Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
Featured Artist

Spring 2007 - Judith Williams Sandoval

Judith Williams Sandoval is Celtic, has a J.D. and has been a community organizer since the 1950s. Presently, Judith is a community photographer who received the gift of magic from her mother and the gift of war from her father. Armed with the gifts, Judith seeks untold stories, stories in the shadows, stories hidden by the walls of urban penumbras and portrays them through photography. Ultimately, she gives back the gift-of-stories as an offering to the storytellers.

Judith created the PhotoStory Project at St. Anthony Foundation, one of OLLI's partners, to gather stories from and shoot photographs of people walking the diverse paths to the crossroads at St. Anthony in the Tenderloin. These stories come from the heart and ultimately create a community that the storytellers will share in an exhibit at St. Anthony in June.

Past Artists in Residence have included: Judith Ehrlich (media artist), Cyra McFadden (writing), Marcia Lieberman (photography), Ed Kashi (photography), Joan Holden (playwriting) and Dan Chumley (directing). OLLI’s residencies have inspired the formation of ongoing creative projects, like Geezer Theater.

Artist-in-Residence Archive