Ms. Wray began working on watercolor in 1943 as a student at Newcomb College Art School. She graduated with honors for the best senior project. The drawing-painting portion was selected to represent Newcomb in a student exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. It was later used as a teaching tool at Newcomb. After graduating, she became a professional painter and now works in a variety of watermedia including watercolors, inks, acrylics and collage, often combining them to produce exciting visual expressions with a special emphasis on color.
Jerry has won over forty awards in the last thirty years in juried exhibitions, has had 28 solo shows in the last 15 years and many group exhibitions throughout the U.S. In 1996, she was elected to the National Association of Women Artists, and in 1999 was selected to be in Manhattan Magazine - Showcase Award. She has signature memberships in the National W C Society, The Southwestern, Louisiana and Houston Water Color Societies, the Federation of W.C. Artists and the International Society of Experimental Artists.
She is represented in 8 galleries and 7 museums.
Jerry has had much TV and newspaper coverage including a thirty-minute interview on the Shreveport Channel. Publications consist of 'American Artists of Renown', 'American Artists Reference Publications', 'Artists of Louisiana', 'Who's Who in America', 'Encyclopedia of W C Techniques for Landscape' by Slogan, 'Who's Who in the World'. Collections include three Fortune 500 Companies, the Louisiana State Capitol Building, LSU Medical Center, JPMorgan Chase of Shreveport, and the King of Saudi Arabia - Summer Palace, Meir Museum, Lynchburg, VA, Goddard Museum, Ardmore, OK, Lockhaven University, PA, Jane Voorhies-Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Meadows Museum, Shreveport, LA, Biblical Arts Center, Dallas, TX, and State Exhibit Museum, Shreveport, LA.
