Judith Geichman

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Judith Geichman’s process is driven by a relentless exploration of painting’s possibilities through abstraction. Her ever-shifting and rigorous approach is at times contemplative and cautious, and at others, aggressive and reckless. She embraces risk and uncertainty, paying equal attention to the constructive and destructive, as her paintings are generated through a sequence of formal and material instigations and responses.

Judith Geichman (b.1944), lives and works in Chicago. She attended Ohio State University and received her MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Geichman’s work has been exhibited at the Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; 65 Grand, Chicago; MCA Chicago; University Club of Chicago; Regards, Chicago; Julius Caesar, Chicago; The Spertus Museum, Chicago; State of Illinois Museum, Springfield, IL; Rockford Art Museum; and the Chicago Cultural Center among others. Geichman is the recipient of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award, 2023; two Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, National Endowment for the Arts; The Margaret Klimek Phillips Grant; and the Edward L. Ryerson Traveling Fellowship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Residencies include AIRArtist In Residence Lower Austria, Krems, Austria; the Dora Maar House, Dora Maar Cultural Center, Menerbes, France; The American Academy in Rome, visiting artist; and the Gilfelag Residency, Akureyri, Iceland. Recent acquisitions include the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and the University Club of Chicago.

Dinner

After the lecture, SCA members are invited to join Judith for dinner at Osteria Via Stato. This Italian restaurant, led by Chef David DiGregorio, features a menu of local and seasonally-driven Roman-style specialties.