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Public Collections:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA 

Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA 

deYoung Museum San Francisco, CA 

Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K. 

Low Museum, Miami FL 

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada 

Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY 

Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC 

New York Public Library, New York, NY 

Free Library of Philadelphia, PA 

Corning Museum, Corning, NY 

Speed Museum, Louisville, KY 

Frauenau Museum of Glass, Frauenau, Germany 

Smith Museum of Contemporary Glass, Chicago, IL 



Awards: 

USA Artists Fellowship in Crafts | 2008 

The Guggenheim Fellowship Award, John Simon Guggenheim | 2005 

Memorial Foundation New York, NY | 2005 

Hauberg Fellowship, Pilchuck School of Glass, Seattle, WA | 2003 

Innovation in Technique, New York, NY | 2000 

Leeway Foundation Award | 1999 

Joan Mitchell Award, WI | 1995 

Pew Fellowship in the Arts, PA | 1992 

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, PA | 1990 

Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award | 1989 

National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC | 1988 

National Endowment for the Arts, Washington DC | 1986 

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, PA | 1985 



Solo Exhibitions:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. | 2011 

Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY | 2010 

Art Chicago, Chicago, IL | 2010 

Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA | 2009 

Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL | 2009 

Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY | 2008 

Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY | 2007 

Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY | 2005 

MOG International Center of Contemporary Art, Tacoma, WA | 2004 

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO | 2004 

The Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY | 2004 

The Bass Museum of Art, Miami, FL | 2003 

Claire Oliver, New York, NY | 2003 

Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV | 2001 

Smalands Museum, Vaxjo, Sweden | 2000

Agni Fine Arts, The Hague, Netherlands | 1999 

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, Morris Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | 1998 

Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH | 1996 

Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA | 1995 

John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI | 1995 

Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL & New York, NY | 1993 

La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | 1992 

Challenge Show, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA | 1990 

Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | 1988 

Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | 1986 

Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | 1984 



Group Exhibitions: 

S.I.T.E. Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM | 2009 

Katona Museum of Art, Katona, NY | 2008 

New Britain Museum of Art, New Britian, CT | 2008 

Point of View IV, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC | 2007 

Dorothy and George Saxe Collection, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA | 2007 

Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach CA | 2007 

"Bombay Sapphire Prize" London, UK | 2007 

Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT | 2007 

Newark Museum , Newark, NJ | 2007 

Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville KY | 2006 

Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA | 2006 

Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA | 2006 

Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL | 2006 

Claire Oliver, New York, NY | 2006 

Philadelphia Invitational Portfolio: 5th Anniversary Exhibition, Philadelphia Print Collaborative, 50 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY | 2006 

Claire Oliver, New York, NY | 2005 

Billy Shire Fine Arts, Culver City, CA | 2005 

Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005, Cheongju City, Korea | 2005 

Luckman Fine Arts Complex, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, and Arcadia University Gallery, Glenside, PA | 2005 

Claire Oliver, New York, NY | 2004 

The Antheneum, Chicago, IL | 2003 

Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY | 2003 

Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt, Germany | 2003 

Turtle Bay Museum, CA | 2003 

The Corning Museum. New York, NY | 2003 

The Norton Museum, Palm Beach, FL | 2003 

Center for Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA | 2003 

Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY | 2002 

Claire Oliver, New York, NY | 2002 

Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY | 2001 

Fredericks Freiser Gallery, New York, NY | 2001 

Tryon Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC | 2001 

Heller Gallery, New York, NY | 2001 

Heller Gallery, New York, NY. | 2001 

Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, FL | 2000 

DC Moore Gallery, New York, NY | 2000 

Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, KY | 2000 

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA | 1999 

Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL | 1999

Paley Design Center, Philadelphia, PA | 1999 

Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, New York, NY | 1998 

Biennial 1998, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE | 1998 

Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA | 1998 

Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC | 1998 

Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA | 1998 

Elliot-Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA | 1998 

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | 1997 

Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA | 1995 

Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI | 1993 

Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC | 1992 

Yokohama Museum, Yokohama, Japan | 1992 

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Center, Perth, Australia | 1992 

