For over 50 years, Judy Ostro has worked as a professional artist, creating pieces that have been shown and sold across the United States and internationally. Judy’s professional career began in the late 1960’s and attracted attention from high profile patrons like Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. She is best known for her acrylic on canvas abstract paintings, surreal landscapes and human forms, and collections of painted river rocks. During her career, Judy also worked as a public school elementary art teacher, inspiring youth and mentoring young artists. Now in retirement, she volunteers in an assisted living home, engaging the residents in the creation of original work. In 1999 Judy had a brain aneurysm that left her disabled and it took away a large part of her ability to communicate, having aphasia and a very poor short term memory Judy stayed with her son during COVID lockdown and created 50 pieces called “The Cheerful Collection in Captivity”