Judy Mannarino is a New York–based artist working in ceramics, painting, and drawing. She has exhibited in Europe and the United States and is the recipient of grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Joseph Robert Foundation, City Artist Corps Grant, and Anonymous Was A Woman. She has held residencies at the Zentrum für Keramik Berlin and the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. Mannarino received a BFA with honors from the School of Visual Arts, where she has been a longtime faculty member teaching painting and drawing.
While at MacDowell, Mannarino began working on her project “Blood and Boundaries”, a collection of 50 small ceramic works commenting on abortion policy today in America. During her stay she constructed 6 sculptures that will begin the collection.