Judy Kensley McKie is recognized as a premiere figure in the American studio furniture movement.

Her furniture in carved and painted wood and in cast bronze, marble, stone, and resin occupies a singular position in the field. The work is infused with a lively awareness of modernist and contemporary art and also with the designs aesthetic of indigenous cultures throughout the world. Playfulness and power are summoned by her incorporation of sculptural, totemic animal forms.

In addition to her whimsical furniture, McKie also produces drawings. While every piece of furniture she makes starts first as a illustration, these pieces hold their own as works of art beyond a guide for a three dimensional piece. Featuring the same animal...