Judith Swift is a predominantly self taught UK artist based in North Lancashire.
She paints on a miniature scale, realisticaly in incrediable detail working in oils but sometimes watercolour. Her work has been exhibited with both the prestigious Royal Miniature Society and the world renowned Hilliard Miniature Society.
When not painting she is involved in monitering biodiversity (she has been a volunteer at RSPB Leighton moss for over 20 years). Her interest in natural history has a strong influence on her work, as well rockclimbing and general love of the mountains. She has been to the Himalayas seven times, these being the inspiration for her larger scale oil landscapes.The logistics of plein air on a cold, (sometimes wet) high altitude trip are difficult, so during each trek she makes a "sketchbook" of photos and ideas which she later uses as a reference source.
She has attended some short courses on printmaking and occasional prints, enjoying a looser style and the unpredictability of drypoint, collography and reduction linocut techniques.


Exhibition History ( Juried Open)

2026 Hilliard Miniature Society International Exhibition , Wells ,Somerset
2025 Royal Miniature Society Annual Exibition Bankside Gallery, London
2011-13 Milnthorpe Open Exhibition, Milnthorpe. Cumbria

Other joint exhibitions
Silverdale and Arnside Art festival 2024-2026
Leighton Moss RSPB reserve 2014
C-Art 2013
Silverdale Golf Club 2013
Silverdale and Arnside Art Trail 2007-13

Media / Press

Photograph of Langtang Lirung, Nepal/ words used on a BBC world news item 2024
Printwork ( collograph plate) produced at a workshop used on Brewery Art Centre Kendal, website 2023
Feature/ interview ( joint exhibition promotion) BBC Radio Lancashire 2013

Membership
Greendoor artist 2026-
Brewery Arts Centre Print Room 2026 -
Silverdale art group 2023-

Formal Qualifications
Certificate in Biological Recording Birmingham University 2007
Diploma in Environmental Policy Open University 2002
BSc Podiatric Medicine Salford University College/ Westminster 1996