly Hills Fine Arts Library Uri Harkham Nancy Berman Robert J. Avrech James and Sonya Cummings Mark Carliner Michelle Rappaport Blossom Norman Dr. Robert and Peggy Sloves Phillip and Judith Miller Barbara Schuster Diane Isaacs Fink Abby Yasgar and Joey Lipner Adam Leipzig and Lori ZimmermanDrs. Suzanne and Moshe Spira Dr. Deborah Berger Drs. Donna Cooper-Matchett & Bill Matchett Lynn and Morton Moskowitz Artist's House, Chilushskinskaya UC Berkeley Fine Arts Library Arthur Jaffe Center for Rare Books John and Linda Haas Tompkins County Hospital Fredrika and Bill Kaven Myra Malkin Catherine O'Neill Linda Myers Sandra Gittleman Robert and Corinne Stern Ira and Anne Brous Moorehead, Mn Minnesota State University Faculty appointments, residencies and awards Coolidge Colloquium Research Fellowship; 2010 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA; 2008, 2009 Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, CA; 2008 Brandeis-Bardein College Institute (LA), Faculty; 1999-00 International Plein-Air, Artist-in-Residence; Morehead, MN; 1998 Brandeis-Bardein College Institute (LA), Faculty; 1997 Chomut, Christina, TODAY'S LOCAL NEWS, "Space Visions", January 30, 2005 International Plein-Air, Artist-in-Residence, Moscow; 1996 Arad Arts Project (Israel), Artist-in-Residence; 1993–94 Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity, Project Grant; 1993–94 UCLA Extension, Instructor, Drawing/Painting/Book design; 1990–93 University of Southern California (LA), Instructor, Painting/Design; 1984–89 University of Judaism (LA), Instructor Painting/Drawing/Book Design; 1990–91 Brandeis-Bardein College Institute (LA), Faculty; 1988–90 Woman's Studio Workshop (NY), Artist-in-Residence/Project grant ; 1983 During this residency, Margolis created The underground dreams of cactus , an handmade artit's book in an edition of 20. The book documents a post-modern woman's experience. Sixteen etchings incorporating images and handwritten text explore the perils of living in a body-conscious, sex conscious world. Cornell Council on the Arts (NY), Project grant; Ithaca, 1983 
