Jeff Whipple has had 75 solo exhibitions and his plays have been in 19 productions. He has won dozens of top awards in art and playwriting competitions.
His play “Spokesperson” was produced in Chicago last year and his comedy, “Couch Potatoes of the 22nd Century” was produced in April in Orlando.
In 2010, his art will be featured in solo shows at the Museum of Florida Art in DeLand and 621 Gallery in Tallahassee. He'll also be in a two-artist show at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum in Ormond Beach, Florida and his artwork was curated into the Contemporary Art Exhibition, which opens in May at the Naples Museum of Art in Naples, Florida.
He has received two arts council artist fellowships from Illinois and three from Florida. One of the Florida fellowships was for Playwriting. In 2001, he was the first recipient of the annual Fulton Ross Award, a $10,000 grant based on career achievements.
His public artworks include a 75-foot wide video installation for the Tampa Museum of Art, a 300-foot long mural for the City of Tampa and a 150-foot long mural for the Johnson Library in St. Petersburg.
Whipple has taught at several colleges including Arizona State University, Northern Illinois University, the Ringling College of Art and the University of Tampa. He is currently teaching at Florida State University.
Jeff Whipple lives in Tallahassee, Florida. He has a studio/gallery in the Railroad Square Art Park.
