Artist Biography: Judy Pfaff
(American, b. 1946) is a pioneering installation artist whose work reshaped contemporary sculpture in the 1970s. Born in London and raised in Detroit, she studied at Yale under Al Held and emerged as one of the few women redefining large-scale, immersive environments. Pfaff merges painting, drawing, and architecture into complex spatial constructions using wire, resin, wood, and found materials.
Her installations challenge traditional boundaries, filling and transforming gallery spaces with energetic movement and vivid color. Working during the rise of feminist art, Pfaff asserted women’s presence in ambitious, monumental forms historically dominated by men. She has exhibited widely, including at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Biennial, and the Venice Biennale, and received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2004, affirming her lasting impact on contemporary art.
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