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JUDY ONOFRIO - is a Minnesota-based artist. Born in New London Connecticut in 1937. Known for glittery objects and installations, Onofrio began her artistic work in clay.

Her art was woven into her life. She became involved with the community, and became acting director of the Rochester Art Center while raising a family. In an artless region, she founded the first regional arts camp to be run by artists for children in 1971. Her work changed as well. She began collecting bits of material and assembled the found objects onto armatures that represented a particularly autobiographical human form. She covered the forms with mosaic of glass and used the found objects to relate to her daily experience of life. Often times there was a circus-like atmosphere in her sculpture.

After a serious bout with cancer, her later work expanded to using the cleaned skeleton of animals, particularly cattle from a local burial site. The bones were excavated, cleaned and assembled into free-form sculptures. The work is without color, but strong in composition.

Awards
Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship, 1978; Minnesota State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant, 1992; Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Fellowship Grant,1991; McKnight Foundation Fellowship, 1995; Bush Artists Fellowship, 1999; Rochester Art Center Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000; Minnesota Crafts Council Lifetime Achievement Award, 2001; McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist Award, 2005;

Collections
Judy Onofrio's work is in several private collections and several museum collections within the region.