The Reading aka Thea and Her Book

Born in Philadelphia and raised on Chicago’s south side, Godfrey received a Bachelor of Science in Art and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin. Her artwork is included in many private, corporate and museum collections and has been exhibited throughout North America. Among her more notable exhibitions, are one-woman exhibits at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philidelphia, the Organization of American States in Washington, DC, the Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and another at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Godfrey's work was presented with that of Georgia O'Keefe and Marc Chagall at an exhibit of 20th century flower paintings at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has also exhibited at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where she won the Flora Exhibition Award of Excellence. Other awards to her credit are the State of Illinois Library Competition and first prize out of 4,500 floral entries in the Artist's Magazine Floral Competition. Recently she was honored by the Municipal Art League. She received their Award of Excellence for her career and artwork.