Education

Post Graduate Certificate in Art and Design Education, Middlesex University, England, 1983
MFA, University College London, England, 1982
BFA, Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, Wiltshire, England, 1978 (honors)

Major Fields

Painting, curatorial practices, North American Contemporary Art

Courses Taught

SA105 Drawing for Non-majors
SA201 Beginning Drawing
SA216 Beginning Painting
SA340 Historic Painting Techniques I
SA341 Historic Painting Techniques II
SA316 Intermediate Painting
SA380 Advanced Drawing & Painting I
SA480 Advanced Drawing & Painting II
SA491 Senior Thesis in Studio Art

Books/Catalogues

Remain Calm: The Art of Graem Whyte, September 2012, Rochester, MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 60pp ISBN 978-0-925859-56-63, Dick Goody editor and author.

Idealizing the Imaginary: Illusion and Invention in Contemporary Painting, Rochester, MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 48pp ISBN 978-0-925859-55-66, Dick Goody editor and author.

Borders and Frontiers: Collage and Appropriation in the Contemporary Image, March 2011, Rochester, MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 60pp. ISBN 978-0-9258559-53-2, Dick Goody editor and author.

Cynthia Greig: Subverting the (un)Conventional,January 2011, Rochester, MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 72pp. ISBN: 978-0-925859-52-5, Dick Goody editor and author.

Jae Won Lee: Internal Distance(s), January 2009, Rochester, MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 32pp. ISBN978-0-925859-46-4, Dick Goody editor and author.

Domestified Angst: Second Recording, October 2008, Rochester, MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 52pp. ISBN 978-0-925859-47-1, Dick Goody editor and author.

Seminal Works from the N’Namdi Collection of African American Art, September 2008, Rochester, MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 100pp. ISBN 978-0-925859-46-4, edited by Dick Goody.

Fundamental(ist): New Paintings by Dennis Michael Jones, November 2007, Rochester, MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 32pp. ISBN 978-0-925859-43-3, Dick Goody editor and author.

James Stephens: A Mid-Career Retrospective, October 2007, Rochester MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 32pp. ISBN 978-0-925859-42-6, Dick Goody editor and author.

Telegraph, January 2007, Rochester, MI: Oakland University Art Gallery, 41pp. ISBN0-925859-39-7, Dick Goody editor and author.

 

Articles

• “Untold Stories,” Good For You, June 2012, pp. 2-5, Birmingham, MI: David Klein Gallery
• “The Theatre of Painting,” Rick Vian, March 2009, pp. 4-5, Birmingham, MI: Robert Kidd Gallery
• “Interview with Dick Goody and Rick Vian,” Rick Vian, March 2009, pp. 6-11, Birmingham, MI: Robert Kidd Gallery
• “Archive, Structure, and Abstraction: An Interview with Hartmut Austen,” Detroit Stories, September 2008, pp. 231-251, Detroit, MI: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, ISBN 978-0-9791991-6-5
• “A Walk in the Himalayas,” Detroit Telegraph Journal, 2008, pp. 21-24, Detroit, MI: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, ISBN 978 -0-9791991-2-7.

 

Oral Presentations

The Academy, the Student & the Artist, in conjunction with Graem Whyte: Remain Calm, Oakland University Art Gallery, moderator; panel: Kevin Beasley, Heather Darcy Bhandari, Gunalan Nadarjaran, Vagner M. Whitehead and Graem Whyte.

Painting Coast to Coast, Wayne State University, Shaver Music Recital Hall, January 21, 2011, Panelist.

Artist's Books: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Art Making, March 28, 2010, moderator; panel: Lynne Avadenda, Susan Goethel Campbell, Ed Fraga, Chido Johnson, Dennis Michael Jones, and David Lambert. Moderated by Dick Goody,

Detroit Breeding Ground, Museum of New Art, Pontiac, MI., October 3, 2009, moderator; panel: Vincent Carducci, Rebecca Mazzei, Chido Johnson, Michael E. Smith, Benjamin Teague.

“The Business of Art: Curating, Painting and Writing in Detroit and New York,” Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI, June 7, 2008.

 

Selected Exhibitions

• “Live From Detroit,” 2011, Fred Torres Collaborations, New York, NY
• “ME/WE,” 2011, The Butcher’s Daughter Contemporary Art, Ferndale, MI
• “Painting Coast to Coast,” 2011, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, WSU, Detroit, MI
• “Wordage,” 2010, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
• “The Decay of Lying: New Paintings by Dick Goody,” 2010, The Butcher’s Daughter Contemporary Art, Ferndale, MI (solo)
• “Change,” 2009, The Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
• “Commentary Criticism,” 2007, Yacht Club Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
• “Driven: Art from the Motor City,” 2007, Cooper CAC, Hancock, MI
• “Dictum,” 2006, Northville Arts Council, Northville, MI
• “American Icons,” 2006, The Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
• “Dick Goody: Drawings,” 2006, Museum of New Art, Pontiac, MI (solo).

