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Book Nancy Judd to speak at your event!
When Nancy walks onto the stage dressed in one of her captivating recycled fashions, people stop to listen!
Nancy engages audiences across the nation with her unique creativity, inspiring personal story and infectious passion for environmental conservation. Click below to view her two TEDx talks!
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Images of Ms. Judd’s couture eco-fashions enchant audiences large and small. With humor, sincerity and engaging stories, she weaves photos of her glamorous creations into numerous speaking topics:
- Creative environmentalism
- The nitty-gritty of recycling, re-use, waste reduction and composting
- Living lighter on the earth in our daily lives
- Using art to inspire and motivate
- Imaginative entrepreneurship
- Art therapy – personal stories of using art to heal
- Leading a life of passion
- A feminine approach to environmental activism and art
- Engaging the media with great stories and photos
Ms. Judd has delivered inspiring speeches to a wide range of audiences for many years:
- Girl Scouts G.I.R.L. Conference in Columbus OH – 2017
- Ft. Collins Museum in Ft Collins, CO – 2017
- Modified Style Fashion show (Price of Fashion), Portland, OR – 2017
- Stamford Museum in Stamford, CT – 2015
- ReSourceful Use in Portland, OR – 2015
- Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA – 2014
- Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, WI – 2014
- Hatch Reuse Center in Champaign, IL – 2014
- Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Chautauqua Lecture series – Richmond, VA 2014
- University Wisconsin, Textile and Apparel Design students – Madison, WI 2014
- Woodson Art Museum – Wuasua, WI 2014
- American Business Women’s Association, Albuquerque Chapter- Albuquerque, NM 2013
- Bascom Visual Arts Center- Highlands, NC 2013
- Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts- Melbourne, FL 2013
- TEDxAcequia Madre- Santa Fe, NM 2012
- Santa Fe School District, art teacher training – Santa Fe, NM 2012
- New Mexico Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts- Santa Fe, NM 2012
- TEDxABQ- Albuquerque, NM 2011
- Adams State College- Alamosa, CO 2011
- Urban Institute of Contemporary Art- Grand Rapids, MI 2011
- Atlanta International Airport Opening- Atlanta, GA 2011
- University Mall- Chapel Hill, NC 2010
- Pitzer College Alumna of the Year Award- Claremont, CA 2010
- Museum of International Folk Art- Santa Fe, NM 2010
- Fiber Arts Guild- Espanola, NM 2010
- Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center- Santa Fe, NM 2010
- Santa Fe Business Incubator- Santa Fe, NM 2009
- Santa Fe Community College- Santa Fe NM 2009
- Santa Fe’s Textile Arts Alliance- Santa Fe NM 2009
- Schools and Universities, across the nation 1999- present
“I watched people a they exited the lecture hall after your “Upcycled Style” talk. I saw refreshed and happy faces. The first words that came out of peoples months were: “incredible”, “amazing”, “awesome”! I truly feel that you connected with your audience and provided us with an experience, not just a lecture.”
Kristen Klein, Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts
“So many people told me how much they enjoyed your presentation and how they are inspired to do more. One thing I found very useful to this particular audience is how you explained creating your artwork as “solving problems/challenges”. I also appreicate how you relate to the audience and the background about your career changes/choices. I believe those things made it more real and possibly attainable through the college students eyes.”
Mary Hoffman, Adams State College
“Nancy presented SUCH a GREAT talk at TEDxABQ…she is an inspiration to us all to think more about what we throw away and how we can ALL do better by re-using and re-cycling our resources…”
TEDxABQ attendee
Ms. Judd can also combine one of her community-based workshops with a speaking engagement, contact her at 505-577-9712 or Nancy@RecycleRunway.com to learn more!
Up-cycled Fashion and Art Workshops
Nancy Judd provides unique and fun workshops that combine art, fashion and eco-consciousness. She creates community-building opportunities for you to engage your audience. Ms. Judd offers numerous kinds of workshops to fit the various needs and budgets of any organization.
On-line Classes and Workshops
Nancy provides virtual classes and workshops for adults (in businesses, non-profits or government agencies looking for team and morale building, creative inspiration and health and wellness experiences for their employees) and children of all ages.
Nature Art (AKA Nature Doodling)
Upcycled Art Workshops
Ms. Judd can lead participants in creating beautiful and fun objects from local waste materials that they can take home. Workshops are available in person and virtually! Project examples include:
 Candle holders made from recycled jars and magazines |
 Gift box made from old calendars |
 Up-cycled Accessories |
Up-cycled Fashion Workshops
Nancy has assisted groups around the country in designing and creating their own up-cycled fashions for over 15 years! Project examples include:
 Students in the Textile and Apparel Design Program at the University of Wisconsin in Madison |
 T-shirt Transformation workshop in Champaign, Illinois |
Recycle Runway Fashion Workshops
Nancy can create, with the help of your customers, a new Recycle Runway garment for your organization that is made from your waste materials. This is a memorable and engaging way to attract public and media attention to any kind of event. Nancy can design and create “life-size” garments, or “miniatures” depending upon your project and budget. Below are examples of three Recycle Runway Fashion Workshops.
