exhibitions

I am being honored with a SOLO MUSUEM EXHIBITION from October 5, 2021 to January 2, 2022, at the magnificent Customs House Museum in Clarksville, Tennessee. This is a major milestone in my work as a fine artist. “Interactions – Paintings by Judy Lavoie” displays over a dozen original artworks including the premiere of several new paintings. I’ve included watercolors, acrylics and scratchboards, a variety of subjects and sizes, and all paintings are for sale. I chose the title “Interactions” … Read More

My big red poppy watercolor painting “Remembrance” has just been juried into the Arts in the Airport exhibition at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, TN. Juror Caroline Covington selected only 41 pieces from 484 entries, so I am excited and honored to be chosen among so few. Only artists from 33 counties of East Tennessee could enter, and original works in these categories were allowed: Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, 3‐D, and Fine Craft Objects. This biannual exhibit has been presented … Read More

I just heard that two of my paintings have been accepted to an upcoming biennial exhibition called “No Bigger Than a Breadbox.” There were 384 entries and only 67 have been juried into the show, so I am delighted with the news. My black Scratchbords “Locked In Time”, with color added with inks, and “Eye Of The Tiger” will be featured. (You can see the small size of “Eye Of The Tiger” shown in my hand in the photo). The … Read More

  If you are anywhere near Tucson Arizona in the next few months, stop and see a fabulous gallery show of the finest scratchboard art in the world! I am proud to be one of 48 artists included in the 9th Annual Exhibition 2020 of the International Society of Scratchboard Artists, with two of my newest scratchboards having been selected to be among only 40 in the Open category. The exhibition catalog beautifully illustrates the amazing work of scratchboard artists … Read More

  Beautiful ruby throated hummingbirds – the most common species which migrates to Eastern North America – visit our feeders from early April through the beginning of October. I’ve done numerous paintings of them, in watercolor and acrylics, and it was time for me to try one on scratchboard. As demonstrated in my previous post, I created a border design on a 14″ x 11″ black Scratchbord™, using colors to match those I planned to use in the artwork. For … Read More

I answered a call on my kitchen phone on Saturday morning. A woman’s voice said “Judy, this is Pat Dews, the juror for the Georgia Watercolor Society member exhibition.” Knowing that my painting “Honeysuckle” had been accepted into the show and that the awards were being announced later that day by the juror (streaming online) my ears perked up. Was she calling to tell me I won an award?!?!? “I’m calling to tell you why I didn’t give your painting … Read More

My scratchboard art has just been selected for an exhibit of the preeminent organization for scratchboard artists worldwide!! The International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA) is holding their 9th Annual Exhibition in Tucson AZ later this year, and I have been accepted!  I achieved status as an active member of ISSA just last March, so this was my first opportunity to enter their annual exhibition.  My newest scratchboards “Locked In Time” and “Ruby-Throated Hummer” (which I’ll blog about individually at … Read More

My newest and largest in a series of paintings with blown bubbles has just been accepted into the 2020 Tennessee Watercolor Society Biennial Exhibition. International watercolor artist and juror Soon Warren selected “What A Wonderful World” as one of 72 paintings for the show. My painting “Eat Chicken” was the Best in Show winner at the Society’s 2018 biennial exhibit. Perhaps now I’ll become known as the bubble lady instead of the cow lady…?!?! This painting features my great-nephew Liam, … Read More

I was delighted to be accepted into my first national watercolor exhibition with “Sorghum Maker,” then disappointed when the show was not opened to the public as scheduled. The 41st National Exhibition of the Georgia Watercolor Society (GWS) was slated to take place at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art in Atlanta GA from mid March through April 26, 2020, but the museum is closed indefinitely, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The show was hung but never opened, and the juror … Read More

One of my newest watercolors has been accepted into the 2020 Southern Watercolor Society (SWS) Exhibition, after my first try last year yielded rejection. “Like A Rainbow” is one of a series I’ve been working on, combining blown bubbles with a portrait. This year’s competition saw 340 entries from 18 states plus Washington DC, with 80 paintings chosen by juror Mark Mehaffey for the exhibition. In his judging of another recent competition, Mr. Mehaffey commented on his jurying, which he … Read More