 

Curated Exhibitions

Remain Calm: The Art of Graem Whyte, September 2012, Rochester, Oakland University Art Gallery.

Idealizing the Imaginary: Illusion and Invention in Contemporary Painting, January 2012, Oakland University Art Gallery, featuring: Kevin Baker, Trudy Benson, Katherine Bernhardt, Cecily Brown, Matt Connors, Jesse Chapman, Kim Dorland, Mark Flood, Rosy Keyser, José Lerma, Dasha Shishkin, Josh Smith, Denyse Thomasos, Wendy White.

Borders and Frontiers: Collage and Appropriation in the Contemporary Image, March 2010, Oakland University Art Gallery, featuring: Jonathan Allen, Michael Anderson, Chambliss Giobbi, David LaChapelle, George Rahme, Matthew Cusick, Holli Schorno, Maritta Tapanainen, Mark Wagner.

Cynthia Greig: Subverting the (un)Conventional, January 2011, Oakland University Art Gallery.

The Art of the Artist’s Book, January 2010, Oakland University Art Gallery, featuring: Lynne Avadenka, Matthew Barney, IAIN BAXTER&, Christian Boltanski, Susan Goethel Campbell, Sir Anthony Caro, Vija Celmins, Ed Fraga, Jane Hammond, Chido Johnson, Dennis Michael Jones, R. B. Kitaj, David Lambert, Ronald Allen Leax, Donald Lipski, Kathleen McShane, Eric Mesko, Sabrina Nelson, Matthew Shlian, Kiki Smith, Michael E. Smith, Jill Sylvia, Stella Waitzkin, Kara Walker, Peter Williams.

Jae Won Lee: Internal Distance(s), January 2009, Oakland University Art Gallery.

Domestified Angst: Second Recording, October 2008, Oakland University Art Gallery.

Seminal Works from the N’Namdi Collection of African American Art, September 2008, Oakland University Art Gallery, featuring: Charles Alston, Emanoel Araújo, Romare Bearden, Chakiai Booker, Frank Bowling, Carol Ann Carter, Nanette Carter, Ed Clark, Robert Colescott, Beauford Delaney, Herbert Gentry, Sam Gillian, David Hammons, Richard Hunt, Bill Hutson, Rashid Johnson, Phyllis Diane Jones, Artis Lane, Jacob Lawrence, Norman Lewis, Alvin Loving, Richard Mayhew, Charles McGee, Allie McGhee, Tyrone Mitchell, Vincente Pimentel, Howardena Pindell, Betty Saar, Raymond Saunders, John Scott, Charles Searles, Vincent Smith, Bob Thompson, Jack Whitten, Bernard Williams, William T. Williams.

Fundamental(ist): New Paintings by Dennis Michael Jones, November 2007, Oakland University Art Gallery.

James Stephens: A Mid-Career Retrospective, October 2007, Oakland University Art Gallery.

Telegraph, January 2007, Oakland University Art Gallery, featuring: Hartmut Austen, Haley Bates, Fabio Fernandez, Shannon Goff, Thomas Lauerman, Brent Summerhauser, Christian Tedeschi.

 

Selected Bibliography

• “The Four Horsemen of Detroit,” by Lynn Crawford, hyperallergic.com, October 20, 2012
• “Bright Show Sure Cure,” by Michael Hodges, The Detroit News, January 19, 2012
• “06-09-11, Last week – NYC, Live from Detroit” C-Monster.net, June 6, 2011
• “Contemporary Painting at Oakland University Gallery,” by Ron Scott, arthopper.org, January 18, 2011
• “Art Motors On,” by Linda Yablonsky, W Magazine, November 2011
• “Images Jiggle Lens on Reality,” by Michael Hodges, The Detroit News, February 17, 2011
• “An Intimate Journey: The Art of the Artist’s Book,” by Gabrielle Pescador, ArtSlant.com, January 20, 2010
• “Book Art is a Treat for the Eyes at Oakland University Gallery,” by Mike Hodges, The Detroit News, January 14, 2010
• “Chido Johnson,” by Kathy Zarur, Sculpture Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 6, July/August 2009
• “(Recent) Art History: N’Namdi Shares His Collection with Oakland University,” by Michael Hodges, The Detroit News, October 9, 2008
• “James Stephens at the Oakland University Art Gallery,” by Vince Carducci Art in America, April 2008
• “Braided Roots,” by Michael Hodges, The Detroit News, April 2, 2008
• “Art in its Place,” by Rebecca Mazzei, Metro Times, November 28, 2007
• “Global Art,” by Gail Zimmerman, The Detroit Jewish News, March 8, 2007
• “OU Art Gallery Focuses on Globalization,” by Keri Guten Cohen, Detroit Free Press, March 10, 2007
• “Telegraph Collective,” by Nick Sousanis, thedetroiter, January 26, 2007.