the Governor's Arts Award Winners

Judy Tuwaletstiwa

Galisteo

2023 Recipient, Visual Artist

Judy Tuwaletstiwa is a visual artist, writer, and teacher. Her work resides in private and museum collections nationally and internationally. After earning Degrees in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley and Harvard University, she discovered the power of visual art to connect us to the deepest part of ourselves. She has spent her life exploring and expressing this, using different media. As a teacher, she helps people explore their unique creative vision.