Born in Georgia, Greene has spent most of his years as a Nashville, Tennessee, resident. Having earned a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, he worked for the YMCA in Northern Ireland where he painted a 20’x 8’ mural and created an outside sculpture.

Since then, Greene has been pursuing a career in the Arts. The past eight years he has been an artist in resident at the Downtown Presbyterian Church, one of the oldest buildings in Nashville. He has produced numerous solo and group exhibitions. Greene has five plus pieces in the Tennessee State Museum’s permanent collection. His work appeared in Time magazine in 1998 and he was named one of Tennessee’s Best Artists winning a purchase award at the 2001 Best of Tennessee Art Competition.

His introspective work speaks of spirituality and struggle, as he uses mixed media on both canvas and paper for his creations. Greene recently won third place in the 2003 DIG through Art Competition with his entry, “Easter Basket.” In addition, he was a finalist in the Central South Art Exhibition and is an applicant for several international artist grants and residencies.
More biographical information about Greene can be found on the site askart.com and additional visuals are located at artistsspace.org and artsnashville.org. The artist’s site is jtoddgreene.com and Greene can be contacted directly by emailing ramgreene@earthlink.net.

 

FINE ARTIST – June 1992 – Present
Exhibited works primarily in Nashville, TN, with displays at The Frist Center, Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), The Arts Company, Vanderbilt Hospital, Local Color Gallery, Artists for Oasis, Finer Things Gallery, Destination Gallery and Artlectic. Had one group show in New York, NY. Works in oil and acrylic, mixed media and painted constructions.

Solo Exhibitions:
• August 2004 “Slow Drum,” The Belcourt, Nashville
• May 2004, Artist in Residence Show, VCCA, Amherst, Virginia
• October 2003 Various Work, Alumni Hall Vanderbilt University, Nashville
• October 2003 “SUCHNESS,” One Nashville Place, Nashville
• May 2003 “The Clear Light of Sleep,” Hanging Around Gallery, Nashville
• November 2002 “High Entropy,” Star Café, Nashville
• November 2001 “The Psalms,” Open House, Nashville
• June 2001 “A Thin Place,” Star Café, Nashville
• March 2001 “Being,” Star Café, Nashville
• September 2000 “Red Rover,” Destination Gallery, Nashville
• December 1999 “Signals,” The Arts Company, Nashville
• July 1999 “Salvage,” JJ’s Market Exhibition Room, Nashville
• October 1998 “Selected Paw Paw Sermons,” Jackson Hall, TPAC, Nashville
• September 1998 “Paw Paw Sermons,” JJ’s Market, Nashville
• July 1998 “Paw Paw Sermon Series,” The Arts Company, Nashville
• October 1997 “Old Mechanical,” The Arts Company, Nashville
• May 1996 “Serve Yourself,” Bongo Java, Nashville
• March 1996 “Angels Series,” Local Color Gallery
• November 1995 “Cups and Plywood,” Open House, Nashville

Group Exhibitions:
• January 2006 "Illuminate," The Fugitive Art Center, Nashville
• March 2005 “Out of the Blue,” Hanging Around Gallery, Nashville
• March 2005 The BirdHouse Thing, W.O. Music School Benefit, Nashville
• November 2004 “Presence,” Hanging Around Gallery, Nashville
• September 2004 The Art House Opening, Nashville
• May 2004 Artists for Oasis, Arts Company, Nashville
• March 2004 The BirdHouse Thing, W.O. Music School Benefit, Nashville
• June 2003 Happy Tails Benefit, Hanging Around, Nashville
• June 2003 “Art and Soul” The Factory in Franklin, Franklin, TN
• June 2003 Central South Group Exhibition, Leu Art Gallery, Nashville
• March 2003-2000, 1999, 1998 “DIG Through” Group Show, DPC, Nashville
• March 2002 “New Patriot Machine,” Artist for Oasis, Finer Things Gallery, Nashville
• July 2001 “New Works” Group Show, The Arts Company, Nashville
• April 2001 Group Display for Corporate Event, The Frist Center, Nashville
• November 2000, 2001 Group Show, Artlectic, Nashville
• May 2000 “The Red Curtain,” The Arts Company, Nashville
• November 1998 “Writing Shadow,” Three-man show, DPC, Nashville
• September 1998 “Hank Williams: Poet of the People,” New York, NY & Nashville
• April 1998 Elephant Sanctuary Benefit, Zeitgeist, Nashville
• May 1997 “Dee Dee Wallace Eggstravaganza” Local Color Gallery, Nashville

