Judy Thompson
BORN Elmhurst, IL
RESIDES Orange City, IA
EDUCATION BS, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
2023-24 Judy Thompson: On the Homestead. Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, David City, NE
2023 Confluence, Watercolors by Judy Thompson, Dordt University, Sioux Center, IA
2021 The Art of Pioneering, Homestead National Historical Park, Beatrice, NE
2021 Featured Artist, Oak Grove State Park, Hawarden, IA
2020 Boundless: Watercolors of the Plains, Northwestern College, IA
2019 Prairie Gleanings: Watercolors by Judy Thompson, Wein Gallery, Aberdeen, SD
2018 Plain Views, Center for Western Studies, Sioux Falls, SD
2017 Prairie Gleanings, Marshalltown, Iowa
2016 Art on the Prairie, Perry, Iowa
2015 The Art of Pioneering. Sioux City Public Museum. W.H. Over Museum, Vermillion, SD. Sanford Museum,
Cherokee, IA.
2015 Midwest Encounters, Art Center, Le Mars, IA
2014 Grass Roots, Witter Gallery, Spencer, IA
2013 Heartland Images, Arts on Grand, Spencer, IA
2013 Capturing the Heartland, Gallery 92 West, Fremont, NE
2012-15 The Homestead Series Touring Exhibition: Sioux City Public Museum, IA. Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD.
Nicollet Interpretive Center, Sisseton, SD. W.H. Over Museum, Vermilion, SD. Pearson Lakes Art Center,
Okoboji, IA. Gallery 92 West, Fremont, NE. Great Plains Art Museum, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre. Homestead National Historical Park, Beatrice, NE.
2012 Capturing America’s Heartland, Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA
2010 Capturing America’s Heartland, Brookings Art Council, Brookings, SD
EXHIBITIONS/GROUP
2025 *Homeland, Women Artists of the West National Juried Exhibition. Clarksville, TN. *Art of the West Magazine Award
2025 *Great Plains Watercolor Society Member Exhibition, Rehfelds Modern, Sioux Falls, SD *People's Choice Award
2025 *Orange City Arts Regional Art Exhibition, Orange City, IA, *Best of Show
2025 Settling and Resettling the Plains, Center for Western Studies, Sioux Falls, SD
2024 The Buffalo: Master of the Plains, Center for Western Studies. Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD
2024-25 Heartland Horizons. Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD.
2024 Down to Earth, Gallery Exhibition with Jon Nibbe. Rehfeld's Modern, Sioux Falls, SD
2024 The Buffalo: Master of the Plains, Center for Western Studies. Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD
2024 Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver, CO.
2023 Yesterday. Today . Tomorrow. Lanesboro Arts, Lanesboro, MN
2022 Stallions and Mares, Legends of the Plains, Center for Western Studies. Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD
2022 Local Perspectives, 2022. Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2022 Native Waters. Le Mars Art Center, Le Mars, IA
2021 Artists of the Plains, 40th Anniversary Gallery Exhibit. Center for Western Studies, Augustana University,
Sioux Falls, SD
2021 Raising Up. Center for Western Studies, Sioux Falls, SD
2021 Pandemic: The Art of Survival. Center for Western Studies, Sioux Falls, SD
2020 19: A Gallery Exhibition Featuring Women Artists in Honor of the Centennial of the 19th Amendment, Center
for Western Studies, Sioux Falls, SD
2019 Watercolor on the Plains. Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
2020-24 Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale. Sioux Falls and Rapid City, SD
2019 Flora and Feathers. Harp and Thompson. Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, NE
2018-19 Artists of the Black Hills Annual Exhibition. Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
2018 Great Plains Watercolor Society Member Exhibition. Sioux Falls, SD
2016-18, 25 Orange City Arts Annual Regional Art Exhibition. Northwestern College, IA
2017 & 19 Prairie Art Showcase. South Dakota Arts Council, Pierre, SD
2017 Weathered: The Northern Plains Landscape as Shaped by the Elements. The Center for Western Studies,
Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD
2017 The Figure Show. Minnetonka Center for the Arts, MN
2016 Artisan Road Trip Group Exhibition. Spencer, Storm Lake, Okoboji, IA
2014 South Dakota 2014: Artists Respond to the State’s 125th Anniversary. Center for Western Studies, Augustana
University, Sioux Falls, SD
2013 Natural Heritage Exhibition. Arts on Grand, Spencer, IA
2011-13 Richeson 75 International. Small Works and Figure/Portrait, Kimberly, WI
2012 Wanda J. Skogerboe Exhibition. Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA
2009-13 Iowa Watercolor Society Annual Juried and Traveling Exhibitions.
