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Biography



Judy Tipton Rush is a self educated Fiber Artist who studied at the University of Arkansas and came to her avocation from an art background.  Her work has been exhibited in numerous juried shows and has toured both the United States and abroad.  Her works are included in many private collections.

She received a first place award for two dimensional art at the juried 1985 Arts, Crafts, and Design Fair in Little Rock, Arkansas.  Ms. Rush has received several other awards for her work and has been published in All Flags Flying, (Bishop, Houck) 1986 by E. P. Dutton in association with the Museum of American Folk Art, New York, New York for her work Immigrants Hope.

Her works have been juried and accepted for Special Exhibits by Quilt San Diego/Quilt Visions 2004 and Art Quilts at the Sedqwick Cultural Center in Pennsylvania for the year 2004.  Most recently her work was accepted as one of the winners in Quilters Newsletter Magazine’s 35^th Anniversary International Competition.  The quilt titled Beyond the Panes was featured in their September 2004 magazine issue and traveled with their exhibit to the Houston Festival in November 2004.

Most recently Ms. Rush was selected as a major artist to the Donald Reynold’s grant to Warren, Arkansas YMCA Renovation and Decoration Project.

Ms. Rush is a Professional Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates, Quilt San Diego-Quilt Visions, and American Craft Council.

Currently she is lecturing and teaching classes on color, design and composition, as well as many techniques.

» Judy Tipton Rush's Biography / Resume / Accomplishments (.pdf).