Judy Youens Artist

03/21/2025

It's been 1 tear since you left this Earth. I know you are flying high with the Angels. God Bless and Happy Birthday.

It's been 1 year since you left this Earth. Happy Birthday Mom. I know you are flying high with the Angels. God Bless.

03/21/2025

It's been 1 year since you left this Earth. Happy Birthday Mom. I know you are flying high with the Angels. God Bless.

12/26/2024

Judy M. Youens (1940-2024)
Today we are here to celebrate the life of Judy M. Youens. After a long courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Judy passed away in February 2024. Judy was born in Shamrock, Texas in 1940. Her maiden name was Judy Mundy. She graduated from Shamrock High School and then attended Columbia Girls School for 2 years and then transferred to the University of Oklahoma. She graduated with a Bachelor's in Sociology.
After graduation she moved to Houston Texas where she was offered a job as a social worker. In the late 1960's She eventually got married and relocated to Columbus Texas where she opened a clothing store named Magnolia Fashions. She had two children named Gregory Thomas Youens and Robert Hal Youens.
In the early 1970's she commuted to the Menil Art School to study oil painting, watercolor and eventually photography. In 1979 she moved to Houston and opened one of the first contemporary Art glass galleries. The galleries name was Perception Art Gallery, which eventually evolved into The Judy Youens Gallery located on Gallery Row at Colquitt and Kirby Drive. She remained in the Gallery business for almost 20 years.
She then retired to Santa Fe, N.M. in the early 2000's. She attended Santa Fe College Fine Arts where she excelled in Photography. Her photography was featured in Nikons full line photography guide in 2005 and 2006. She showed her work in group exhibitions, documentaries, magazine cover's and published a book of her photography titled " Vanishing China “She spent most of her time doing world traveling, photography, hiking, painting, opera, symphony and bird watching. She also hired chefs to run cooking classes out of her house in Santa Fe, N.M.
Her journeys took her around the globe. She spent time in rural China, Middle East, Egypt, Mexico, Indonesia and went to Africa 3 times. Judy was on the leading edge of the contemporary Art Glass movement during the 1980's -1990's. She showed the best glass artists from all over the globe. She is one of those rare individuals who touched many lives and will be remembered for her many accomplishments.

12/26/2024

Judy M. Youens (1940-2024)
Today we are here to celebrate the life of Judy M. Youens. After a long courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Judy passed away in February 2024. Judy was born in Shamrock, Texas in 1940. Her maiden name was Judy Mundy. She graduated from Shamrock High School and then attended Columbia Girls School for 2 years and then transferred to the University of Oklahoma. She graduated with a Bachelor's in Sociology.
After graduation she moved to Houston Texas where she was offered a job as a social worker. In the late 1960's She eventually got married and relocated to Columbus Texas where she opened a clothing store named Magnolia Fashions. She had two children named Gregory Thomas Youens and Robert Hal Youens.
In the early 1970's she commuted to the Menil Art School to study oil painting, watercolor and eventually photography. In 1979 she moved to Houston and opened one of the first contemporary Art glass galleries. The galleries name was Perception Art Gallery, which eventually evolved into The Judy Youens Gallery located on Gallery Row at Colquitt and Kirby Drive. She remained in the Gallery business for almost 20 years.
She then retired to Santa Fe, N.M. in the early 2000's. She attended Santa Fe College Fine Arts where she excelled in Photography. Her photography was featured in Nikons full line photography guide in 2005 and 2006. She showed her work in group exhibitions, documentaries, magazine cover's and published a book of her photography titled " Vanishing China “She spent most of her time doing world traveling, photography, hiking, painting, opera, symphony and bird watching. She also hired chefs to run cooking classes out of her house in Santa Fe, N.M.
Her journeys took her around the globe. She spent time in rural China, Middle East, Egypt, Mexico, Indonesia and went to Africa 3 times. Judy was on the leading edge of the contemporary Art Glass movement during the 1980's -1990's. She showed the best glass artists from all over the globe. She is one of those rare individuals who touched many lives and will be remembered for her many accomplishments.

08/17/2023

Added a few new photographs and paintings to the website earlier today.
www.judyyouens.com

04/26/2023

04/26/2023

Added some more paintings this evening. Some collages and a water color my mother did in the mid 80's. www.judyyouens.com

04/19/2023

Some of my early paintings dating back to the late 1960's and 1970's. Check out my website to read my bio and see some more cool art work. www.judyyouens.com