Born Tucson, Arizona. Lives in Houston, TX
EDUCATION
MFA University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, May 2006
BFA University of Houston, Houston, TX, May 2002
SELECTED GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
50/250, French & Michigan Gallery, San Antonio, TX
It's Yellow, Sala Diaz, San Antonio, TX
2012
Texas Draws II, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX
WindowWorks, Artpace, San Antonio, TX
2011
Home In San Antone: Artists in Academics: San Antonio, Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, TX
San Antonio Draws: A Survey of Contemporary Drawing, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
An Exchange with Sol LeWitt, Mass MoCA, MA
2010
Road Show: Houston, David Shelton Gallery at Inman Annex, Houston, TX
Drop Off Your Drop Cloth, Museo de Arte Moderno, Trujillo, Peru
One: A Group Exhibition, David Shelton Gallery, 20626 Stone Oak Pkwy, San Antonio, TX
While You Were Waiting, Airport Art Spaces- Terminal 2, San Antonio International Airport, TX
Impromptu: complete, Flight gallery, 1906 S. Flores, San Antonio, TX
Amalgamations 25: 28 Artists for 25 Great Years, Blue Star Art Center, 115 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Foretopia, David Shelton Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Strategic Effects of Reinventing Space, STC Library Art Gallery, McAllen TX (Two-Person)
Intense Concentration, The University of Texas San Antonio Art Gallery, TX
2009
Communion of Saints, David Shelton Gallery, 20626 Stone Oak Pkwy, San Antonio, TX
It's Time, cactus bra Space, 106C Blue Star, San Antonio, TX (Solo Show)
Drawing: Impromptu, JAC studio, 925 West Russell Place, San Antonio, TX
It's All Part of the Plan, SOIL Gallery, 112 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA
Luminaria: Arts Night in San Antonio, Downtown San Antonio, TX
Perceptible Systems, NYCAMS Gallery, 44 West 28th Street, New York, NY
2008
Chalk It Up 2008, Artpace, 445 North Main Avenue, San Antonio, TX
What's in a Line?, Lawndale Art Center, 4912 Main Street, Houston, TX (Two-Person)
Cantanker: Transitions, Big Medium Gallery, 5305 Bolm Road, Austin, TX
Drawing Sketchbook Projects, Art House, Atlanta, GA (August)
All School Exhibition 2008, Southwest School of Arts and Crafts, San Antonio, TX
ArtBall 2008, Sponsored by: The Artist Foundation, San Antonio, TX
2007
Gel Meets Slope, Blue Star Art Center, Gallery 4, 115 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX (Solo Show)
Artists Looking at Art series, McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels, San Antonio, TX
Out of Generica, Drink, 200 Navarro St., San Antonio, TX
2006
Insanely Sick, i2i gallery, 2110 McCullough, San Antonio, TX
Pink Lemonade, i2i gallery, 2110 McCullough, San Antonio, TX (Solo Show)
Just Gel with a little BiC, Satellite Space, 115 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX (Solo Show)
Unlocked, Satellite Space, 115 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
The 22nd Annual Student Art Exhibition, UTSA Art Gallery, 6900 North West Loop, San Antonio, TX
2005
UTSA Art Guild Show, Satellite Space, 115 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Group showing with Linda Pace, “Timelines”, Joan Grona Gallery, 112 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
RAC National Juried Art Exhibition, RAC Gallery, 7959 Broadway, San Antonio, TX
Face First, Satellite Space, 115 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Mostly BiC, March 2005. Three Walls, 106D Blue Star, Building B, San Antonio, TX (Solo Show)
39th Annual National Drawing Exhibition, Del Mar College, Corpus Christy, TX
2004
Revelations, Juan Yepes Studio Gallery, 357 Blue Star- Big Tex Grain Mills, San Antonio, TX
Fire in the Belly, BlueStar Gallery, 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Opus, Satellite Space, 115 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
2002
Summer 2002, Brittany Gallery, Pont-Aven-Brittany, France
Recent Work, Project Space, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2000
Clowns, NO-TSU-OH, Main St., Houston, TX
STUDY ABROAD / RESIDENCIES
Study Abroad; Berlin, Germany, Spring 2006
Study Abroad; Berlin, Germany, Spring 2005
Pont-Aven School of Art, Brittany, France, Summer 2002
AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS
Arthouse Texas Prize Nomination, 2010
Artist Foundation Grant San Antonio: Visual Artist, November 2009
Best in Show, All School Exhibition, Mary Mikel Stump, Texas State University, April 2008
“CAM Artist’s Choice”, Pink Lemonade, Contemporary Art Month San Antonio, July 2006
“The Double Hickey Critics’ Choice”, Pink Lemonade, San Antonio Current, Contemporary Art Month, July 2006
