Judy Rifka studied art at Hunter College, the New York Studio School
and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. Rifka
is a multi-faceted artist who has worked in a variety of media in
addition to her painting and printmaking.
Her two prints recall
Italian Renaissance church facades and were created shortly following
her exhibition "A History of Sculpture." According to Ann Shengold,
"Rifka's work has been characterized by an agitated, often thick, black
line which has become a kind of shorthand for her subjects: figures,
architecture, and everyday objects.
Her iconography describes the city
she resides in, the places she travels to, and the events that are
reported in the media. The work is quite frequently laced with visual
and verbal puns."
See biography (JPG) for a full listing of collections and exhibitions
