About the Artist

Judy Dehart-Davis

Judy DeHart Davis is well known for her drawings of local architectural landmarks. Judy has developed an intense interest in the history of the area and in the heritage exemplified by scenes she illustrates. She feels art is the best means of preserving and paying homage to the many architectural treasures of our past and present. To date, the number of local sites Judy has depicted is sixty-four plus. This large set of historic prints is accompanied notecards and posters of Cumberland and Oldtown, Maryland.

A number of these historical prints are in the permanent collections of such noted figures as Warner Von Braun, Justice William O. Douglas, United States Senator Charles Mathias, Maryland State Senator John Cade and were on display in the White House staff offices during the administration of President Jimmy Carter. A complete set is included in the historical collection of the Appalachian Room at Allegany College of Maryland. Local business representatives acting as diplomats to foreign countries have also selected the prints for presentation. In addition, Judy’s photographs of the monument Prospect VII sculpture are in the Frostburg State University Library’s Special Collections Room and on display in the president’s board room. A complete set of her prints is housed in the Allegany College of Maryland Library’s Appalachian Room and her photographs have been published in national magazines and included in several local and international permanent collections.

Judy taught advanced photography classes at Allegany College of Maryland from 1989 to 1998 and contributed a column on photography for the Cumberland Times News from 1991 to 1996. She served as Continuing Education Coordinator of Community Education at Allegany College of Maryland for twenty-five years.

Judy’s formal academic training includes three years at the University of South Florida in the fine art curriculum. She has an AA degree in Communication Arts from Allegany College of Maryland, and a BS degree from Frostburg State University in fine art with a concentration in graphic design and is enrolled in the Fine Arts Graduate Program at Frostburg State University.

Judy has been accepted into the Archives on Women Artists in the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. and is listed in WHILBR Western Maryland Historical Library, Collections: Allegany County Women’s History.

Judy’s work is on display and for sale at area art galleries.