Info
Born: Columbus, OH,
Lives: Chicago, IL
Email: jgeichman@gmail.com
Education
MFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
BS Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Solo Shows:
2024 The Floor, The Wall, The Space In-Between, Regards, Chicago,IL
2022 Atmosphere, Regards, Chicago, IL
2022 JUDITH GEICHMAN, Regards, Chicago, FRIEZE NEW YORK, 2022
2021 JUDITH GEICHMAN, University Club of Chicago, May 2021-2022 Exhibition
2018 DIAMOND,Regards, Chicago, IL
2016 NADA Miami Beach, Solo Show, Christopher Aque and Judith Geichman, Regards Gallery
2015 Solitaire, Regards Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 Judith Geichman New Paintings and works on Paper, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Selected 1 of 2 Solo Shows: Phyllis Bramson and Judith Geichman, THEN IS NOW, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 Judith Geichman: Julius Caesar Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007 Judith Geichman: Soak, Alfedena Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 Judith Geichman: Recent Work, Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH
2001 Playing the Field: Wall, Ground, Surface, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Judith Geichman: Floor, Merwin Gallery, Ames School of Art, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
2000 Judith Geichman: Recent Work, Curated by Peter Gordon, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 2000
1998 Judith Geichman: STEW, IUN Gallery for Contemporary Art, Indiana University, Northwest, Gary, IN
1998 Judith Geichman: Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
1992 Judith Giechman Small Scale Paintings, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992 Judith Geichman: Paintings, A Ten Year Evolution 1982-ˇ92, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992 Forms of Contemporary Illinois (FOCI), Curated by Robert Sill, The State of Illinois Gallery, Chicago, IL
and Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
1988 Judith Geichman: Curated by Hannah Dresner, Spertus Museum of Judaica, Chicago, IL
1982, 1983, Judith Geichman, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Shows:
2024 Paper Per Se, Curated by Bill Gross and Dahlia Tulett, 65 Grand, Chicago, IL
2024 POTHOLE 2, Curated by Ron Ewert and Cameron Spartley, presented jointly by M.LeBlanc and Good Weather, Rainbo Club, Chicago, IL
2024 Moreover: 50 Paintings,pt.1, Curated by Michelle Grabner, Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2022 Chicago/KMO/Berlin, Curators, Nicole Mauser, Chicago, Jonah Criswell, Kansas City Missouri, Miram Cassandra Wendy, Berlin,Germany
2022 Eye-Diolect: Susanne Doremus selects: Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago
2022 The Pamphlet Show, Patient Info Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019 NADA Miami, Regards Chicago, Christopher Aque, Judith Geichman, Lauren Spencer King, Mathew Metzger, & John Pittman
2019 Benefit Art Auction, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Il
2018 The Big Picture, Illinois State Museum-ˇLockport Gallery, Lockport, IL,
2017 The Mind’s I, Curated by Ann Harris, Drawing Project Installation, Ed Paschke Art Center, Chicago, IL
2016 San Tirre,, curated by Bill Gross, Side Care Gallery, Hammond, IN
2016 HomeComing, Adds Donna Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014 Rocket Run /Abstraction from Chicago, Organized by Alexander Herzog, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Weslyn University, Lincoln, Nebraska
2014 Figurative vs Abstract, Curated by Melody Saraniti, Hype Park Art Center, Chicago,
2014 Making Space, Curated by Susanne Doremus, Zolla Liberman Galllery, Chicago, IL
2014 Ebb and Flow: Curated by, Diane Levesque, H.F. Johnson Gallery, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
2013 American Abstraction: From the Collection, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
2012 PULSE MIAMI CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, Miami Fl., 2012, Secrsit Gallery, Judith Geichman, Andrew Homlquist, Liliana Porter
2012 The Mind’s I, Curated by Ann Harris, Drawing Project Installation, Julius Caesar Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 PULSE CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, NY, NY, Judith Geichman, David Maisel, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 IRRITABLE ABSTRACTION, curated by Susanne Doremus, Julius Caesar Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 “We Thought Maybe You Were in the Plot: Rowley Kennerk Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 PICTURING the STUDIO, Curated By, Michelle Grabner, Annika Marie, Sullivan Galleries, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2009 AS WE LIVE AND BREATH, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, ,IL
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Selected Group Shows Continues:
2009 THRASHOLD, Cautis, Chae, DeGiulio, Geichman,Wyant, Zuckerman-ˇHartung, The Art Center of Highland Park, Highland Park, IL
2009 STILL WET a collaborative painting by, Cautis, Chae, DeGiulio, Geichman, Wyant, Zuckerman-ˇHartung, Julius Caesar, Chicago, IL
