Judith Godwin

Judith Godwin
Born	1930 Suffolk, Virginia
Nationality	American
Education	Art Students League of New York
Alma mater	Mary Baldwin College, Richmond Professional Institute
Known for	Painting
Movement	Abstract Expressionism

Judith Godwin (born 1930 Suffolk, Virginia) is an American abstract painter, associated with the Expressionist movement.

Judith Godwin was born in Suffolk, VA in 1930 to a father who was interested in architecture and landscape gardening. His interests created an environment that inspired and encouraged Judith to pursue painting. She attended Mary Baldwin College in 1948 for two years. It was there that she met Martha Graham who performed there in 1950. She then transferred to Richmond Professional Institute, now Virginia Commonwealth University, where she completed her degree in 1952. While there, she studied with Maurice Bond, Jewett Campbell, and Theresa Pollak. At the time, women were required to wear a skirt in the Cafeteria; Judith wore jeans after rushing from a studio class and was reported to the dean of the school, Margaret Johnson, who then met with Judith and changed the rule to allow women to wear jeans. While at VCU (formerly RPI) she was in classes and close friends with Richard Carylon.

She also attended the Art Students League of New York, where she studied with artists Will Barnet, Harry Sternberg, and Vaclav Vytlacil. During this time she also attended the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts, and met Jackson Pollack, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning and Marcel Duchamp. She lives in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, but as a native Virginian, remains a member of the Jamestowne Society. Her papers are held at the Archives of American Art.

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