Hettie Judah

Hettie Judah
Education	Glasgow University
Occupations	Art critic writer curator
Spouse	Jonny Dymond ​ (divorced)​
Children	2
Relatives	Tim Judah (cousin) Ben Judah
Website	www.hettiejudah.co.uk

Hettie Judah is a British art critic, writer, and curator serving as the chief art critic of The i Paper . ^[1] She has also published articles in The Art Newspaper , ^[2] The Guardian , ^[3] The Independent , ^[4] The Times Literary Supplement , ^[5] Apollo , ^[6] Art UK , ^[7] British Vogue , ^[8] and Frieze . ^[9] Judah has also spoken and written ^[10] about the art world's inaccessibility to parents, especially mothers. ^{[11] [12]} In October 2022 Hettie Judah co-founded The Art Working Parents Alliance (AWP) alongside curator Jo Harrison, director of The Approach Gallery, London. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

“Just celebrating images of motherhood without questioning the context in which they’re shown or the risks taken by those artists isn’t enough. In the political context of now, that’s especially important.” — Hettie Judah, 2024 ^[15]

Early life

Judah's paternal family are of Baghdadi Jewish heritage via India. ^[16]

Career

In 2019, Judah began researching how motherhood impacted the careers of artists. ^[17] She published her results in 2020. In 2021, she worked with a group of artists to put together the publication How Not To Exclude ArtistMothers (and Other Parents). ^[18]

Curations

• Curator of the 2024–25 Hayward Gallery touring exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood. ^{[12] [19] [20]}

Touring to: ^[21]

1. Arnolfini, Bristol ^[22]
2. Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham ^[23]
3. Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
4. Dundee Contemporary Arts

Personal life

Judah has two adult sons. She lived in the U.S. for a year following the birth of her first son, and then lived in Istanbul for four years, where her second son was born. The family then lived in Brussels, Belgium before returning to London in 2010. She became a single parent when her sons were 7 and 9 years old respectively. ^[17]

Bibliography

Articles

• View at The Art Newspaper
• View at The Guardian
• View at The i Paper
• View at The Independent
• View at The Times Literary Supplement
• View at Apollo
• View at Art UK
• View at British Vogue
• View at Frieze

Books

• —— (5 October 2020). Frida Kahlo. Lives of the Artists. Laurence King Publishing. ISBN   978-1-78627-711-4. OCLC   1140670241. ^{[24] [25]}
• —— (25 September 2022). How Not To Exclude Artist Mothers (and Other Parents). Hot Topics in the Art World. Lund Humphries Publishers. ISBN   978-1-84822-612-8. ^{[11] [26]}
• —— (4 July 2024). Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood. Thames & Hudson. ISBN   978-0-500-02786-8. OCLC   1422225036. With foreword by Brian Cass. ^{[27] [28] [29] [30]}
• —— (24 October 2024). The Secret Lives of Stones. John Murray. ISBN   978-1-5293-9495-5. OCLC   1474252671.

References

1. "Hettie Judah, Author at The i Paper". The i Paper . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
2. "Hettie Judah". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
3. "Hettie Judah | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com.
4. "Hettie Judah | The Independent". The Independent.
5. "Hettie Judah Archives".
6. "Author: Hettie Judah". Apollo Magazine.
7. "Hettie Judah". Art UK . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
8. "Hettie Judah". British Vogue.
9. "Hettie Judah | Frieze". www.frieze.com.
10. Judah, Hettie (13 March 2024). "Why is art about motherhood still taboo?". The i Paper . Retrieved 13 February 2025.
11. Buck, Louisa (24 October 2022). "From career suicide to cause for celebration: how the art world is finally embracing parenthood". The Art Newspaper . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
12. Ashby, Chloe (10 March 2024). "The women breaking down art's final taboo: motherhood". The Independent . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
13. "The Art Working Parents Alliance with Jo Harrison and Hettie Judah". Spike Island Artspace . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
14. Asokan, Shyamantha (8 February 2025). "Birmingham: 'We wanted to show you can be a mum and an artist'". BBC News . Retrieved 13 February 2025.
15. Abraham, Amelia (15 July 2024). "How Contemporary Artists Are Changing the Way We See Parenthood". Another Magazine . Retrieved 13 February 2025.
16. Kherji-Watts, Katie (3 November 2022). "Hettie Judah : "Artists often feel they need to hide their parenthood from the art world."" (PDF). Points of Entry. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
17. "Hettie Judah". Mothers in Residence. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
18. "HETTIE JUDAH". She Curates. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
19. Cumming, Laura (17 March 2024). "Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood review – all of life starts here". The Observer . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
20. Newkey-Burden, Chas (28 March 2024). "The art world and motherhood: the end of a final taboo?". The Week UK . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
21. "Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood touring exhibition - Announcements - e-flux". e-flux . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
22. Januszczak, Waldemar (7 April 2024). "A very different take on motherhood — art by women (not old masters)". The Times . Retrieved 13 February 2025.
23. Asokan, Shyamantha (22 June 2024). "Motherhood exhibition with over 100 artworks opens in Birmingham". BBC News . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
24. Chheda, Urvi (27 December 2024). "Book Review: Frida Kahlo's Unimaginable Life". DailyArt Magazine. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
25. "Frida Kahlo by Hettie Judah | Hachette UK". Hachette UK . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
26. Brehmer, Debra (14 August 2023). "Against an Art World That Excludes Mothers". Hyperallergic . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
27. Pocock, Joanna (30 July 2024). "Portrait of the artist and mother". The Spectator . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
28. "Hettie Judah's Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood". The Brooklyn Rail . 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
29. Agarwal, Pragya (17 July 2024). "Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood by Hettie Judah celebrates the craft and chaos of mother artists". The Conversation . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
30. Stewart, Sophia (15 October 2024). "Hettie Judah Confronts the Unwritten History of Artist-Mothers". Hyperallergic . Retrieved 8 February 2025.

External links

• Official website
  • Hettie Judah on Instagram
  • Hettie Judah on Twitter

Journalist profiles (aggregators)

• View at Muck Rack

Interviews

• Read at Mothers in Residence
• Read at She Curates