2009-12 Iowa Artists State and Regional Exhibitions.
2009-12 Iowa Artists State and Regional Exhibitions.
2008-10 Sioux Empire Arts Council Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Sioux Falls, SD
AWARDS / HONORS / SPECIAL PROJECTS
2025 Best of Show, Orange City Arts Regional Exhibition, Orange City, IA.
2025 Publisher's Award: Art of the West, Homeland Exhibition, Women Artists of the West.
2023 Pioneer Girl: The Path into Fiction, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. South Dakota Historical Society Press. Cover Art.
2022 Annals of Iowa, Spring, 2022, State Historical Society of Iowa. Cover Art.
2021 Writing the Land: Foodways and Social Justice, Nature Culture LLC. Illustration.
2021 Pioneer Girl: The Revised Texts; by Laura Ingalls Wilder. South Dakota Historical Society Press. Cover Art.
2021 Bright, Clear Sky Over a Plain So Wide, by Harry F. Thompson, The Center for Western Studies. Cover Art.
2013-19 South Dakota Arts Council, Touring Arts Program. Grant Awards.
2017 Pioneer Girl Perspectives: Exploring Laura Ingalls Wilder. South Dakota Historical Society Press. Cover Art.
2014 Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder. South Dakota Historical Society Press.
Cover Art.
2011-13 Richeson 75 International Competitions. Finalist and Meritorious Awards.
2011 Iowa Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts. Grant Award.
2010 Iowa Watercolor Society Annual Juried Competition. First Place.
2010-12 Iowa Artist Competitions. First Place.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 Orange City Magazine, Spring, 2022, Iowa Information, Inc., Feature Article.
2021 Empire Magazine, Spring, 2021. Feature Article.
2018 SD Public Radio Interview; Lori Walsh on In the Moment.
2017 Arts Alive, Summer, 2017 - Cover/Feature Article, Arts South Dakota.
2016 Family Living, August 15, 2016 - Cover/Feature Article, Iowa Farm Bureau.
2015 Publishers Weekly, November 2, 2015 - Cover Art.
2013 Wheaton College Alumni Magazine, Autumn, 2013. Cover Art.
2012 Nebraska Life Magazine, March/April, Cover Art & Feature Article.
RESIDENCIES
2016-19, 22 Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, Custer, SD
2013-15 Badlands National Park, National Park Service, Interior, SD
2010, 11 Homestead National Historical Park, Beatrice, NE
COLLECTIONS
Center for Western Studies, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD
State of South Dakota, Art for State Buildings
South Dakota Historical Society Press, Pierre, SD
Sanford Health: Edith Sanford Breast Center, Children’s Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD
Avera Health: Sioux Center, Rock Valley, Rock Rapids, IA; Sioux Falls, Pierre, Gettysburg, SD
Badlands National Park, Interior, SD
Northwestern College, Orange City, IA
Betty Strong Encounter Center, Sioux City, IA
Homestead National Monument, Beatrice, NE
AFFILIATIONS
WAOW Associate Member, Women Artists of the West
Iowa Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Great Plains Watercolor Society: member, workshop instructor
REPRESENTATION
Rehfelds Modern, Sioux Falls, SD
Prairie Edge Fine Art, Rapid City, SD
Lanesboro Arts, Lanesboro, MN