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JUDITH ChRISTINE MILLs
Judith Christine Mills is a sculptor, painter, author, illustrator, medallist, and Artist Educator. Working from her beachside studio on the shores of southern Georgian Bay, she weaves her love of animals, history and the natural world into her art and stories.
On the Instagram site - 'Creating With Kipling'- Mills invites us to meet rescue kitty "Kipling." Emerging from the local backwoods as a scared and malnourished youngster and straight into the arms of his new family, Kipling is now living his best life as a resident forest lore ambassador, beloved studio companion, art critic and muse, and occasional beach bum. Follow Kipling as he celebrates animals in art and literature, discovers the unique joy of creating, and learns how nature can inspire, uplift and heal us.
'Creating with Kipling' will focus on renowned artists, writers and composers throughout history who sought inspiration from the wildness that surrounded them, and companionship from the animals they loved and cared for. The site will be recommending books and artworks that reflect a sense of wonder in nature and encourage an abiding respect for the creatures we all share the earth with. "Creating with Kipling" will also provide artist-curated journals and workbooks with nature-inspired themes and activities.
Mills' paintings and sculptures can be found in many private and corporate collections including those of Anne Murray, The Toronto Board of Education, The Hospital for Sick Children, The Canada Council for The Arts, Esso Resources, Shell Oil Canada and The City of Toronto Art Collection. Over the years, she has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Chicago, Baltimore and Kennebunkport, Maine. Her illustrations and medallic art have been exhibited at The National Gallery in Ottawa, The Musee des beaux-arts in Montreal, The Norman and Sarah Brown Gallery in Baltimore, The Fort York National Monument, The Sculptor's Society of Canada, The Algonquin Art Centre and The International Medal Congress in Ottawa (2018) and Tokyo (2020/21). Her illustrated books and novels have been translated into Danish, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese and Russian. Memberships include CANSCAIP (The Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers), The Canadian Children's Book Centre, The Writer's Union of Canada, The Medallic Art Society of Canada, and The International Art Medal Federation.