Jody Cross
Jody has been creating various mediums of artwork from childhood to the present. She graduated in 2011 with honors and a BFA from TSU, with a specialty in printmaking. While in her final years of college, she themed her main projects around her own nightmares and dreams. After graduating she began to network with live painters, create community art events, and explore live and studio painting on canvas and various random objects.
Jody started traveling around the U.S. and other countries like Costa Rica, Ireland, England, and France during and after college to learn from other cultures and ways of life, and to share her joy of art through performance and painting.
Jody spread the creative flame by organizing and producing an event for her community in San Marcos, TX originally named Martian Culture Art Experience for its first original year. This event was held monthly at a beer garden, and gathered local artists, musicians, art entertainers, and artisans to come perform, sell, create, and network. Jody was presented with the first ever SPARK Award for this event by the City of San Marcos, Texas.
Later, during the 2020 pandemic lockdown, Jody dove deeper into her studio practice by taking extra commissions and starting her own genre of prehistoric artworks she coined as, “Paleofantesy” due to her long love of dinosaurs + art.
In January 2021, one of Jody’s art dreams came true when she had the privilege of working on a room project with her good artist friend Wanderweird built inside the Meow Wolf in Denver, CO - Convergence Station. “Only those who seek the room shall find it!”
Fast forward to the NOW in the year 2026. Jody is a wife and mother in Colorado. She is working a full time job in higher education coaching to keep up with the U.S. economy and take care of her little family-unit. Jody is still finding time to paint and ready for new projects. Take some time to view her art from the past and present. Thank you for stopping by this website and supporting her!
— Nothing on this website is generated by AI, this is all original art and writing by a genuine human being.
My wedding day. Halloween, 2024.
Jody and her father Craig Cross at TSU during her graduation gallery show. December, 2011.
VARIOUS PRIVATE COMMISSIONS, CO - Making art for people + FT Wife, Mother, and Sr. Enrollment Coach for Higher Ed. 2023-2026+
1st PLACE in PREHISTORIC TEXAS Ed. ART CONTEST with ZILKER PARK, AUSTIN, TX - Won with, “Acrocanthosaurus and Magnolias” painting 2023
TX DINO MURAL, STUDIO SAN MARTIAN, SAN MARCOS, TX - A mural of some of my favorite TX-discovered dinosaurs 2022
DINOSAUR RIDGE, MORRISON, CO - Allosaurus D.R. t-shirt design 2021
DINOSAUR RIDGE, MORRISON, CO - “Morris the Stegosaurus” statue mural painting 2021
MEOW WOLF, DENVER, CO - “A mysterious hidden room on the 4th floor” 2021
SONIC BLOOM, RYE CO - HUMMINGBIRD RANCH - Live Painting 2019
WALTON ARTHOUSE, ASHLAND OR - Underwater Group Show 2019
CULTIVATE 712, WACO, TX - Gallery Artist and Silk Fans 2018-2019
ART AFTER DARK, HEALDSBURG, CA - Artist and Fire Performer 2018
VOYAGE HOUSTON, TEXAS - Artist Interview - http://voyagehouston.com/interview/meet-jody-cross/
ART OUTSIDE CAMPOUT - FEST, TX - Live Painter, Gallery Artist, Outdoor Art Installations 2010-2018
SAN MARCOS ARTS LEAGUE - Artist Member 2018
FLOWSTORM - Live Painter 2018
SCRATCH HOUSE ATX, KALYA SCINTILLA & WHITEBEAR SHOW - Head of Altar Building Crew, Live painter 2018
THE MOVEMENT GALLERY SATX - The Art of Consciousness / Artist / Group Show 2018
MARTIAN ARTS FEST - "The Sweet Nothing Machine" / art installation on-site 2018
K.HUCK PRODUCTIONS - Artist Member Current
BOWER BIRD GALLERY - Manager/Curator 2012
SPARK AWARD, SMTX - Award from SMarts for starting Martian Culture Art Experience 2015
CHELSEA SCHOOL OF ART, London - Artist Portfolio Building 2011
THE BLUE WHALE, NICE,FRANCE- Live Painter 2013
KERR ARTS & CULTURAL CNTR- Gallery Show 2016
KERRVILLE FOLK FEST- Live Painter, Gallery Artist, Vibe Tribe Crew 2015-Current
ENVISION FEST, Costa Rica - Live Painter 2015
GEM & JAM FEST, AZ - Live Painter 2014
CREATE CULTURE, ATX - Live Painter 2014-Current
MARTIAN CULTURE, SMTX - Manager/Founder Yr 1,Live Painter, Gallery, Fire Dancer 2014
SONIC BLOOM, CO - Live Painter 2014
FIREFLY GATHERING, AZ - 2 Years, Live Painter and Gallery 2014-2015
SEED FEST, TX - Live Painter, Gallery Artist 2016
PIRATE PARTY FEST, MT - Live Painter and Gallery Artist 2017
LBJ MUSEUM ART SHOW, TX - Live Painter, Gallery Artist 2012-Current
TSU GALLERY OF COMMON EXPERIENCE, TX - Gallery Artist 2012-2018
TWRF/Mermaid Fest, TX - Art Organizer/Art Market Organizer 2013/2017
RAINBOW PAINT NIGHT at Stonewall, TX - Organizer , Live Painter , Gallery Artist 2015
INFUSION, TX - Live Painter, Fire Dancer 2017-2018
ART SQUARED, TX - Art Market, Vending 2017-2018
THE GOOD STUFF COMMUNITY STORE, TX- Art Gallery Market Artist 2017
WALKER'S GALLERY, TX- Gallery Artist 2013-2018
WAKE THE DEAD, TX - Solo shows and live painting 2011-Current
SPACE LAB, TX - Member of art gallery/art studio, project organizer, event coordination 2014-2015
E.A.S.T., ATX - Gallery and Live Painter 2016
“I create because I believe it is positive, powerful, and meaningful. When I take time to design or admire artwork I immediately feel the positive impact. Art influences the world we live in and it is a universal language that we can use to communicate with one another. I think this connection is very important for us all during this time.”