Best in Show, The 22nd Annual Student Art Exhibition, Curator: Rene Barilleaux, April 2006
Juror’s Choice, UTSA Art Guild Show, Curator: Kathryn Kanjo, November 2005
Best in Show-Painting, Revelations, Curator: Bill Fitzgibbons, October 2004
_________________________________________________________
Wai Ching Lam Endowment Award, April 2006
Study Abroad Scholarship; Berlin, Germany, Spring 2006
Art and Art History Graduate Art Scholarship, Fall 2005
Study Abroad Scholarship; Berlin, Germany, Spring 2005
Study Abroad Scholarship; Pont-Aven, France, Summer 2002
Edmonds Educational Scholarship, Spring 2002/Fall 2001
Flaxman Scholarship, Fall 2001
Franklin Maguire Scholarship, Spring 2001/Fall 2000
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jennifer Beeler. “Judith Cottrell: It’s Yellow”, Art Magazine http://artmagazinesa.com/judith-cottrell-its-yellow/
Steve Bennett. "Not-so-basic drawings about moving the line", San Antonio Express News, March 2012
Steve Bennett. "That Drawbot in the Window", San Antonio Express News, February 2012
Scott Andrews. "Artpace Roundup: Robot Art", San Antonio Current, January 2012
Callie Enlow. "Artpace Window Works: Judith Cottrell", San Antonio Magazine, December 2011
Sarah Fisch. "Nate Cassie's Regis Shephard F*ucked Up My Sh*t", Glasstire.com, 07 September 2011
Sarah Fisch. "Art capades", San Antonio Current, 12 May 2010
Nancy Moyer. "SURFACE TREATMENT: 'Strategic Effects of Reinventing Space' Exhibit"
Steve Bennett. "Drawings as 'finished artworks'", Exploring San Antonio Express News , 29 January 2010
Dan R. Goddard. "David Shelton Gallery compares 12 artists from San Antonio and Santa Barbara, CA", Exploring San Antonio Art Examiner , 7 October 2009
Emily Messer. "...It's Time." Gallery Stroll, San Antonio Express News, 20 September 2009
Nicole Moore. "Artist Judith Cottrell's show...It's Time", Exploring San Antonio Art Examiner, 13 September 2009
John Ewing. “Perceptible Systems, New York Center for Art & Media Studies”, Art Lies Magazine, No. 62, Summer 2009
Scott Dickens. “Four heads are bigger than one”, San Antonio Contemporary Art Examiner, 26 July 2009
Rachel Hooper. “Judith Cottrell and Alex Lopez: Lawndale Art Center”, Art Lies Magazine, No. 60, Winter 2008
Meghan O. Hendley. The Front Row. Houston Public Radio, 88.7 kuhf.fm, August 25, 2008 (Podcast)
Transitions: Cantanker Issue 6 Catalog, Curated by Leona Scull-Hons (Photo)
Abra Schnur. "Out of Generica"- CAM, Culture Club, Texas Public Radio, Episode 010, August 1, 2007 (Podcast)
Jessica Belasco. "Exhibit delves into art of perception", 210SA, Volume 1, Issue 25. Pg.24 August 2007 (Review) (Photo)
David McCall Freeman. “Judith Cottrell: Pink Lemonade at i2i gallery”, Voices of Art Magazine, V14.2 2006, (Review) (Photo) (Cover Photo)
Jennifer Mulnix. “Just Gel with a Little BiC: Judith Cottrell at UTSA Satellite Space”, Voices of Art Magazine, V14.2 2006, (Review) (Photo)
Dan Goddard. “Art off the beaten path has interesting offerings”, San Antonio Express News, 19 July 2006, (Review) (Photo)
Elaine Wolff. “Pucker Up: Performance-art averse? You’re gonna love it!”, San Antonio Current, 19 July 2006, (Review) (Photo)
Catherine Walworth. “Pre-CAM razzle-dazzle with pen and lights”, San Antonio Current, 14 June 2006, (Review) (Photo)
Jessica Elizararras, “Student exhibition success”, The Paisano, 18 April 2006, (Review)
Catherine Walworth. “Art of women, by women, and for everybody”, San Antonio Current, 10 March 2005, (Review) (Photo)
Pete Cawthon. “UTSA students display talent”, The Paisano, 8 Nov 2005, (Review)
COLLECTIONS
McNay Art Museum, Permanent Collection, San Antonio, TX
University of Texas, Permanent Collection, San Antonio, TX
Private:
Allen Bennett
Robert Price
Bill Walsh
Clinton Wright
ARTIST LECTURE/PROFESSIONAL
Artpace Presenter, "Drawn to Technology", 2012 TAEA Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
Workshop: Artpace Family Day, San Antonio, TX, 2012
Teacher Workshop, Artpace, San Antonio, TX, February 2012
Teen Workshop, Artpace, San Antonio, TX, February 2012
Lecture, South Texas College, McAllen, TX, February 2010
Studio Tour, Seeing Art San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, October 2009
Lecture, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX, August 2008
Portfolio Interview, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, October 2007
Slide Registry, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, May 2007
Lecture, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX, July 2007
Lecture, Palo Alto Community College, San Antonio, TX, Spring 2007
Lecture, Palo Alto Community College, san Antonio, TX, Fall 2006