RESUME
RESUME - Jody Wright
Shows & Exhibitions
- "Flora, Fauna, Fabulous & Fun" 2-person show, Chasen
Galleries, Richmond, VA. April 25, May 24th 2008
- "The Marriage of Art" 2-person show, Ed Chasen Fine Art,
Washington, DC, Dec. 15, 2007 – Jan. 1, 2008
-"It's Reigning Cats & Dogs!" solo show at Ed Chasen Fine Art,
Washington, D.C. May 1-31, 2007.
- "Dog Days of Summer" Group Show at Wilde Meyer Gallery,
Scottsdale Arizona. August 2006.
- "Doggone It!" Solo Show at the Chasen Galleries, Richmond,
Va. April 2006
- “Annual Dog Days Dog Show” Selected to participate in the
Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, D.C., , and exhibition
featuring paintings and sculpture all devoted to man’s best
friend. July 24-August 28, 2004
- “Not Forgotten” Solo show at the Mountain Laurel Gallery,
Berkeley Springs, WV (voted the #7 for fine American Crafts in
the country) June 4 – July 4, 2004.
- “West Virginia Splendor” Selected to participate in a juried
exhibition at the Dickirson Gallery, TAMARACK, Beckley, West
Virginia. June 5 – August 5, 2004 and "Dreams" -- August, 2005
- Work shown and sold at the FAA Gallery, Washington, D.C. 2004,
2005.
Galleries
-Represented by Ed Chasen Fine Art, Washington, D.C.
- Represented by Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA & Charlotte, NC
- Represented by Bucks County Gallery of Fine
Art, New Hope, PA
- Represented by The Timothy Gallery, Winter Park, FL
- Represented by The Gallery at South Center, Seattle,
Washington
- Represented by Mountain Laurel Gallery,
Berkeley Springs, WV
Public Art
- Selected from artists nationwide for the 2004 public
art project in Washington, D.C. “Pandamania. (5 ft. panda with
mural). Her panda, “Pur-r-r-fect Panda” represented cats and
spotlights their beauty and value as companion animals.
-Selected as an artist in the largest public art project in
Washington D.C. “Party Animals.” Her elephant “Panoramic
Pachyderm” resided in front of the National Zoo. (5 ˝ ft.
elephant with mural on the side).
- Chosen as one of the 12 finalists from among 572 entries
submitted from artists across the US and six foreign countries
for the 2005 Postcard Art Competition with The Lake County
Discovery Museum's Curt Teich Postcard Archives. . Winning
Design: "If The World Is Going To The Dogs . . . All I Can Say
Is . . . REJOICE!".
- Selected as an artist in Ocean City Maryland’s Public Art
Project: O.C. Birds. (4 ˝ ft. seagull). Completed “Beach Ball
Bob.”
-Selected as an artist in PG County Maryland’s Public Art (41/2
ft. bluebird). Completed “Billie Blue’s Bird” – a tribute to
Billie Holiday.
-Selected to complete her 4 original, large abstract stained
glass windows “Constellations” for the Tamarack Conference
Center (permanent installation) in Beckley, WV.
-Selected for the 2005 RAISE THE ROOF Project - a public art
original home design project. Among 3 artists to be awarded for
top designs. Designed and built a prototype "Shell-ter" that
was inspired from a Nautilus Shell.
Museum Projects
-Selected by the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Women Committee
for their Holiday Card project for the illustration entitled
”Silent Night, Starry Night” (Portrait of the boy Van Gogh).
Publications
"Woof Woof, Artists to Get Your Paws On!", WAG Magazine, Spring
2007 Issue
"Animal Artist Jody Wright", Wonderful West Virginia Magazine:
December 2006 Issue.
"True Colors: Jody Wright Sees Shelter Pets as Works of Art"
ASPCA's Animal Watch Magazine: Fall/Winter 2004,
“West Virginia Artists Part of Pandamania”, ArtWorks, Summer
2004,
Television:
MPT ArtWorks. December 2007. Salon Artist.
Books by Jody
50 Secrets Humans Should Know, Book by Jody Wright.
Published by Peter Pauper Press. March 2008
Education:
-Studied at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Regents Bachelor of Arts Degree, Shepherd College with a focus
in Fine Arts & Journalism.
