WILDE PAIR: The Artist and the Teacher, Judith and Richard Wilde
November 4 - 13, 2021
First Look: Gallery Hop, Thursday, November 4, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 6, 1 - 6pm
Given the title of the show, it should be pointed out that the artist, is also a teacher, and the teacher is also an artist.
THE ARTIST, Judith Wilde: Included in this exhibition are a series of mannequins executed as collages, paintings and three-dimensional cloth covered mannequins. The intent was to explore this narrative in various disciplines. There is also a series of “Chair” collages, which explores the theme of sitting alone in a room inspired by the following quote. “All of man’s miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone,” which is attributed to the French philosopher, mathematician and theologian, Blaise Pascal. (1600’s)
THE TEACHER, Richard Wilde: The work exhibited derives from a collaborative effort documenting experimental assignments given to beginning college art students, which are recorded in a series of books dealing with various design issues. Also included are other book projects.
JUDITH WILDE, Professor Emeritus from Kingsborough Community College where she founded and directed the Graphic Design and Illustration Program for twenty-five years. Judith has also taught design and collage courses at the School of Visual Arts and is a visiting faculty member in the MFA Program at Marywood University, Scranton, PA.
She is a painter, collagist, assemblage artist, poet and co-director of experimental image making workshops throughout the United States and around the world.
Judith has received many grants and awards, one of which was Teacher of the Year at Kingsborough Community College. Work from one of the grants became part of an off Broadway play.
Judith has co-authored several books on design with Richard Wilde and has exhibited in various gallery and museum exhibitions. She is now inspired by her four grandchildren, all of whom are budding artists and from the beauty of the Hudson Valley where she currently lives, works and meditates daily by the pond in her backyard.
RICHARD WILDE, Professor Emeritus from the School of Visual Arts, whose teaching career spans over 50 years, is also the Founding Chair of the BFA Graphic Design department and Chair of the BFA Advertising department as well. At the same time he has worked as an Art Director and Designer, working collaboratively with his wife, Judith.
Richard has won hundreds of design, advertising, and educational awards and has been inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame and the One Club Hall of Fame. He has the distinction of being one of three individuals to be inducted into both Halls of Fame.
Over the years, his students have garnered thousands of awards and accolades of which he feels is his crowning achievement.
(Please note that the catalogue that is being given out at this exhibition documents some of Judith Wilde’s work.)