Alternative Museum, New York, NY | 1991 

Alternative Museum, New York, NY | 1991 

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC | 1990 

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA | 1990 

Port of History Museum, PA | 1989 

Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA | 1989 



Publications: Books & Catalogs: 

The Speed Art Museum; Highlights From the Collection Merrell Publ. Ltd, p.212. | 2007 

Stained and Art Glass Judith Neiswander & Caroline Swash, The Intelligent Layman Publ., p. 434-437. | 2007 

Extra Virgin: The Stained Glass of Judith Schaechter, hardcover, 181 pgs. Alex Baker, published by Free News Projects, Philadelphia, PA | 2006 

500 Glass Objects, Maureen Littleton, Lark Books, p. 26, 94, 170-171 | 2006 

25 Years of New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, p.7, 126, 146-7, 242, 245 | 2006 

Glass: Material Matters, Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA | 2006 

Missioncreep.com Live!, Mike Walsh, et al. | 2005 

Visitors From the East, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Katherine Chapin and Alix Sloan | 2005 

120 Definitions of Temptation Cheongju Craft Biennale, Oh Won Tack, et al. | 2005 

Judith Schaechter, Selected Works: 1988 - 2003. Monograph, 40 pages. 34 images, softcover, published by Claire Oliver, New York, NY | 2004 

Stained : The Work of Judith Schaechter, Kemper Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, Essay by Elizabeth Dunbar | 2004 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 2004 

Women Artists: An Illustrated History, Nancy G. Heller, Abbeville Press: p. 256, 259-263 | 2004 

Judith Schaechter: Selected Works: 1988 - 2003, Exhibition Catalog, COFA/ claire oliver fine art | 2003 

Corporal Identity, Museum of Arts and Design Publications | 2003 

Fire and Form, Warmus, William. Norton Museum Publications: p.106, 110 -113 | 2003 

International Glass Art, Richard Yelle, Schiffer Books, p. 139 | 2003 

Women Working in Glass, Lucartha Kohler, Schiffer Books | 2003 

Stained Glass: From Its Origin to the Present, Virginia Chieffo Raguin, Harry Abrams Publ, p 279-281 | 2003 

Whitney Biennial 2002, Lawrence Rinder et al., The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY | 2002 

A Creative Legacy: A History of the National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship Program, Ivey, Princenthal, Abrams Publications, p. 21, 104. | 2002

Crafting a Legacy: Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Catalog, p. 132 | 2002

 Glass Art 2002, Georgina Fantoni | 2001 

The Corning Museum of Glass: A Guide to the Collections, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 2001 

Bizarro World!, Theo Lotz and Ronald Abram, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, FL | 2000 

Millennium Glass, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, KY | 2000 

Glass Art From Urban Glass, Richard Wilfred Yelle, Schiffer, p. 230-231, 320 | 2000 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 2000 

Awards For Artists, The Leeway Foundation, Philadelphia, PA | 1999 

Clearly Inspired: Contemporary Glass and Its Origins, Karen Chambers, Tampa Museum of Art, FL | 1999 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 1999 

American Glass: Masters of the Art, Lloyd Herman, Smithsonian Institution & University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA | 1998 

Twenty Philadelphia Artists: Celebrating Fleisher¹s Challenge at Twenty, John Ravend, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA | 1998 

Parables In Glass, Darcey Steinke, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA | 1998 

Biennial 1998, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE | 1998 

Glass, William Ellis, Avon/Bard, p. 263-265 | 1998 

Stained Glass: Jewels of Light, Joe Porcelli, Freedom/Fairfax, p. 10, 336-337 | 1998 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 1998 

Glass Today, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | 1997 

Pilchuck, Tina Oldknow, The Pilchuck Glass School Publications, p. 248 | 1996 

A Show of Hands, MANNA Benefit Auction, Philadelphia, PA | 1996 

SOFA Chicago Exposition, Expressions of Culture, Inc, Chicago, IL, p. 188 | 1996 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 1996 

