Jude Howard is a Columbus-based artist who uses quilts and the written word to explore the body and emotional intimacy. They have their Bachelor of Fine Arts with Research Distinction from The Ohio State University. As a student, they received an Ohio State Undergraduate Research Libraries Fellowship in 2025, culminating in How I Hold You, a solo show at the Ohio State Fine Arts Library, and the Arts and Humanities University Libraries U.G. Research Fellowship in 2024. They have also exhibited twice in the Fergus Exhibition at Ohio State (2025, 2026), once at the MACAA Hybrid Juried Exhibition (2025), and once at the Time 4 Change Week Exhibition (2025).