Judy Nyquist received her B.A. in art history from the University of Michigan and her M.A. from Northwestern University. Through longstanding board work and support, she has helped strengthen more than two dozen arts organizations in Houston, as well as supported many of Houston’s cultural, historic and educational institutions. Judy’s primary philanthropic activities have focused on emerging artists, arts education and public art, particularly in green spaces. She has served on the boards and committees of Contemporary Arts Museum, Menil Collection, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Glassell School of Art, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Rice University Public Art Program, Blaffer Gallery, Asia Society, Hope Stone Dance, Gulf Coast Journal, the Houston Arts Alliance, The Houston Seminar, Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Hermann Park Conservancy, and Discovery Green.