Judith Scott (artist)

Judith Scott
Judith Scott, c. 1998 photograph by Leon Borensztein
Born(1943-05-01)1 May 1943
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Died15 March 2005(2005-03-15) (aged 61)
Dutch Flat, California, US[1]
MovementFiber art
Outsider art

Judith Scott (May 1, 1943 – March 15, 2005) was an American fiber sculptor. She was deaf and had Down Syndrome.[2] She was internationally renowned for her art.[3] In 1987, Judith was enrolled at the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, which supports people with developmental disabilities.[4] There, Judith discovered her passion and talent for abstract fiber art, and she was able to communicate in a new form.[2] An account of Scott's life, Entwined: Sisters and Secrets in the Silent World of Artist Judith Scott, was written by her twin sister, Joyce Wallace Scott, and was published in 2016.

  1. ^ Marech, Rona (19 March 2005). "Judith Scott -- renowned for her fiber art sculptures". San Francisco Chronicle.
  2. ^ a b "Judith Scott". Art21. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  3. ^ Downes, Lawrence (2 December 2014). "An Artist Who Wrapped and Bound Her Work, and Then Broke Free". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Entwined: Sisters and Secrets in the Silent World of Artist Judith Scott" Beacon Press, Boston