Judy Brodsky Inducted Into NYFA Hall of Fame
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) inducted Princeton resident Judith K. Brodsky into its Hall of Fame at its annual benefit Tuesday, April 14 at 583 park Avenue in New York City.
In addition to Ms. Brodsky, three artists who received early career support from NYFA, singer/songwriter Antony Hegarty, visual artist Shirin Neshat, and screenwriter Eric Overmyer were also honored.
Past honorees include: Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio; The Ford Foundation; Elliot Goldenthal; Todd Haynes; Deborah Kass; Christian Marclay; Terry McMillan; Mira Nair; Kathleen O’Grady; Suzan-Lori Parks; Wendy Perron; Dwight Rhoden; Ben Rodriguez-Cubenas; Andres Serrano, and Fred Wilson.
Ms. Brodsky was recognized for her extraordinary accomplishments as a patron of the arts and artist. She is a NYFA board member, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Visual Arts Department at Rutgers University where she founded the Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions (BCIE) and co-founded the Rutgers University Institute for Women and Art. She is a former president of the College Art Association, National Women’s Caucus for Art, and ArtTable. Through her leadership, teaching, activism, and fundraising ability, she has had an important impact on the transformation of the art world into a diverse global community. Brodsky currently resides in Princeton.
During her years at Rutgers from 1978 to 2001, she held administrative positions in addition to teaching. From 1978 to 1986, she was at the Rutgers Newark campus first as chair of the art department, then as a dean and finally as associate provost of the campus. She has organized and curated many exhibitions and written extensively about women and prints. A current project is the 30th anniversary exhibition of the Brodsky Center, which is scheduled to open at the New Jersey State Museum in the fall of 2018. In addition, she is working on a book project documenting women artists who are using and influencing digital technology.
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