Gallery Representation:

• Represented by Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA & Charlotte, NC

• Mountain Laurel Gallery, Berkeley Springs, WV

Corporate Collections:

• Mural - Briggs Animal Shelter, Charles Town, WV

Shows:

• "Flora, Fauna, Fabulous & Fun" - two person show, Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA.  April 25 -May 24, 2008

• "The Marriage of Art" - two 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, DC.   May 1 - 31/2007

• "Dog Days of Summer: - Group Show at Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.   August 2006

• "Doggone It!" Solo show at Chasen Galleries, Richmond, VA.  April 2006

• "Annual Dog Days Dog Show" - Selected to participate in the Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington , DC an exhibition featuring paintings and sculpture all devoted to man's best friend.    July 24 - Aug. 28, 2004

• Not Forgotten" - Solo Show at the Mountain Laurel Gallery, Berkeley Springs, WV (voted  # 7 for Fine Crafts in the Country).  June 4 - July 4, 2004

• "West Virginia Splendor" - Selected to participate in a juried exhibition at the Dickirson Gallery, Tamarack artist Centre, Beckley, WV.  June 5 - August 5, 2004  and "Dreams" - August 2005

• Work shown and sold at the FAA Gallery, Washington, DC  2004, 2005

Public Art:

• Selected from artists nationwide for the 2004 public art project in Washington, DC "Pandamania".  (5 Foot tall Panda with mural)  Her panda "Pur-r-rfect Panda" represented cats and spotlights their beauty and value as companion animals.

• Selected as an artist in the largest public art project in Washington DC. "Party Animals" Her elephant, "Panoramic Pachyderm", resided in front of the National Zoo. (5 1/2' 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........

• Selected as an artist in Ocean City Maryland's Public Art (4 1/2' seagull) Completed "Beach Ball Bob".

• Selected as an artist in PG County Maryland's Public Art (4 1/2" bluebird).  Completed "Billie Blues Bird" - a tribute to Billie Holliday.

• Selected to complete her four original, large abstract stained glass windows "Constellation????????   Conference Center (permanent installation) in Beckley, WV

• Selected for the 2005 "Raise The Roof" Project - a public art original home design project.  Among three 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 Vincent Van Gogh sleeping).

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:

•  Secrets Humans Should Know,  Authored and Illustrated by Jody Wright.  Published by Peter Pauper Press, March 2008

Education:

•  Studied at the George Washington University in Washington DC.

• Bachelor of Arts Degree, Shepherd University with a focus in Fine Arts & Journalism