Judy Bisgard, born and raised on Maui, attended Mills College in California where she received a degree in History with a minor in fine art. Served as the Maui Commissioner for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts for two consecutive four year terms.
After her tenure on the State Board, she began working in fiber, making forms out of natural materials from around Maui. Her main interest now is painting and printing. Exploring a fast changing Maui, with the decline of pineapple and plantation houses, is a favorite subject matter for plein air themes. Local flora is of interest too, for printing subject matter. Judy is experimenting with encaustic and pastel, incorporating Japanese papers into her woodblock and linocut prints. The State has added several of her pieces to their Collection.
