Solo Exhibits
• Pastels by Judy Howard — University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Ark., May-July 2017
• Pastels by Judy Howard — 211 Café, Bentonville, Ark., June 7-July 8, 2016
• “Quiet Places III” — Center for Art and Education, Van Buren, Ark., May 1-28, 2016
• “Quiet Places II” — Bentonville Convention and Visitors Bureau, Bentonville, Ark., March 24-April 29, 2014
• “Quiet Places” — Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Ark., April 2013
Shows & Awards
• Eleven paintings in the Third Invitational Art Exhibition America the Beautiful at the Olive Branch Studio & Gallery, Olivebridge, NY, May 20-June 10. 2023. (by invitation)
• Three paintings in the Esopus Artists Group Exhibit, Esopus Library, Port Ewen, NY, May 5-31, 2023.
• Two plein air paintings in the Woodstock School of Art’s Showcase Exhibition II, Woodstock, NY, April 8-June 8, 2023. (by invitation)
• “Burst of Spring” — accepted into “Realism: An Academic Approach” Exhibit at the Wallkill Center for the Arts, Montgomery, NY, Sept. 2-Oct. 9, 2022. (juried show)
• First Place for “Path Through the Past” in the Ringwood Manor Plein Air Event, Ringwood, NJ, June 26, 2021.
• “Winter Evening Glow” — accepted into the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) 37th Juried Exhibition: 2020 Webshow, Oct. 2020. (juried show)
• “October on the Creek” — accepted into the 2020 Pastel Society of America 48th Annual Exhibition: “Enduring Brilliance!” Online (bit.ly/3Ffqp5Pf), Sept. 8-Oct. 4, 2020. (juried show)
• “First Glow of Evening” — accepted into the 2019 Pastel Society of America 47th Annual Exhibition: “Enduring Brilliance!” at the National Arts Club, New York City, Sept. 3-28. 2019. (juried show) This painting was one of 38 paintings in the PSA “Enduring Brilliance!” exhibit selected for a special PSA exhibit at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, Nov. 2019-Jan. 2020.
• Best of Drawing/Pastel for “Going Home” in the Artists of Northwest Arkansas’ 23rd Annual Regional Art Exhibition 2017, Community Creative Center, Fayetteville, Ark., Nov. 15, 2017-Jan. 9, 2018. (juried show)
• First Place for “Surface Calm” in the Heart of America Artists Association’s Illinois River Salon 2016, IRWP Watershed Learning Center, Cave Springs, Ark., Oct. 6-Dec. 3, 2016. (juried show)
• Best of Show for “Good Night, Crystal Bridges,” and 2nd Place in Miniatures for “One Winter Evening–Study” in the Ozark Pastel Society Open Art Competition 2015, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Ark., Nov. 9-27, 2015.
“One Winter Evening”
“Good Night, Crystal Bridges”
• “Across the Pasture” (Honorable Mention) and “A Good Day on the River” — accepted into the Heart of America Artists Association’s Illinois River Salon 2015, Cave Springs, Ark. Oct. 7–Nov. 28, 2015. (juried show)
• “Two Pines in the Sun” — accepted into the Artists of Northwest Arkansas 21st Annual Regional Art Exhibition, Fayetteville Underground, Fayetteville, Ark., Oct. 1-31, 2015. (juried show)
• “One Winter Evening” — accepted into the 26th IAPS Juried Exhibition at the 2015 IAPS PastelWorld Exhibition in Albuquerque, N.M., June 3-6, 2015. (juried show)
• “Autumn Creek Bed” included in Vox Femina, an exhibit of artwork by 15 women artists at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Ark., Feb. 5-26, 2015. (by invitation)
• Best of Show for “Dressed for Fall,” 1st Place in Landscape for “Going Back,” 1st Place in Abstract/Non-objective for “Currents,” and Honorable Mention in Miniatures for “Three Sisters” in the Ozark Pastel Society Open Art Competition 2014, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Ark., Nov. 12-Dec. 15, 2014.
“Dressed for Fall”
• “Summer on Cincinnati Creek” — accepted into the Heart of America Artists Association’s Illinois River Salon 2014, Cave Springs, Ark. October 2014. (juried show)
• “New Mexico Shade” — accepted into the Artists of Northwest Arkansas 20th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Ark., August 2014. (juried show)
• “Tracks and Shadows” — accepted into the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) 23rd Juried Exhibition Web Show 2013, http://tinyurl.com/lytnr4y. (juried show)
• 1st Place in Landscape and 2nd Place in Miniatures — Ozark Pastel Society Open Art Competition 2013, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Ark., Nov. 2013.
“Tracks & Shadows”
“Along an October Drive”
• Best of Show for “Along an October Drive” — Artists of Northwest Arkansas 18th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Ark., August 2012. (juried show)
• 1st Place in Landscape and 1st Place in Miniatures — Ozark Pastel Society Open Art Competition 2012, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Ark., Nov. 2012.