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Judith Schwartz is an art historian and an educator at New York University where she has been professor emeritus since 2017 specializing in sculpture and craft media.
Schwartz studied ceramics at Ohio State University from 1960 to 1962. She went on to receive a B. A. in studio art from Queens College in 1964 and an M. A. from New York University in 1969. While working towards her doctorate, received in 1983, Schwartz completed her dissertation titled, "Contemporary American Ceramic Sculpture: Satire in Selected Works of Robert Arneson, David Gilhooly and Howard Kottler." Over the course of her career, Schwartz has devoted much of her research to craft artists that inject social commentary into their work. As a result, she developed the exhibition Confrontational Clay (2000-2002), along with the book Confrontational Ceramics published in 2008, showcasing works by these artists.
Before beginning her career at New York University in 1970, Schwartz held positions with Sculpture in the Environment (SITE), Lenox China Company, World Organization Ceramic Education Foundation, Korea Ceramic Foundation, and the International Academy of Ceramics. She is a member of the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts, American Craft Council, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, and other organizations. Schwartz is also the recipient of numerous grants and awards including Educator of the Year Award from the Renwick Alliance in 2012, a grant to produce the exhibition Art Deco Porcelain: The Noritake Years, a "Contribution to the Field of Ceramic Education" award from the Everson Museum of Art in 1993, and various other honors.
