Artist Bio

Judy Gelfert, of Arlington, Texas, grew up on her family's ranch in Bowie, Texas, where she discovered her joy of drawing and painting at a young age. Her interest in art led her to earn two years of studio art credits at the University of Texas at Austin while majoring in History and German.

She then became a flight attendant and was based in San Francisco, London, Santiago de Chile, and Washington, D.C. During this time, Judy began experimenting with oils, painting on her days off, with subject-matter inspired by her travels.

In 2002, she became a full-time artist. Since then she has shown her work on the local and national level, winning numerous awards, among them 1st Place in the National Society of Artists' 22nd National Juried Competition, and entries in the 2005 and 2006 Oil Painters of America National Juried Competition.

In 2006, Judy became a mom and has been juggling painting and mothering... But she still paints every chance she gets and will be busy producing new work and entering a number of important competitions in 2008.