Sculpting is language for me; a means to unique expression. To address different subject matter requires working in a variety of materials.  I find I like stone for abstracts, terra cotta for portraiture, bronze for figurative or narratives and poured ‘stone’ for life size work.  However, regardless of the medium I work in, I endeavor to create for each piece what I call a ‘presence’ or ‘energy’ of its own.

As I have begun to develop as an artist, I realize my greatest passion is the human face. I love figurative work, but the crowning jewel of the piece is the facial expression. I once saw a sculpture by Elizabeth McQueen where she had the entire face tucked out of view and, for me a great deal of the soul was hidden as well. I realized then that the human countenance is a key component to the nature of my work

Judeth Davis is married and has three adult children and three grandchildren. She grew up in the West San Fernando Valley when it was still rural where her family kept a small farm. After High School she moved away and lived in 29 different locations in a 31-year period and hosted families and individuals from over 18 countries. All of these experiences have influenced her art.

She began sculpting at the age of 45 after finding an issue of Sculpture Review and seeing the work of Fredrick Hart. That day she bought a twenty-five pound bag of clay and began her first portrait piece. By 1997 she was teaching as one of the resident artists in the California Children’s Creative Workshop Project.

While living on the Central Coast of California, she joined a unique foundry group at Cuesta College. There she learned to mold, invest and pour her own bronzes in the lost wax method. In 1998 she converted an old beach motel in Morro Bay, California into studios units and opened “Hands On Studio” which became home to many local artists.

Judeth is primarily self-taught, however, in 2001 went to Italy for two months, first in Lucca Italy sculpting in Paul Lucchessi’s two week workshop and then around the country sculpting on her own.  Upon her return she reopened “Hands On Studio” in Pasadena, California.

Judeth has shown her sculptures locally and nationally for the last seven years and her work is in both private and corporate collections. Her studio is currently located in Glendale, California

2008 Venice Art Walk, Venice CA
2008 Art Matters, Juried Exhibition, Huntington Library & Gardens, San Marino CA
2008 75th Annual Juried Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York NY
February 18 – May 30, Pawley’s Island, SC June 28 – August 24
2008 Topanga Canyon Gallery Opened Juried Show, Topanga Canyon CA
2007 Score VI Annual Juried Exhibition, Viva Gallery, Sherman Oaks CA
2006 93rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Allied Artist, New York NY
2005 Annual Group Show, Fine Artist Factory, Pasadena CA
2004 Annual Group Show, Fine Artist Factory, Pasadena CA
2003 Annual Group Show, Fine Artist Factory, Pasadena CA
2001 The L.A. Artists Juried Show, El Pueblo Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1999 San Luis Obispo Art Association Joint Show, Cal Poly
1998 Cuesta Art Gallery Spring Show

2008 Honorable Mention: Art Matters, San Marino League, Huntington Library, San Marino CA

2008 California Art Club
2008 Juried Member of National Association of Women Artists
2005  National Association of Women Artists
2004  Southern California Association of Women Artists (SCAWA)
1998  National Sculpture Association

2008 Shaman, Jim Davis, Glendale CA
2008 The Guardian, Joan Hall, La Canada CA
2007 Fisher Frog & Drinker Frog, Industrial Metal Supply Co, Burbank CA
2005 La Vida Dolce, Lindsay Bozzani, La Canada CA                                                           
2005 A Frog Family, Kathryn de Planque, Santa Monica CA                                               
2004 Pig Out, Judith Carlson, Pasadena CA                                                                                   
2004 If Pigs Could Fly, If Pigs Could Fly Gifts Store, Seattle WA                                   
2004 Getting Ahead, Jack Beauchamp, Simi Valley CA                                                           
2004 Getting Ahead, Mark Wood, Duarte CA

Membership: May 2008