Judith Kruger is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores human-environment connectivity and their shared vulnerabilities. She is recognized internationally for her advocacy and employ of historic painting processes involving natural pigments. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kruger currently lives and works in New Haven, CT. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Savannah College of Art and Design.
She is a recipient of fellowships from Mass MoCA’s Assets for Artists and Connecticut Office of the Arts and grants from Chicago Dept of Cultural Affairs, The Artists Foundation, Seeds Arts and Education and Target Corporation. Kruger has served as Artist-Scholar in Residence at Wofford College’s Environmental Science Department, Spartanburg, SC and Anneliese School, Laguna Beach, CA.
Kruger’s work has been exhibited in galleries, museums, universities, corporations and cultural centers throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. She created environmental public commissions for Phipps Conservatory’s Center for Sustainable Landscape’s Beta Project (Pittsburgh, PA) and University of St Joseph’s Earth Day Commemoration (West Hartford, CT). Her work is represented in several private and public collections including Jefferson Hospital, Hammond Museum, Mattatuck Museum, Wofford College, and Savannah College of Art and Design.