Judith Poxson Fawkes

Judith Poxson Fawkes (October 5, 1941 – June 28, 2019) was an American tapestry weaver based in Portland, Oregon, who exhibited her works nationally beginning in the 1960s.

Early life and education The daughter of Elijah Goute Poxon and Helen (Snow) Poxson, Judith Mary Poxson was born October 5, 1941, in Lansing Michigan. While at Cranbrook, she met Tom Fawkes, who became her husband of 52 years. In 1972 they moved to Portland, Oregon, and had two daughters Elizabeth and Glynnis Fawkes. She was "highly regarded for her intricate tapestries", according to the Museum without Walls.

Selected exhibitions Fifty of her commissioned tapestries are exhibited nationally, in the collections of "...Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse, Kaiser and Legacy Hospitals, Inverness Jail, Chapman Elementary School and Congregation Beth Israel, all in Portland, and in university and corporate buildings in Houston, San Antonio, Atlanta, New Orleans, Seattle and Jacksonville, and a Caribbean cruise ship." Her tapestries have also been exhibited in the Maryhill Museum of Art.

Awards She received the National Endowment of the Arts Regional Fellowship for Visual Artists.

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