Sculpture by Judith Peck is the featured 2024-2025 exhibit at the Mahwah Museum in Mahwah, New Jersey. Thirty-eight works in bronze and other media are exhibited, along with two large outdoor steel pieces. 

“We are so pleased to have such a wide array of Judith Peck’s sculpture on display here,” says Diane Stripe, the museum director and show’s curator. “These works span a remarkable career of over 70 years and in one place showcase the breadth and mastery of this accomplished artist.” 

Whether in flowing steel, light-catching bronze or assembled mixed media there is something profound or delightful for viewers to relate to. The show ends June 28th. 201 Franklin Turnpike Mahwah, NJ 07430  MahwahMusuem.org

Above: "Seated Lady in Red," a sculpture from Peck's "Ladies of Steel" series previously displayed at the New York City Dag Hammarskjold Plaza gateway to the United Nations. Below: "Harley Davidson", bronze and mixed media.

PINE GALLERY MOUNTS JUDITH PECK EXHIBITION: "SCULPTURAL STORIES"

In February, 30 bronze works by Judith Peck were displayed at the Maurice Pine Gallery in Fairlawn, New Jersey. The sculptures were curated to showcase the broad artistic themes of Peck’s work. “My work is about people: how they look how they act, how they endure hardship and celebrate joy,” says Peck. “No matter what the medium, a monolithic sculpture in its curves, angles and rhythm can convey something about the sensibility of a person.” Watch video of the show:

SCULPTURE SPOTLIGHT

This whimsical sculpture in bronze, “The Dog Walker," captures the brisk movement of the figure and her obvious enjoyment attachment to her pet. It’s not clear whether the dog or the figure is leading. See "The Dog Walker" at the Mahwah Museum through June.

REFLECTIONS ON AN AGING BODY 

by Judith Peck

Someone gifted me a curved log they found, thinking it too good for firewood. I created a sculpture of a seated woman wearing a head scarf. Recognizing that the log had been outside all its long life, I set it on a stand in my front yard. Alas, years later, checking on it, I saw it had become ravaged by the northern New Jersey winters. In the studio, I scraped and sanded the figure back to its former beauty. The repair could not be perfect; aging is irreversible. The corollary to my own body was inescapable. And now this sculpture seemed wanting to recline, not sit. I made a flowing base to conform to her prone body and a new sculpture emerged: "The Aging Body." And here she can be seen...inside, beyond the raging elements.