10 Facts About Judith Bernstein

Judith Bernstein was born on October 14,1942 and is a New York artist best known for her phallic drawings and paintings.

Judith Bernstein spent many years teaching in the School of Art+Design at SUNY Purchase College, where she is Professor Emerita.

Judith Bernstein's work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Museum, Carnegie Museum, Neuberger Museum, Migros Museum Zurich, Kunsthaus Zurich, Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, Andy Hall Foundation, Alex Katz Foundation, and Verbund Collection.

Judith Bernstein was born into a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, in 1942.

Judith Bernstein's mother was a bookkeeper and her father was a teacher.

Judith Bernstein learned about painting from her father, who painted with his friends in their basement.

Judith Bernstein earned her Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees from Yale University.

In 1975 Judith Bernstein was a panelist for a radio program about women "erotic" artists for WBAI-New York, where she discussed her experiences creating and showing her work.

Judith Bernstein continued to make art of phalluses, and in 1993 she created a painting called The Dance of large dancing phalluses referencing Matisse's Dance.

Judith Bernstein's image is included in the iconic 1972 poster Some Living American Women Artists by Mary Beth Edelson.