Internationales Glassymposium Frauenau 1995, Museum Frauenau, Germany | 1995 

The Art Of Painted Glass, Habitat Gallery, Boca Raton, FL | 1995 

The Nude: Beyond the Studio, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, p. 5, 32 | 1995 

Heart Attacks, Judith Tannenbaum, Rick Moody, Maria Porges, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA | 1994 

Pop Eyes!, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA | 1994 

Glass Art Society Journal, About My Work: Judith Schaechter, p. 63-64 | 1994 

The Rhode Island Connection, Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI, p.16 | 1993 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 1993 

20th Century Stained Glass: A New Definition, Robert Kehlmann, Kyoto Shoin, Japan, p. 164-165 | 1992 

Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Pew Charitable Trust, Philadelphia, PA, p.36-37 | 1992 

Treasures From the Corning Museum of Glass, Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan | 1992 

Design Visions, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia | 1992 

Artists of Conscience, Alternative Museum, New York | 1991 

Beyond Aesthetics, Alternative Museum, New York | 1991 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 1991 

Contemporary Philadelphia Artists, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA | 1990 

Contemporary American and European Glass, Sotheby’s, New York, NY, p. 57 | 1990 

Contemporary Glass, Susanne K. Frantz, Harry Abrams Publications, p. 142 | 1989 

The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation 1989 Awards, New York, NY | 1989 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 1989 

Masterworks of Contemporary Glass, Christie’s, New York, NY, p.35 | 1989 

Glass Art Society Journal, Artist Presentations, p.44-45 | 1988 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 1988 

Contemporary Philadelphia Paintings, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA | 1986 

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY | 1986 



Articles & Reviews: 

NY Sun Times, See It Now, Gerard Haggerty, October | 2007 

The Los Angeles Times, Glass Art Lights the Way,David S.Keeps, Jan.25 | 2007 

Philadelphia City Paper, Tinted Love, A.D. Amorosi, December 20 | 2006 

Antiques and the Arts Weekly,Works on Paper in its 18th Year, The Original Art on Paper Fair, February 24 | 2006 

ARTnews, Judith Schaechter, Gerard Haggerty, February 11 | 2005 

American Style, Judith Schaechter, June-July | 2005 

NYARTS magazine, Judith Schaechter at Claire Oliver, Shapiro, June | 2005 

ArtBlog, Stained glass and dripped paint, New York II, Roberta Fallon, Sunday, May 22 | 2005 

The Journal of Stained Glass, America Issue. Introducing Judith Schaechter, Jennifer Hawkins Opie, pg. 123 - 127, Volume XXVIII | 2005 

The Columbia Spectator. Gallery of the Week: Claire Oliver, Alisa Brem, Tuesday, April 26 | 2005 

Glass Art Magazine, Transforming Pain into Beauty, Shawn Waggoner, p. 6-19 and cover illustration, Sept- Oct, Vol. 19, No. 6 | 2004 

Arts & Antiques Magazine, May | 2004 

The Miami Herald, Elisa Turner, illustrated, January 9 | 2004 

Wire Magazine, Modern Love, Michael Sasser, illustrated, January 8 | 2004

Miami Sun Post, Michael Sasser, illustrated, January 7 | 2004 

Seattle Times. Artist Cuts Glass Into Shocking, Intricate Images, Sheila Farr, Friday, July 23 | 2004 

Tacoma Weekly, Layers of Pain and Beauty Revealed in Stained Glass, Brie Ellis, p. 3-B, April 29 | 2004 

Weekly Volcano (Tacoma, WA). Extra Virgin | 2004 

Tacoma News Tribune. Brassy Glass, Jen Graves, E1-3, Saturday, April 3 | 2004 

Seattle Weekly. Judith Schaechter, Andrew Engelson, p. 72, March 31- April 6 | 2004 

