Friday, July 20, 2007

Painter Jerry Wray to be named to CE Byrd HS Hall of Fame; announcement via Rick Rowe, KTBS, at 5:15 on Fri, July 20


Painter Jerry Wray
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"We're allowing Rick Rowe to make the announcement of the people being inducted into the CE Byrd Hall of Fame in 2007," said Byrd principal Jerry Badgley. "He'll tell the story on KTBS Friday at about 5:15."

Yet we know that one of the new Hall of Famers is a painter and sculptor. She is artist Jerry Wray.

Wray's art has been purchased by people in Europe, Asia and across the US. Her work is in 6 US museums. The Newcomb graduate has been a leader in arts education in Shreveport.

The vibrant painter, known for process art and for non-representational art as well as landscapes, raised 4 children while pursuing her career as a painter. She has been married to George Wray, Jr, for 60 years.

See her work and more at Jerrywray.com.

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