Opening Reception for Hoard Couture: Where Art Meets Fashion... the Conversation Continues

Join us on October 9 for the opening reception of Hoard Couture: Where Art Meets Fashion...the Conversation Continues!

Hoard Couture is an ongoing collection of wearable art garments. The pieces explore social, environmental, behavioral or personal issues with the purpose of starting a conversation, either within oneself as a viewer, or with others who may be present. Awareness of a situation is a necessary first step to finding a solution. Hoard Couture creations encourage such recognition.

Judi Krew has been a working artist since 1982. She has a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Akron Honors College and a Master of Arts Education from Case Western Reserve University in a partnership program with the Cleveland Institute of Art. Certified in K-12 visual arts, an additional 45 hours of coursework was competed in a wide variety of visual media and academic social sciences.

Her work in different media has been included in 230 juried, invitational or group exhibitions across the country and earned 60 awards over her 42-year career. Her work for the local community has earned her The Silver Beaver from the Buckeye Council BSA, Woman of Year from the YWCA, the Junior League Woman of the Year Presidential Award, and Alumni Hall of Fame awards from both Brecksville Broadview Heights High School and the University of Akron. She lives in Canton with her husband.