Judith Roston Freilich

Judith Roston Freilich’s works on paper and textiles were inspired at a young age by a family that encouraged creativity and by the cycle of the seasons and living things. Her family’s home was filled with passion for horticulture, fine fabrics, baking, and cooking. There was always something to learn and explore. These early passions are reflected in her work. A Chicago native, Roston Freilich has worked and shown in Chicago for over forty-five years. She has exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and has shown nationally. Her work has been selected for the Rockford Midwestern Biennial at the Rockford Art Museum, the Evanston and Vicinity Biennial at the Evanston Art Center, and the Bradley International Print and Drawing Show. She is in multiple publications and permanent collections including the Library of Congress and Ukranian Institute of Modern Art. She was invited to exhibit online in The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, 2024 Spring Exhibition, receiving the First Place Award. Roston Freilich is currently a member of Dialogue Chicago’s artists’ discussions and Space 900, a cooperative gallery where she shows frequently. Roston Freilich has always advocated integrating the arts into everyday life, bringing art into classrooms, and blending visual arts and music. She made music with her husband and four children as they grew up. She and her husband toured Europe and China with the New Trier High School Jazz Band and Symphony Orchestra, watching young people play the national anthem around the globe. For many years, she organized one hundred volunteers for the New Trier Jazz Festival which hosted high school musicians state wide. Roston Freilich has brought visual arts to Suzuki festivals and arts retreats for high school students, helping them integrate their passion for visual arts into their lives. Roston Freilich earned a BFA and merit-based scholarship award from Washington University in St. Louis. While working at Landfall Press as a printing assistant and curator, she earned a graduate degree in printmaking with Misch Kohn from the Illinois Institute of Technology.