Judith Schaechter (born 1961, Gainesville, Florida) is a Philadelphia-based artist known for her work in the medium of stained glass.[1] Her pieces often use symbolism from stained glass and Gothic traditions, but the distorted faces and figures in her work recall a 20th century German Expressionist painting style[2] and her subject matter is secular.[3] Shaechter's work often involves images that might be considered disturbing such as death, disease, or violence.[4] Early Schaechter pieces, for example, such as King of Maggots and Vide Futentes make use of memento mori, symbols of death found in church architecture during medieval times.[4]
Her stained glass artwork has been included in two survey textbooks: Women Artists by Nancy Heller[7] and Makers: a History of American Studio Craft by Bruce Metcalf and Janet Koplos.[3]
Her piece Birth of Venus was included in the Renwick's 50th anniversary exhibition "This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World".[8]
^ abTina, Oldknow (2014). Collecting contemporary glass : art and design after 1990 from the Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, New York. pp. 196, 275. ISBN9780872902015. OCLC905092870.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Judith Schaechter: Selected Works: 1988-2003. New York: COFA. c. 2003. OCLC54767106.
Marten, Jessica; Adamson, Glenn; Chieffo Raguin, Virginia; Wright, Diane C. (January 2020). The path to paradise : Judith Schaechter's stained-glass art. Rochester, New York: RIT Press. ISBN9781939125736. OCLC1125282318.
Moody, Judith Tannenbaum ; with essays by Rick; Porges, Maria (1995). Judith Schaechter : heart attacks. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. ISBN0884540804. OCLC743291029.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Page, Andrew; Butler, Jim; Schaechter, Judith; Zimmerman, Walter. "Panel: Should the Term 'Glass Art' be Abolished". Glass Art Society Journal (2010): 137–138.
Schaecther, Judith. "Solder and Cremora". Glass Art Society Journal (2004): 44–45.
Schaechter, Judith. "Beauty and the Beef". Glass Art Society Journal (2010): 73–76, 89.
Sullivan, Robert. "Through the Looking Glass: Judith Schaechter." American Craft, February/March (2009): 62-69.