 Eco-Flamenco, made by 5,000 people in Grand Rapids, Michigan |
 Tire-less Couture, created at the University Mall in Chapel Hill, NC |
 Jellyfish Dress, created in Lincoln City, OR |
Praise for Nancy’s Workshops:
“Thanks so much for the workshop!! It was really inspirational….not only as a push for recycling but as an artist. Great to see a fellow artist have success in the art world with something she feels passionate about. You really are an inspiration!!! Good luck to you in the future and I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!!!”
Patti Jordan
Nancy can work with you to plan the workshop to meet your specific goals. Contact her at 505-577-9712 or Nancy@RecycleRunway.com to learn more!
Creative Eco-Events
Creating Tire-less Couture in Chapel Hill, NC
Nancy Judd provides unique and memorable experiences for businesses, non-profit organizations and even small groups of individuals!
Combining art, fashion and eco-consciousness, she creates opportunities for you to engage your “participants” at special occasions, conferences, conventions, meetings, trade shows, team building exercises, retail locations, commemorative events and in educational campaigns with:
- Interactive, community-based up-cycled art and fashion workshops
- Inspiring speeches on numerous topics
- Site-specific Recycle Runway garments that can be created with the public
At a time when people are increasingly shopping, socializing and learning on-line Nancy creates compelling experiences that bring us together in a meaningful context.
“I was so positively impressed by your ability to relate so well to a wide variety of participants. You seemed calm and non-pressured and accepting of who showed up and how we accomplished what you needed. You gave so many options to stop and reroute if we needed to. I was amazed by your people skills! I thank you for the opportunity to be a part of the workshop.”
Jody Cassell, Chapel Hill, NC
Nancy can work with you to create the perfect event to meet your specific goals. Contact her at 505-577-9712 or Nancy@RecycleRunway.com to learn more!
Eco-Flamenco was created with 5,000 people in Grand Rapids, MI.
About Nancy Judd
Nancy Judd
Nancy Judd is an artist, environmental advocate, and teaching artist. For over twenty years she has been creating sculptures from discarded materials and using them to talk about how we live on the planet. Nancy installs her traveling solo exhibitions in high traffic locations such as museums and airports.
Nancy also creates site-specific public art, often in community workshops. In Lincoln City, on the Oregon coast, she was asked to create the Jellyfish Dress, a garment using plastic bags that brought attention to marine conservation issues. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, she used inner tube tires in Tire-less Couture to showcase the City’s commitment to encourage citizens to drive less and use the new bicycle paths.
Nancy giving a TEDx talk wearing the Caution Tape Dress
Nancy uses her sculptures to capture people’s attention and inspire actions in their lives to help care for the planet. She accomplishes this through giving engaging speeches and providing creative eco-events for adults and children in conjunction with her exhibitions, public art commissions and sculpture sponsorships.
Nancy started Recycled Runway while working as the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Santa Fe and then as the Executive Director of the New Mexico Recycling Coalition. In 1998 Nancy co-founded the Recycle Santa Fe Art Market & Fashion Contest, a popular arts event in the international arts destination of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Drawing upon her life-long experience as an artist, she began to create up-cycled fashions to promote this event. This led to the formation of the Recycle Runway Collection which has been exhibited internationally, and received worldwide media attention, including an article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.
Contact Nancy at Nancy@RecycleRunway.com or 505-577-9712
505-577-9712
Public artist and environmental advocate Nancy Judd creates couture fashion sculptures made from trash. Nancy uses her engaging sculptures to stimulate conversation, action and education about how we live on the planet.
Alterations: Tailored Solutions to Climate Change. A traveling solo exhibition.
Nancy is internationally known for the following accomplishments:
- Included in the Smithsonian Museum’s permanent collection
- Traveling solo exhibitions of her sculptures to museums around the US
- Speaker at two TEDx events
- Featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal
- Site-specific public art commissions
- Commissions by Delta Air Lines, Toyota, Coca-Cola, Target and more
- Hands-on eco-events and workshops
- International media coverage
See the “making of Pacifica” sponsored by The Nature Conservancy.
Learn about the mission behind Ms. Judd’s work in her TEDx talks!
TEDxABQ, 2011