City Link, Lighten Up, Candice Russell, February 11 | 2004 

Pierogi Press, Chart No. 7 (drawing), page 54 | 2004 

The New Yorker. pg. 42, Feb 17 | 2003 

Art in America. Judith Schaechter at Claire Oliver, Carl Little, p. 124, June | 2003 

The New York Times. Art in Review; Judith Schaechter, Extra Virgin, Ken Johnson, p. E-45, Feb. 28 | 2003 

Philadelphia Weekly: A-List, Art: Judith Schaechter, Roberta Fallon, pg. 24, Jan. 15. | 2003 

The New York Times. Spiritual America, From Ecstatic to Transcendent, Holland Cotter, p. E35- Weekend Arts and Leisure Section page 1, Friday March 8 | 2003 

The Literary Review. Vol 47, No. 1, cover illustration, Fall | 2003 

Glass. Sustaining Stained Glass, Judith Schaechter, p. 46-53, No. 92, Fall | 2003 

The Literary Review. Vol 46, No. 4, cover illustration, Summer | 2003 

The New York Times: Spiritual America, From Ecstatic to Transcendent, Holland Cotter, March 8 | 2002 

Inquirer Sunday Magazine: In Person: Judith Schaechter, Alex Richmond, pg. 6, cover illustration, February | 2002 

XConnect. cover illustration | 2002 

Glass Art. Judith Schaechter: Inclusion in Whitney Museum’s Biennial Sparks Mid Career Retrospective | 2002 

Shawn Waggoner, p. 36-37, May-June | 2002 

Philadelphia Inquirer: A Strain of Melancholy Ed Sozanski, pg. W 32, September 8 | 2000 

Juxtapoz: Looking Through a Heart of Glass Gerard Brown, pgs. 46-51, March-April | 2000 

RISD Views: Martyrs Lori Baker, pgs. 12-13, Winter edition | 2000 

Philadelphia Daily News, Ann Fabbri, pg. 87, September | 2000 

Kunstwerk: Judith Schaechter De Maalstroom van Jet Nu Frans Jeursen, pgs. 14-16, cover, Summer | 1999 

Glass Craftsman: Unconditionally Judith, Peter McGrain, pgs. 6-11, cover illustration, December/January | 1999 

Belio#1: Judith Schaechter: Dando A Luz En Un Mundo de Cristal, Isabel Lopez, p. 36-40, back cover | 1999 

Philadelphia Weekly: Passion Play, Joey Sweeney, pg. 53, November 16 | 1998 

City Paper: Between Heaven and Hell, Robin Rice, pg. 32 November 20 | 1998 

Philadelphia Inquirer:Judith Schaechter, Ed Sozanski, p. 32, Weekend Section, June 13 | 1997 

ArtMatters magazine: Glass is Featured In New Jersey...and Old City, Linda Dormont, p. 14-15, cover | 1997 

Philadelphia Weekly: Through A Glass Darkly, Joey Sweeney, pg. 27, June 4 | 1997 

Carbon 14: Judith Schaechter, Leslie Goldman and Larry Kay, pgs. 14-18, #11, cover illustration | 1997 

XConnect: Art by Judith Schaechter, David Deifer, pg. 93, Ed. 3, University of Pennsylvania | 1996 

Art In America:Judith Schaechter at the ICA, Bill Scott, pg. 120, November | 1995 

New Art Examiner: Judith Schaechter, Laurie Fitzpatrick pg. 43, April | 1995 

Philadelphia Inquirer: At the ICA: Two Artists at Work in Opposing Camps, Ed Sozanski, February 19 | 1995 

City Paper: Opposites Attract: Whiteread and Schaechter at ICA, Robin Rice, pg. 20, February 10 | 1995 

Cincinnati Post: Retrospective: Stained Glass at CAC, Jerry Stein, February | 1995 

Milwaukee Journal: Through A Glass Darkly: Stained by Pain, Janice Paine, pg. 6E, November 17 | 1995 

