Judy Radul

Judy Radul (born in 1962 in Lillooet, British Columbia) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist, writer and educator. She is known for her performance art and media installations, as well as her critical writing.

Judy Radul
Born	1962 (age 53–54) Lillooet, British Columbia
Nationality	Canadian
Education	Simon Fraser University, Bard College
Known for	Performance art, Video art, Photography, Installation art
Awards	VIVA award (1999)
Website	http://www.judyradul.com/

Background

She has exhibited her work around the world, and recently participated in the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst program in Berlin. She is currently a Professor at Simon Fraser University, in the School for Contemporary Arts^[1] and is represented by the Catriona Jeffries Gallery.

Education

She received her BA in 1990 in Fine and Performing Arts from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, and her M.F.A. in 2000 (Visual and Media Arts) from Bard College, New York.

Teaching

• Professor, Simon Fraser University, [?]-present;
• [Faculty/Guest Lecturer], The Banff Centre, 2010
• Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University, 2000–[?];
• Instructor, Simon Fraser University, 1999-2000;
• Sessional Instructor, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, 1994-1999;

Works

Judy Radul's practice since the 1980s includes performance art, creative and critical writing, sound works, photography, film, video and multimedia installations. She has contributed significantly to Canadian art institutions such as the Banff Centre^[2][3] and the Western Front. She has also been closely involved with The Kootenay School of Writing, a Vancouver-based writers' collective.

Notable exhibitions

• Radul's recent work is the World Rehearsal Court.^[4][5][6][7] According to the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery website:

World Rehearsal Court is a large-scale installation that draws on Radul’s research into the role of theatricality and new technologies in the court of law. Based on trial transcripts from International Criminal Tribunals, the exhibition presents a series of pre-recorded courtroom scenes, an evidence room, objects, and a series of computer-controlled live cameras that feed to an array of monitors that turns the gallery into a theatrical and cinematic space.

Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery,

The work serves as an example of Radul's long-running interest in art, technology and the law.^[8] In explicitly identifying the performative aspects of the courtroom, the World Rehearsal Court questions the objective and immutable truth that the court process purports to uncover.^[9]

• Radul also exhibited at the 2014 Berlin Biennale,^[10][11]

Other Selected Exhibitions and Performances

• General Foundation, Vienna, 2010.
• Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2009.
• Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver BC, 2005.
• Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, BC, 2005.
• Kunsthaus Graz, Austria, 2004.
• Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, 2004.
• Dazibao centre de photograpies actuelles, Montreal, 2004.
• Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, 2003.
• YYZ Gallery, Toronto, 2003.

Honours

• VIVA award (1999), Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation for the Visual Arts.

References

1. "Faculty listing". SFU School for Contemporary Arts. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
2. "Project page". Banff Centre. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
3. "Faculty listing". Banff Centre. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
4. "Judy Radul: World Rehearsal Court". Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery exhibition page. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
5. "World Rehearsal Court". Retrieved March 8, 2015.
6. "Judy Radul’s Courtroom Drama". InterMedias Review. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
7. "Judy Radul". Artforum. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
8. "What was behind me now faces me: Performance, staging, and technology in the court of law". Eurozine. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
9. "Judy Radul’s World Rehearsal Court: Trial Run". World Rehearsal Court. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
10. "Berlin Biennale". Retrieved March 8, 2015.
11. "Berlin Biennale Tells Tales Old and New". Canadian Art Review. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

Further reading

• Radul, Judy. People things enter exit. North Vancouver, BC: Presentation House Gallery, c2010. ISBN 9780920293706.
• Judy Radul, Curriculum Vitae. Artist's File, Vancouver Art Gallery Library, Vancouver, B.C. (See Canadian Artists Files at the Vancouver Art Gallery for further information.)