Judy Tucci was born and reared in the small town of Baldwyn, Mississippi; attending Northeast Mississippi Community College where she received her Associate of Arts Degree.  Studying at the University of Mississippi, she earned her BAE  and finished her MAE in 1985.  In 1982 she began teaching in the Art Department at Northeast Community College.
Ms. Tucci's introduction into the medium of watercolor came through a workshop with MS artist William Baggett and Zolton Zabo but she says most of what she learned was through experimentation.  Numerous awards and shows later she was awarded Signature Status in the Mississippi Watercolor Society in 1994.
In 1995 Judy attended a workshop with Alan Flattman and fell in love with the medium of pastel.  A member of the Degas Pastel Society, she has exhibited with this society in New Orleans.  Though she enjoys working in pastels, Judy has begun to dabble in oils and finds the medium exciting.