My virtual studio displays original paintings on gallery canvases and digital art.
As a working artist, illustrator, graphic designer and teacher, I continue to learn. My teaching methods have grown and changed over the years and based on work and life experience.
My teaching methods consist of either active or passive direction
A PASSIVE CLASS means that instruction will be specifically guided. Subject matter will be chosen by a teacher. Every student in turn follows this subject. Demonstrations are sometimes included. Students are encouraged to follow the subject outline presented by the teacher.
A ACTIVE CLASS is about student choices within a class framework. For instance, if the class is about landscapes, the student can choose ( for example ) a lake view, or mountains or forests or seasides or meadows or flowers, etc.
The teachers’ job is to support and assist students when needed or feeling stuck. The student is ‘in the driver’s seat’. There are multiple benefits including creative freedom and interpretation. There is a purity and honesty, and what is created that is truly unique.
I bring Years of experience in the Creative Field and still learning
There’s always New Possibilities In Creating and in teaching. Here is a small description about me.
Judy Mayer-Grieve (hons)
AOCAD University.
Major: Communication & Design.
I Specialize In Visual Art. Exhibiting in Galleries, Curating, Competitions, Consultation and teaching art.
I’ve worked as a commercial artist, and sometimes still do. My work includes illustration and graphic design for numerous national and international businesses and publications. Over a 20 year period, I refined my skills in design, illustration, drawing and painting, with an awareness for trends. The underpinning in all my work includes composition, colour, design and space relationship, whether it be Illustration, Graphic Design or Painting.
Next in my career was Illustration freelancing for various international clients. Then, teaching art at Fanshawe college and various art organizations. At Fanshawe, I led computer graphics and digital illustration courses. It was then I discovered that I enjoyed the interaction with students. On occasion a students’ work also inspired me. I find teaching art a two-way street, which is both challenging and rewarding at the same time. I’ve also taught at art galleries and art societies, in landscapes, figurative and portrait painting. More on my CV web page.
Artist CV -
EDUCATION:
Ontario College of Art and Design University (HONS) Major/Communication and Design.
The Art Centre CTS, Toronto ON, Post Secondary Art Education.
EXHIBITIONS:
- Square Foot Exhibition. White Galleon Gallery. 2025. St. Catherines ON
- Title: Expressions. John Mann Gallery 2024. St. Catherines ON.
- Title: Square Foot Exhibition. Mann Gallery 2024. St. Catherines ON
- Title: ArtBeat 2022, Oakville Galleries Studio. Curated, and exhibited in a group art exhibition. Responsibilities included advertising, promotional material in print and digital media, plus social media and eblasts with a partial fund-raiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
- Title: Group Art Exhibition. Lighthouse, Burlington ON 2018. Curated and exhibited. Responsibilities included advertising, promotional material in print and digital media, plus social media and eblasts with a partial fund-raiser for Lighthouse for Grieving Children.
- Title: Group Exhibition at McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton ON – 2017- 2018
- Title: Juried Show – Gallery 1313 Colour and Form Society – 2013 Group Show
- Title: Propeller Centre for Visual Arts – Colour and Form Society. Group Exhibition – 2011
- Title: Juried Show. Exhibition: Hamilton Art Gallery – 2011
- Title: Burlington Art Auction – 2011
- Title: Juried Show – Colour and Form Society. Etobicoke Civic Centre. – 2009
- Title: A Mano Libera, Exhibition: St. Catherines – 2008
- Title: Jordan Art Gallery. Exhibition: – Jordan 2008
- Title: Propeller Art Gallery. Exhibition: – Toronto 2008
- Title: Colour and Form Society. Juried Show 2008 – Toronto – Todmorden Mills Art Gallery
- Title: Colour and Form Society. Juried Show 2007 Etobicoke Civic Center Art Gallery
- Title: Varley Art Gallery of Markham ON, Juried Show 2002 & 2003
- Art Gallery Rentals
- Art Gallery of Ontario 2009 – 2019 Description: Landscape Paintings
- Burlington Art Gallery 2005 – 2009 Description: Landscape Paintings
- Collections:
- Numerous private collections sold through galleries. Clients unknown.
- AWARDS:
- Title: Culture Days 2021, Public Art Competition
- Art Posters for the City of Burlington on display.
- Title: King Road Mural. Public Art Competition: City of Burlington 2015
- Sending visual proposals, Creating finished art for print. Collaborating and supervising printer and installer of large scale mural under railway bridge.
- Honourable Mention:
- Title: 2008 Oakville Artworks – Oakville Town Hall Art Gallery
- WORK EXPERIENCE
- Art instructor
- Partial Load Teacher – Fanshawe College. Created Syllabus for Illustration and Graphic Design Students using Adobe software – InDesign, Photoshop and Corel Painter for animation 2005 – 2008
- Varley Art Gallery, Markham ON – Various subjects in Natural Media 2000 – 2005
- Burlington Art Gallery, Burlington ON – 2005 – 2011
- Oakville Art Society – Oakville ON -2010 – present
- Visual Arts Mississauga, ON – 2022 – 2024