Judy Moonelis (born 1953) is an American ceramist.
Born in
Jackson Heights, Queens
Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the borough of Queens in New York City. Jackson Heights is neighbored by North Corona to the east, Elmhurst to the south, Woodside to the west, and today northern Astoria ( Ditm ...
, Moonelis earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree cum laude at the
Tyler School of Art
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture is part of Temple University, a large, urban, public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Tyler currently enrolls about 1,350 undergraduate students and about 200 graduate st ...
at
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...
in 1975; she received a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the
New York State College of Ceramics
The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (NYSCC) is a statutory college of the State University of New York located on the campus of Alfred University in Alfred, New York
Alfred is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town ...
at
Alfred University
Alfred University is a private university in Alfred, New York, United States. It has a total undergraduate population of approximately 1,600 students. The university hosts the statutory New York State College of Ceramics, which includes The In ...
in 1978, in which year she received the Menno Alexander Reeb Memorial Award for sculpture from the
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, formerly known as the Albright–Knox Art Gallery, is an art museum located adjacent to Delaware Park, Buffalo, New York, United States.
The museum shows modern art and contemporary art. It is directly opposite Buff ...
. In 1980 she received a fellowship from the
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the feder ...
. She has had a studio in Manhattan, and taught ceramics at
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...
in addition to serving at guest artist or visiting artist at numerous organizations. Moonelis produces largely figural work, including a series derived from the masks used in
Ancient Greek theatre
A theatrical culture flourished in ancient Greece from 700 BC. At its centre was the city-state of Athens, which became a significant cultural, political, and religious place during this period, and the theatre was institutionalised there as p ...
.
Two of her works are in the collection of the
Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that ...
of the
Smithsonian Institution
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.
References
1953 births
Living people
American women ceramists
20th-century American artists
20th-century American women artists
21st-century American artists
21st-century American women artists
People from Jackson Heights, Queens
Artists from New York City
Temple University alumni
New York State College of Ceramics alumni
New York University faculty
National Endowment for the Arts Fellows
21st-century American ceramists
American women academics
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