In 1990, Judd purchased a former Safeway grocery store located in downtown Marfa. He converted the 6,000-square foot building into a studio, removing the extant machinery, dropping the ceiling, and installing skylights. It remains installed with long worktables and shelving with long worktables and shelving for prototypes, material samples, and artworks in a variety of states.

The Art Studio is a contributing building to the Central Marfa Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.