2008 THE 183RD ANNUAL: AN INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ART,National Academy Museum, NY,NY
2005 Art in the Abstract, Curated by Geoffrey Bates and Jim L. Zimmer, Lockport Museum, Lockport, Il and Illinois State Museum, IL
2005 Drawn to Drawing, Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1999 Debardeur: Labor Wearing Images, Studio/Process/Residue, Judith Geichman ad Frank Piatek, NFA Space, Chicago, IL
1999 Abstract Variations: Six Chicago painters: Judith Geichman, Michelle Grabner, Rebecca Morris, Susan Sensemann, Pala Townsend, Pamela Wilson
Curated by Karen Lebergott, Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
1997 Ben Dallas, Judith Geichman, Gordon Powell, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL 1997 Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 1997,
1995 Paint and Paper: Geichman, Goldselger, Imber,Kuszek, Pinette, Seidl, Waid;; Rosenberg+ Kaufmann Fine Art, New York, NY
1993 Chicago Abstraction, Curated by Keith Struve, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
1990 Surface and Light, Curated by Fran Kaufman, Stephen Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY 1989 Judith Geichman, Stewart Goldman, Helen O’Lear,
1989, Judy Geichman, Goldman, Helen O’leary, Michael Zieve, Curated by Tony Tasset, Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago,IL
1988 Individuals II, Curated by Deven Golden, CompassRose Gallery, Chicago, IL
1984Abstract/Symbol/Image: A Re-ˇVision, Curated by Charlotte Moser(Touring Group Show), Hyde Park Art, Chicago, IL, Hartman Gallery,
Bradley University, Peoria, IL, Elizabeth M. Sinnock Gallery, Quincy IL, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb, Il Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL North Park College, Carlson Tower Gallery, Chicago, IL
1982 Longitude/Latitude, Black, Blaine, Geichman, Goldselger, Charles Foley, Columbus, OH
Awards, Grants, Fellowships, & Residencies:
2024 AIR Artists in Residency, Krems, Austria
2023 Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Grants to Artists award
2023 Brown Foundation Fellows Program, Dora Maar House, Menerbres, France
2021/22 Nick and Keven Wilder Teaching Award, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2017 Marion Kryczka Excellence in Teaching Award, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2011 American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy, Artist Residency
2005 Gilfelag Artist Residency, Akureyri, Iceland
2003 Margaret Klimek Phillips Fellowship
98/94/91 Faculty Enrichment Grant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1991 Community Assistance Program, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
1989 Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, Painting, National Endowment for the Arts
1983 Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, Painting, National Endowment for the Arts
1982 Project Completion Grant, Illinois Arts Council
1978 Edward L. Ryerson Traveling Fellowship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Selected Bibliography:
Gareth Kaye, Four on Friday, Judith Geichman at Regards, Chicago Spleen, April 19, 2024
Emeline Boehringer, Art 50 2023, Chicago’s Artists Artists, NEWCITY, September, 2023
Mark Westfall, Preview: 10th Anniversary of Frieze New York, FAD MAGAZINE, May 16, 2022
Davis I Belcher, An Iranian Artist Focuses on Gardens Under Siege, New York Times, May 17, 2022
FRIEZE NEW YORK, NEWS, Emerging Art From Taipei to Tehran: Frame at Frieze New York, May 22, 2022
FRIEZE NEW YORK, News, Instituto de Vison Wins the 2022 Frame Stand Prize, May 2022
Kerry Cardoza, ART 50 2020, CHICAGO’S ARTISTS’, NEWCITY, September, 2020
Robin Dluzen, Regards, Chicago, Judith Geichman, DIAMOND, FABRIK Magazine, LA, January, 2019
Deven Golden, Judith Geichman 1988, And Now, ArtMonkeyWrench.com, November, 2018
Dana DeGiulio, New Lease, Judith Geichman Exhibition Essay, DIAMOND, Regards, Chicago, November, 2018
Laura Pearson, Fall Art Season, 10 best art shows this season, Chicago Magazine ,September Issue 2015
New American Painting, Midwest Issue, 2013
James Yood, Critics Pick: Chicago, art ltd. Magazine, March/April, 2013
Alan Pocaro, Judith Geichman /Carrie Secrist Gallery, NEWCITY, March 7-ˇ14 2013
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Bibliography Continues:
Alan Pocaro, Judith Geichman @ CarrieSecrist Gallery, www.painterstable.com/blog, 2013
Pearson, Laura, THEN IS NOW, Art and Design, Time Out Chicago.com, April 7, 2010
DeGiulio, Dana, Blink, exhibition catalog essay, LINK, Julius Caesar Gallery, Chicago, IL, April 5, 2009
Nance, Kevin, 2007 REVIEW: IN ART, TRIUMPH AND CONTROVERSY, Chicago Sun-ˇtimes, Sunday December 23, 2007
Artner, Alan, Previews: Ellsworth Snyder and John Cage, Visions of Concern,Judith Geichman, Jose Cobo, Chicago Tribune,November,2007
Nance, Kevin, Stormy Weather, Soak Stirs Tempest of the Mind, Chicago Sun-ˇTimes, Friday, October 26, 2007
Fendrich, Laurie, Judith Geichman: A Matter of Art, Nature and Paint, Soak exhibition catalog essay, October, 2007
Bates, Geoffrey, Art in the Abstract and Manirre Dawson, American Art Review Magazine, August 2005
