JUDITH LEMAN PROFILE

Judith's Melbourne based studio is located in the pretty eastern suburb of Heidelberg and close to outlying rural properties, where much of her youth was spent pursuing her love of horses. Her work includes formal portraiture and action studies, using oils and watercolours.

At a young age, she started riding and progressed through the equestrian disciplines of show riding and dressage. She also started sketching and kept a horse at Lower Plenty from her early teens until she was 25. Her Belgian-born grandfather was her artistic mentor and a professional painter. He provided for Judith an early awareness and artistic environment to begin an art interest. It is this unique blend of skills and experience that has underpinned and inspired her work to develop as a respected equine and portraiture artist.

After working for more than 20 years as a professional artist in many parts of Australia and overseas, Judith has attained international recognition in an industry where only a handful of skilled artists paint in the elite areas of racing equine art - horse racing, hunt, polo and quarter horses. Judith Leman's clients are passionate about their horses and their industry. Through her art, they want recorded a living history that captures the essence and time that can be preserved for future generations.

Carolyn Webb of the Melbourne Age (Nov 2002) wrote….."In 1995 a head study of champion black gelding, Kingston Town, catapulted her into the A-list of equine artists."

Judith's work is found in private and public collections in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and India. She is a member of the Society of Equestrian Artists in the United Kingdom as well the American Academy of Equine Art. Once a year several hunt club pieces are exhibited and sold by Christies of London.