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Photographer Judy Mandolf grew up in Indiana
and Sacramento California. Mandolf feels that
her Midwest youth was a privilege; it provided
“grounding”.
Initially self-taught, Judy enrolled in many college
courses, including the New York Institute of
Photography, Maine Photographic’s French
Campus, Santa Fe Photographic, University of
California at San Diego and Grossmont College.
Throughout her studies Mandolf developed an
interest in the works of late 19th and early 20th
century artists Whistler, Magritte, and Dali who
have greatly inspired her art.
Judy has exhibited hand-colored black and
white photographs throughout the United States
and Europe. She was selected International
Photographer Magazine’s Photographer Of The
Year in 1988, was awarded the Gold Medal
Discovery Award by Art of California magazine
in 1992 and won the New Names/New Faces
Competition at the prestigious Santa Fe East
Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1990. In 1994
her figurative studies were part of a cultural
exchange with Hungary. Since shifting her focus
to computer generated art in 1996, Judy’s
images were awarded Best of Show at the Del
Mar Exposition and second place in Computer
Edge magazine’s art competition.
Through the use of photographs Mandolf creates
images from her favorite subjects; architectural
details, figurative studies, landscape and still
lives. From these photographs she scans the
images into a computer and through a digital
medium produces wholly original pieces of art.
Using specially designed software the artist adds
texture, subtle plays of light, and changes of
color and value. When the viewer sees Judy’s
work it gives them a sense of serenity; a different
way of seeing things. “To me ‘art & beauty’ are
synonymous. I love all styles and am glad there
is room for all” explains the artist.
While she spends a great deal of time at the
computer, when Judy is not creating art she
enjoys spectator sports, especially football,
baseball and basketball. And for solitude,
Judy enjoys reading. Mandolf currently lives in
Southern California with her husband and one
small Yorkshire Terrier.
Judy Mandolf is published exclusively by Bentley
House Fine Art Publisher of Walnut Creek and
distributed worldwide.
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