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'''Geraldine Smitherman Wray''', known as '''Jerry Wray''' (December 15, 1925 – May 29, 2018), was a watercolor painter in her native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/entertainment/arts/2018/05/29/shreveport-artist-jerry-wray-dies-92/652465002/|title=Jerry Wray dies at 92|author=Michele Marcotte and Margaret "Maggie" Martin|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 2m, 2018|accessdate=May 30, 2018}}</ref>
'''Geraldine Smitherman Wray''', known as '''Jerry Wray''' (December 15, 1925 – May 29, 2018), was a watercolor painter in her native [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/entertainment/arts/2018/05/29/shreveport-artist-jerry-wray-dies-92/652465002/|title=Jerry Wray dies at 92|author=Michele Marcotte and Margaret "Maggie" Martin|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 29, 2018|accessdate=May 30, 2018}}</ref>
She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1943 from the Newcomb College Art School at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]], at which she learned to work in watercolor as well as inks, acrylics, and collage to produce visual expressions with emphasis on color. She represented Newcomb at a student exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in [[New York City]]. Wray has won more than forty awards in the last thirty years in referred exhibits. She has had twenty-eight shows between 2002 and 2017 as well as group exhibitions throughout the United States and the [[Virgin Islands]]. Her paintings have been purchased internationally for Fortune 500 companies as well as private collections. A [[Germany|German]] firm purchased some of her originals. She was also in demand in [[Japan]]. In 1996, she was elected to the National Association of Women Artists. In 1999, she was won the showcase award from ''Manhattan Arts Magazine.'' Wray's work is available in seven galleries and seven museums worldwide, including the Meadows Museum in Shreveport and the Biblical Art Museum in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].<ref name=resume>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerrywray.com/resume|title=Jerry Wray - Contemporary American Artist - Resume|publisher=jerrywray.com|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jerry-wray.html?tab=about|title=About Jerry Wray|publisher=Fineartamerica.com|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref>
She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1943 from the Newcomb College Art School at [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]], at which she learned to work in watercolor as well as inks, acrylics, and collage to produce visual expressions with emphasis on color. She represented Newcomb at a student exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in [[New York City]]. Wray has won more than forty awards in the last thirty years in referred exhibits. She has had twenty-eight shows between 2002 and 2017 as well as group exhibitions throughout the United States and the [[Virgin Islands]]. Her paintings have been purchased internationally for Fortune 500 companies as well as private collections. A [[Germany|German]] firm purchased some of her originals. She was also in demand in [[Japan]]. In 1996, she was elected to the National Association of Women Artists. In 1999, she was won the showcase award from ''Manhattan Arts Magazine.'' Wray's work is available in seven galleries and seven museums worldwide, including the Meadows Museum in Shreveport and the Biblical Art Museum in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].<ref name=resume>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerrywray.com/resume|title=Jerry Wray - Contemporary American Artist - Resume|publisher=jerrywray.com|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jerry-wray.html?tab=about|title=About Jerry Wray|publisher=Fineartamerica.com|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref>