Judith Baumann was born on the first day of spring in a small suburban development outside of Buffalo, NY. She currently lives in Olympia, Washington where she runs a large printshop and teaches non-toxic printmaking for a small liberal arts college in the middle of a very large forest. Sometimes, she can?t see the forest for the trees. She also serves as the Gallery Director for Northern, a non-profit, all-ages art and performance space. Under the imprint Renegade Cascade Editions, she creates unique printmedia editions of her own work and print collaborations with her friends.Judith received her MFA in Printmedia from Virginia Commonwealth University and her BFA from Alfred University NYSCC School of Art + Design. She has participated in workshops at Tamarind Institute, The Pacific Northwest College of Art, and The School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. She also apprenticed under Master Printer Mark Mahaffey of Mahaffey Fine Art in Portland, Oregon. She is the 2005 recipient of Virginia Museum of Fine Art Professional Fellowship Award in Printmaking. Her work has been shown nationally in Richmond, VA, Chicago, IL; New York City, and Knoxville, TN.