Background
Judell was born in Melbourne in 1942, and studied at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University.
Judell was born in Melbourne in 1942, and studied at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University.
She moved to Sydney in 1977 and then to the New South Wales southern highlands in 1992. In 1967 Judell married Fred Cress, a British migrant who had come to Australia in 1962. The work of Judell was the subject of a 2002 exhibition at Campbelltown Arts Centre.
A 2007 drawing executed in gesso and charcoal on Hahnemühle paper, First light, was selected for inclusion in the Blake Prize exhibition.
Judge of the competition, Guy Warren, observed:
A distinctive feature of Judell"s method is the time taken to create a drawing, with individual pieces sometimes taking several years. She was reported saying that Breath was unusual in being completed in one year.
Judell"s 2011 prize-winning work is held by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National Gallery of Australia, and the National Gallery of Victoria. Judell is represented in Melbourne by Gallery.