The Review: Stained Glass Artist Displays at JMKAC, November 2 | 1995 

Sheboygan Press: Show Explores Darker Side of Stained Glass, November 9 | 1995 

Seven Arts: Judith Schaechter Explores the Darker Side of Humanity, Judith West, pgs. 20-23, January | 1995 

Art Matters: Judith Schaechter: She Casts Pain in Visions of Beauty, Deni Kasrel, pg. 14, Dec/Jan | 1995 

Spin: Tales From The Dark Side, Darcey Steinke, pg. 33, March | 1995 

American Craft: Judith Schaechter: Modern Martyrs, May Douglas, pg.46-49, August-September | 1995 

Philadelphia Magazine: Through The Glass Darkly, Jim Quinn, pg. 29, February | 1995 

Philadelphia Weekly: Judy in the Sky With Diamonds, Gerard Brown, pg. 15, February 1 | 1995 

The Pennsylvania Gazette, Stained Glass, Anthony Lyle, pg. 27-29, March | 1995 

Glass Art: The Seduction of Pain: Judith Schaechter¹s Stained Glass World, Shawn Waggoner, pg. 4-9, cover illustration, March-April | 1994 

Glass: Schaechter; Wretched Beauty, Jeanne Nugent, pg. 34-43, Spring | 1994 

Carbon 14: Judith Schaechter, Larry Kay, #3, pgs. 18-19 | 1994 

Philadelphia Magazine: Perverts in Comfortable Settings, Deni Kasrel, pg. 36, March | 1994 

Philadelphia Business Journal: Her Pains in Stained Glass, Deni Kasrel, pg. 19, April 8 | 1994 

Philadelphia Inquirer: Galleries, Ed Sozanski, pg. 36, May 6 | 1994 

The New Yorker, cover illustration, August 23-30 | 1993 

Willow Springs #32, Nance Van Winckel, pgs. 33-40, cover illustration, Summer | 1993 

The Drunken Boat #5: Four Pages From the Sketchbooks, Lin Dinh, pgs. 15-19, June | 1993 

Arts & Crafts magazine - Korea: Judith Schaechter, Stained Glass, pgs. 49-50 | 1993 

Art?Alternatives: Sanctuary! Judith Schaechter, pgs. 76-81, October | 1992 

Philadelphia Inquirer: Dark Visions in Stained Glass, Ed Sozanksi, November 1 | 1991 

Applause: Everything is Beautiful, Mike Walsh, pg. 11, November | 1991 

Philadelphia Daily News: Art With Heart, Betsey Hansel, pgs. 53-55, April 16 | 1991 

Philadelphia Inquirer: Sculpture and Stained Glass at the Fleisher, Ed Sozanski, pg. 3-C, February 15 | 1990 

New Art Examiner: Challenge #4, Tom Casaszar, May | 1990 

Glass magazine: Conversation: Judith Schaechter and Susanne K. Frantz, pgs. 12- 13, Spring-Summer | 1990 

Professional Stained Glass: September (cover illustration) | 1990 

Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, Sunday: Is Her Art A Crime?, Marilyn Lois Polak, p. 9-10, January 28 | 1990 

Art In America: Judith Schaechter at Nexus, Patricia Stewart, pg. 155, March | 1989 

Philadelphia Inquirer: Judith Schaechter, Ed Sozanski, p. 5-C, November 10 | 1988 

Philadelphia Inquirer: Stained Glass, Full of Foreboding, Victoria Donohoe, pg. 38, October 14 | 1988 

New Art Examiner, Janet Biggs and Judith Schaechter, Jeanne Nugent, December | 1986 

Stained Glass Quarterly: Messages From the Edge, Helene Weis, pgs. 202-209, Fall | 1986 

ArtMatters magazine: Portrait of the Artist as Medievalist, A.R. Roberto, pg. 12, June | 1987 

New Work Glass: Gothic Guts, Judith Schaechter, pg. 32, Winter | 1987 

Philadelphia Inquirer: Judith Schaechter, Ed Sozanski, pg. 8-C, April 10 | 1984