Woody Cornwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Woody Cornwell

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1968

Place of Birth: Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 12-Apr-2016

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Woody Cornwell (1968-2016) was an American Abstract painter and co-founder of Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery in Atlanta during the late 1990's.
Eyedrum, in that era, was instrumental in expanding the alternative art scene in Atlanta.
He received a Bachelor degree from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) graduating Magna Cum Laude and a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Georgia State University.In 1997, Woody with a group of friends co-founded Eyedrum Art & Music Gallary in Atlanta where he curated art exhibits and mentored young artists in the city.
In addition he taught art at the Atlanta college of Art, SCAD Atlanta, Callenwalde Art Center and Chastain Art Center and the Telefair Museum in Atlanta.
He was a board member of Art Pages Magazine.
He was part of the selection committee at Forward Arts Foundation for their Emerging Artist Award. Woody Cornwell's art has been shown at the Swan Coach House Gallery, Vaknin Schwarz Gallery, Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, and the Suzanne Randolph Fine Art.
His work is also published in new American Paintings, Volume 8,#3.
In Atlanta he was represented by the Sandler Hudson Gallery.