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It brings great pleasure to announce that three of my paintings were selected for 27th annual NO DEAD ARTISTS: International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art at the JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY in New Orleans, LA. The show runs from August 31- October 14, 2023, with an opening reception on September 2 from 5-9pm (during Arts District New Orleans First Saturday Gallery Openings) and a closing reception on October 7 from 5-9 (during Art for Arts’ Sake City-Wide Event)
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator in Jackson, Mississippi. She practices the art of play through decorative objects like nesting dolls and a limited edition of nutcrackers each holiday season. A hand-painted set of Golden Girls nesting dolls became an overnight viral sensation, appearing on MSNBC, NY Daily News, Entertainment Weekly, People, and Good Day Sacramento. Her work has been featured internationally in art exhibitions, publications, and brand packaging. During Women’s History Month, Ginger’s illustration was featured on bags of Stacy’s Pita Chips for a campaign benefiting Step Up Women’s Network and earned a Bronze Lion in Design at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2017.
Her personal experience of coping with grief through art in an HBO documentary, The Dead Mothers Club, landed her painting as the featured image on the movie poster. Press highlights following the premiere prompted articles in The New York Times, Newsweek and a live interview on The Katie Couric Show.
Ginger cultivated a passion for teaching as the former Studio Programs Coordinator and Master Teaching Artist at the Mississippi Museum of Art. She won the Outstanding Museum Art Educator of the Year in 2012 from MAEA. Nurturing a daily creative practice inspires her to motivate others to connect with an authentic exploration of ideas and art techniques in immersive workshops.
Ginger’s art studio is in the Historic Fondren District in Jackson, MS. She loves working on dollhouse miniatures at home and spending time with her husband Justin, kids Eloise and Oliver, and pets Norman and Penny.