NOTABLES
• Painting Instructor, 3rd Avenue Studio, Nashville, November 2005 - present
• Painting / Drawing Instructor, The Art House, Nashville, September 2004 – August 2005
• VCCA Residency, VA Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA, April 2004
• Finalist 38th Annual Central South Art Exhibition, June 2003
• Artist in Residence, Downtown Presbyterian Church, Nashville, 1995 – 2005
• Third Place Winner, “DIG Through” Group Show, DPC, Nashville, February 2003
• Best of Tennessee, State of Tennessee Purchase Award, August 2001
• Tennessee State Museum, seven pieces purchased for museum’s permanent collection, 1998-2001
• Watkins Institute for the Arts, Drawing Instructor for college, 1998-1999
• Nashville Public Radio, “Paw Paw Sermon’ story aired with artist interview, 1999
• Corporate Acquisitions: Smith Travel Company, Montana Streets, Jackson Design, Downtown Bank and several locations in Maryland Farms Office Complex

ADDITIONAL WORKS
Created artwork for a variety of mediums, mostly for those with national distribution.

Magazines: NSPORTS, sports Nashville magazine, 2004: Veterinary Views, TN Veterinary Medical Association publication, 2004: So. The Southern Magazine, 2003
Tennessee Hospital Association Publication, 2001: Connect (monthly feature), Road King, My Business Magazine, 1997 – 2001: Alive Now (magazine front & back cover), January/February, 2000: CCM Magazine (monthly feature), 1997-1998
Books: Shattered Time, Cover illustration for published book, 2000: The Back Scratcher, Book concept & illustrations, 1999-2000: A Delicate Balance, Published book, 1991: Vanderbilt University Orientation Handbook, 1984 & 1992
CDs: Bulb, Art and covers for albums including Life with Bear 2005, Yellow Leaves 2005, Get Happy 2004, Haste 2003 and Impossible House, 2002: Lovejoi, Logo and cover art for music group, 2001 Kate Campbell, Wondering Strange, Cover and back cover art, 2000:Julie Lee, Stones, Cover art, 1998: Sarah Masen, Carry Us Through, Back cover art, 1997
Web: Girl Scouts of America campsite illustrations 2005
Community Art Projects:
Created/ painted 20’x 8’ mural and outdoor scultpure, Northern Ireland YMCA 1993-1994

WORKS ALSO FEATURED
Reviews, show synopsis and mentions have appeared in the following:
The Nashville Scene “Art Review” September 2004, “Our Critic’s Picks,”
August 2004. May 2003, July 1998
NFOCUS, Arts & Galleries, November 2003
The Tennessean, “Living” May 2003, Davidson A.M. May 2003,“Living & Style” February 2003,“Life” November 2002, March 2002, “Arts & Entertainment” July 2001, March 2001, May 2000, July 1999, September 1998, July 1998
The Rage “Things To Do,” October 2003, May 2003, March 2002
Time Magazine “Hanks Very Much,” September 1998
The City Paper “Things To Do,” August 2004, October 2003, May 2003
The Artists File – Artist registry based in New York, NY, www.artistspace.org
AskArt – Registry for American and Canadian artists, www.askart.com
ArtsNashville – Artist list for the state of Tennessee, www.artsnashville.org
The-Artists.org – Registry for the best contemporary artists, and ArtinContext.org

EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art and Design -- BFA, Savannah, Georgia, May 1992

CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: ramgreene@earthlink.net
Web:www.jtoddgreene.com
Music: bulbmusic.combulbmusic.com

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