Mayer, Bill, Columbus native returns to roots with exhibit, The Columbus Dispatch, December, 2004
Hawkins, Margaret, On View: Art is the Process, Chicago Sun-ˇTimes, Sunday, November 4, 2001
Balka, Michael, Judith Geichman, exhibition brochure essay, Chicago Cultural Center, 1998
Wolf-ˇKrantz, Claire, Dallas, Geichman, Powell, exhibition brochure essay, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL, 1997
new american painting, catalog, issue #11, Open Studios Press, Wellesley, MA, 1997
Camper, Fred, NFA Space, Judith Geichman and Frank Piatek, Chicago Reader, September 17, 1999
Artner, Alan Color, Texture Set Off A Charge in Geichman’s Work, Chicago Tribune, April 28, 1994
Yood, James, FOIC: Judith Geichman: exhibition brochure essay, January, 1992
McCracken, David, Geichman has the upper hand with paint, Chicago Tribune, January 17, 1992
Plagens, Peter, Keepers of the Faith, Newsweek, January 22, 1990
Golden, Deven, Judith Geichman, Spertus Museum, New Art Examiner, April, 1989
Bulka, Michael, Individuals II, CompassRose Gallery, Dialogue, November, 1988
McCracken, David, Art Event Proves Feminism Alive and Well, Chicago Tribune, October, 1988
Glatt, Cara, Abstract/Symbol/Image:A Re-ˇVision, Hyde Park Art Center, Hyde park Herald, January, 1988, June, 1985
Lyon, Christopher, Chicago / Abstract /Symbol/Image: A Re-ˇVision, ARTnews, December 1984 Taylor, Sue, Abstract /Symbol /Image: A Re-ˇVision, New
Art Examiner, December, 1984
Artner, Alan, Abstract /Symbol /Image: A Re-ˇVision, Chicago Tribune, September, 1984
Wolf-ˇKrantz, Claire, Margaret Lanterman, Heidi Seidelhuber, Judy Geichman, Artemisia Gallery, New Art Examiner, May 1982
Schultz, Franz, The Brush is Back at Jan Cicero, Artemisia Shows, Sunday Sun-ˇTimes, March 21, 1982
Museums, Public, and Corporate Collections:
The Art Institute of Chicago
The University of Chicago Booth School of Economics, Chicago, IL
The University Club of Chicago, Chicago,IL
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Purdue University Northwest, Westville, IN
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Jameson Realty, Chicago, IL
Jupiter Corporation, Chicago, IL
MCZ Development, Chicago, IL
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Museums, Public and Corporate Collections cont.:
Pro Care Dental Group, P.C., Arlington Heights, IL
Reynoldsburg School District, Reynoldsburg, OH
Sandoz Argo, Inc. Des Plaines, IL
Teaching Experience:
1984- Present: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Professor Adjunct, Painting and Drawing Department, Under-Graduate, Graduate, Post-Baccalaureate Advisor
2013 Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art Program, NEA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Summer 2013, Visiting Artist/Lecturer
2012,13 Ireland Study Trip, Ballyvaughan, Ireland, Burren College of Art /School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2012 Vermont College of Fine Arts, MFA Artist/Teacher
2011 University of the Arts, Philadelphia MFA Studio Mentor
2009 Loyola University University, Art & Design Program, Chicago, IL Visiting Artist/Lecture
2002 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA Visiting Artist/Lecturer
2001 Illinois Wesleyan University, Ames School of Art Bloomington, Il Visiting Artist/Lecturer
1999 Washington University, School of Art,, St. Louis, MO, Visiting Artist/Lecturer
1999 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield, MI Visiting Artist/Lecturer
1997 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield, MI Visiting Artist/Lecturer
1997 Bradley University, Peoria, IL Visiting Artist/Lecturer
1997 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Visiting Artist/Lecturer, First Year Program
1997 Olive Harvey Community College, Chicago, IL Visiting Artist, Beginning Drawing Course
1997 Oxbow, Summer Arts Program, SAIC Visiting Artist, lecture, instructor
1991,89 Ox-ˇBow, Summer Arts Program, Saugatuck, MI Visiting Artist/Lecturer
1996 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Visiting Lecturer, The First Year Program
1989, Hospitalfield School of Art, Abroath, Scotland / The School of the Art Institute Chicago
1985-ˇ95 De Paul University, Chicago, Visiting Artist
1984 University of Illinois at Chicago School of Art and Design, Visiting Artist
1981 The Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL Painting, Figure Drawing Instructor
1983 Barat College, Lake Forest, IL, Visiting Artist, Painting/Drawing
1980 City-Wide Acceleration Program City Colleges, Chicago, IL College Level Drawing Instructor Chicago Public Schools
1978- Artist-in-Residence, Chicago Council on Fine Arts, Drawing Instructor, Chicago Public Libraries.
Painting/Drawing Instructor, Senior Citizens
1979 Saint Xavier College, Chicago, IL Adult Education, Painting
1976-79 Harry S. Truman City College, Chicago, IL
1975-78 The Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL Substitute Teacher, grades K-ˇ12
1972-75 John J. Madden Mental Health Hospital, Hines, IL Activity Therapist
1967-70 Algonquin Junior High School, Des Plaines, IL 7th and 8th Grade Art Teacher