Judd Schiffman’s ceramics explore the complexities of masculinity, self-discovery, and family. His work is inspired by his journey as a father and the folklore of Mothman, blending the personal with the mythical. As a father, Schiffman is navigating one of the most profound transitions in his life, and his art reflects the intricate dynamics of fatherhood, expressing both the challenges and the tenderness he experiences within his family.
Inspired by his life with his seven-year-old daughter Franny and his wife Athena, Schiffman’s work is deeply rooted in the domestic realm. He incorporates relics from his home environment and draws from depictions of imaginary animals found in museum collections, art books, and folklore. These figures become the central characters in his artistic narrative.
Judd Schiffman (b. 1982) Providence, Rhode Island. He has lectured at Harvard University Ceramics and Brown University, and participated in residencies at the Zentrum fur Keramik (Berlin, Germany) and Millay Arts (Austerlitz, NY). Schiffman earned his MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder and his BA from Prescott College. Schiffman’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, including at Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY (2023), The Valley (Taos, NM; 2022), Oddkin Gallery (Providence, RI; 2022), Jane Hartsook Gallery (New York, NY; 2022), Maake Projects (State College, PA; 2021), 1969 Gallery (New York, NY; 2020), and Inman Gallery (Houston, TX; 2020). In 2016 he received an emerging artist award from the National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts. Schiffman is currently an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Providence College.
JUDD SCHIFFMAN
(b. 1982) Providence, Rhode
Lives and works in Rhode Island
EDUCATION:
2015 MFA University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
2012 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
2007 BA Prescott College, Prescott, Arizona
SOLO SHOW & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2024 Mothman in the Bardo, Emerson-Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL,
2023 A Sackful of Seeds, Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY, with Joshua AM Ross
2023 NADA Foreland, Catskill, NY, with Courtney Pucket
2023 Judd Schiffman, Testudo Online Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Connor
McNicholas
2022 Outline, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Kaitlin McClure
2021 Mystic Vision, Maake Projects, State College, PA, curated by Emily Burns
2019 Blind Origin, Brown University Joukowsky Institute, Providence, RI, curated by
Pinar Durgun
2018 Young Bonsai, Artifact Beacon, Beacon, NY, curated by Johnny Defeo
2016 Cut From The Same Cloth, Brown University Hillel Gallery, Providence, RI
2015 BECAUSE IT COULD GET INFECTED!, University of Colorado Art Museum,
Boulder, CO
GROUP SHOWS:
2024 Same Rain, Same Stars, Overlap Gallery, Newport, RI
2023 Ceramics, BravinLee Programs, New York, New York
2023 Syzygy, Platform Art, curated by Ari Myers
2022 Oddkin, Kate McNamara Projects, East Providence, RI, curated by Kate
McNamara
2020 New Moon, Taos The Valley Gallery, Taos, NM, curated by Arielle Myers
2020 Tell Them About Me, 1969 Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Madeline Ehrlich
2020 Animal Crossing, Inman Galley, Houston, TX, curated by Jackie Gendel and
Dana Frankfort
2020 All at Once, Reilly Gallery, Providence, RI, curated by Jamilee Lacy and Kate
McNamara
2020 Wintergarden, Sutton Street Gallery, Providence, RI, curated by Scott Alario
2020 What is In Between, Richbrau Brewery, Richmond, VA, curated by Rachel Eng
2019 Can You Dream It? (Yes I Can), Kristen Lorello Gallery, New York, NY, curated
by Scott Alario
2019 Lies, District Clay Gallery, Washington D.C. juried by Wayne Higby and Kelcy
Chase Folsom
2019 Portrayal, Green Space Gallery, TF Green Airport, Providence, RI, curated by
Molly Dickinson
2018 LA Artcore Ceramics Group Show, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Lydia Takeshita 2017 Pat The Truck, Pop-up Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Arielle Myers and
Johnny Defeo
2017 NCECA Emerging Artist Exhibition, Portland, OR
2017 Artspeaks Group Show, The Wurks, Providence, RI, curated by Lucia Carroll
2016 Enter the Bread Box, Arch Contemporary, Tiverton, RI
2014 Legacy of Genocide, Zentrum fur Keramik, Berlin, Germany
2013 Thank You Come Again, So What Space, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Ester Kislin
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE:
2022 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
2022 Greenwich House Pottery, New York, New York
2021 Penn State Ceramics, State College, Pennsylvania
2019 Brown University Medical Humanities Program, Providence, Rhode Island
2019 Brown University Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
2017 NCECA Emerging Artist Lecture, Portland, Oregon
2016 Brown University Hillel, Providence, Rhode Island
2016 Harvard University Ceramics, Allston, Massachusetts
2016 ArtSpeaks, The Wurks, Providence, Rhode Island
AWARDS:
2023 Hopper Prize
2022 Foundwork Artist Prize (finalist)
2021 Hopper Prize (shortlisted)
2017 NCECA and Windgate Foundation Emerging Artist Grant, juried by Kim Dickey
and Tony Marsh
2015 Barry and Sue Baer Fellowship Menorah Jewish Arts Grant
2014 Nauman Fellowship
RESIDENCIES:
2022 Adventure Painting Residency, Taos, New Mexico
2022 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
2019 Millay Arts, Austerlitz, New York
2016 Arch Contemporary Ceramics, Tiverton, Rhode Island
2014 Zentrum fur Keramik, Berlin, Germany
COLLECTIONS:
The Collection of Alex Somers, Los Angeles, CA
The Paul and Estelle Berg Collection, Providence, Rhode Island
The Betty Woodman Collection, Boulder, Colorado
Brown University Joukowsky Institute, Providence, Rhode Island
The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
COMMISSIONS:
The Steel Yard, Ceramic Mural, Providence, RI
TEACHING POSITIONS:
Providence College
Assistant Professor of Ceramics 08.2017 – Present
Adjunct Professor / Introduction to Ceramics 07.2016 – 12.2016
University of Colorado, Boulder
Adjunct Professor / Course Developer: Experiments in Drawing (Online)
06.2015 – 2019
Adjunct Instructor / Ceramic Hand-building 06.2015 – 07.2015
Adjunct Instructor / Foundations, Studio Arts II 01.2015 – 05.2015
PUBLICATIONS:
Boston Globe, Pop-up show in East Providence beckons with ‘OddKin, CCate McQuaid, June 7, 2022.
Art Fuse, Judd Schiffman’s Mystic Vision at Maake Project, Pennsylvania, December 21, 2021
Art Maze Magazine, Interview with Layla Leiman, Issue 24
Foundwork, Guest Curator, Rosie Motley
Art Maze Magazine, Issue 20, curated by Zoe Fisher
Hopper Prize, Interview, 2021
Maake Magazine Interview, Issue 10, curated by Nickola Pottinger, 2023
The Providence Journal, Flights of Fancy, Alexander Castro to Special Journal, January 29, 2020
NCECA Blog, April 2017, Scenes from A Marriage in the Age of Technology
Elephant Art, Can You Dream It? Cuteness and Creativity, by Louise Benson
Kgreyscale, Dreams as Dissent, Judd Schiffman at Kristen Lorello Galleryby Krystal Grow
