Judy onofrio biography

American artist (born 1939)

Judy Onofrio is an American artist who lives and works in Rochester, Minnesota, United States.^[1][2][3]

Career

Born in New London, Connecticut, Onofrio studied business law and economics at Sullins College in Bristol, Virginia.

She moved to Minnesota in 1967, where she became involved with the arts community in Rochester. In 1970, she became acting director of the Rochester Art Center where she founded the children's art program Total Arts Day Camp.^[4][5]

Involved in many other facets of the Minnesota art community, Onofrio also helped found and acted as president of the Minnesota Crafts Council in 1972, and served on the founding committee of the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in 1975.^[6]

The Total Arts Day Camp

Started from Rochester Art Center as an educational program for children, The total Arts Day Camp was a model even f