A founding trustee of the Jacksonville (Florida) Museum of Modern Art, Memphis Wood worked for over 60 years as an artist and teacher in that town, influencing generations of artists. She worked in diverse media, creating and teaching painting, pottery, sculpture, printmaking, jewel design, and fabric collages. Education:
University of Georgia, M.F.A.; University of Florida
Exhibitions:
1951-1953 High Museum of Art; 1956, 1950 Florida Art Group; 1956 Stetson University; 1955 (solo) Ringling Museum of Art; 1955 Gainesville, Florida, Art Association; 1950 Jacksonville Museum of Art; Jacksonville Museum Bi-Annual Exhibitions
Memberships:
Southeastern Art Association; Florida Art Group; Florida Craftsmen; Jacksonville Art Association
Work in Permanent Collections:
University of Georgia; Murray State Teacher's College; Stetson University
Sources include:
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art
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