Judy Dater

photographer

American[1] b. 1941[1] active 1960–present

Judy Dater is a renowned American photographer and artist known for her intimate and insightful portraits and nudes. Her work became strongly associated with the feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970s, as she used photography to challenge traditional conceptions of the female body. She studied art at UCLA (1959–1962) before moving to San Francisco, where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1963 and a master's degree in 1966 from San Francisco State University. Dater has been a major figure in photography since the 1960s and continues to work today. She has received numerous prestigious awards and grants, including a Guggenheim fellowship, a Rockefeller Foundation grant for a residency at Bellagio, a Djerassie Artist in Residence grant, and two National Endowment for the Arts Grants.[1]

  • feminism
  • female body
  • portraiture

Books

Works by Judy Dater

  • 1975 Women and Other Visions Morgan & Morgan Publishers · book · English · ISBN 0871001020 Photographs by Judy Dater and Jack Welpott.
  • 1979 Imogen Cunningham: A Portrait book
  • 1986 Judy Dater: 20 Years book
  • 1992 Cycles book
  • 2018 Only Human book

Awards

  • Guggenheim fellowship
  • Rockefeller Foundation grant for a residency at Bellagio
  • Djerassie Artist in Residence grant
  • National Endowment for the Arts Grants

References

  1. Artist Conversation: Judy Dater. Tampa Museum of Art. 2025 link