About The Artist

Judie Richardson was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, before relocating to The Northern Rivers Region of NSW, a unique region that fosters creativity and new age spirituality. Although she attended the renowned Julian Ashton Art School at only age 14, her visual art endeavours were laid down for two decades as she raised her family. A desire to explore life as an artist saw her recommence study as a mature aged student at the local TAFE. This soon progressed into a Bachelor Degree-Visual Arts at Southern Cross University, majoring in contemporary painting. She received an above 6.00 GPA with many early works sold, success in a variety of art competitions, published editorials and her first exhibition held in Byron Bay, 2014, still as a second year student.

Predominantly working with acrylic on canvas, largely through commissions, Judie has developed a range of hand coloured prints and smaller works on paper and canvas or handmade box frames. These works, along with the artist can be found most weekends at the various local community artisan markets, mainly The Channon, Bangalow, Mullumbimby, but also frequenting the Gold Coast. This provides a wonderful environment for the artist to engage with both the magnificently eclectic locals and those visitors looking for a uniquely Northern Rivers piece of art. Personal commissions can be discussed at the markets or contact details are available on this website.

Now, lets use that art degree I spent four years getting……

I consider my art practice to be a form of prophetic research and action; the receiving, analysing and refiguring of spiritual insight into the act of art making in a way that is culturally relevant. My work is an invitation to step into the new, by questioning pre-established patterns of knowing.

Recent bodies of work invite the viewer to examine popular and historical notions of identity. Through semi-surrealist subject matter, unusual juxtaposition of compositional elements and colour, I aim to encourage a pause within which the viewer can ponder that in which they place their personal standard of success. With these paintings I strive to discourage purely intellectual rationalisation but create a Selah, or place of rest, where questions can arise from the spirit to be meditated upon. I choose to purposely deflect a personal projected message within the paintings, instead prompting questions to arise within each viewer regarding the source and stability of their own identity, not developing their interpretation of mine. In this space of questioning and destabilising identity, new possibilities of ideas around self-value can arise.