About Juanita Greene Parks

JGP Artists was founded by students of the late Juanita Greene Parks. Shortly after her death in 1990, they agreed to continue to paint together and teach one another in the unyielding principles of their beloved artist/teacher. 

Mrs. Parks came from the Chicago Art Institute in 1932 to find a relative "art desert" in Tennessee, but her enthusiasm and dedication to art led her to become a driving force in the development of the flourishing Tennessee art community we enjoy today. She received many awards, commissions and accolades which culminated in 1986 with the Career Achievement Award presented by Governor Lamar Alexander for her extensive contributions to art in Tennessee.