Jenny Odom

I have always embraced this idea, that we are all artists and imagination experts as children, but as we grow up we lose that sense of wonder and creativity. In my art, and in my life, I strive to be playful and create the unexpected. I get lost in the process as my mind takes a road trip to another place. Late in the day, as I've been working in the studio, my fingers are sticky from glue and paint, my apron and clothes are covered in a sea of colors, and the studio is a beautiful mess, I step back and wonder, "What happened here today? Where did I go?"  
I make art to heal, I work with my physical body in order to satiate my mind, not unlike a good workout. When I push through the messiness, and the pain, is when I feel and see the magic. For me, making art is a personal journey.

BA, Graphic Design
Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL

Commercial Art
Lake-Sumter College, Leesburg, Florida

Graduated Leon High School, Tallahassee

PAST EXHIBITIONS

Live Oak Gallery, Apalachicola, FL
Apalachicola Public Library, Apalachicola, FL
Cherokee County Arts Council, Murphy, NC

GALLERY CURRENT

Live Oak Gallery, Apalachicola, FL
Jeanie Edwards Fine Art Gallery, Highlands, NC

GALLERY + MUSEUM EXHIBITS
Gadsden Art Museum
JOBA Gallery
Iggyart at High Cotton
Iggyart at Bowery Station
Bowery Art Gallery (Apalachicola, FL)
The Hive & The Bee's Knees (Phoenix, AZ)
Raiford Gallery (Atlanta, GA)
The Garden (Apalachicola)
First Studio (Phoenix)
Arizona State University
Phoenix Family Museum - permanent collection
Arizona Dessert Botanical Garden
Bragg's Pie Factory (Phoenix)
Barrio Cafe & Barrio Queen (Phoenix & Scottsdale)
Bay Leaf Market (Crawfordville, FL)
Jobot (Phoenix)
Alwun House (Phoenix)
monOrchid (Phoenix)
The Icehouse (Phoenix)
Herberger Theater (Phoeinx)
Jordre Studio (Phoenix)
Blue Willo Gallery (Phoenix)
Doria Architecture Studio (Phoenix)