Curriculum Vitae
GEORGE FRAYNE - A.K.A. COMMANDER CODY
Academic
BS in Design; University of Michigan 1966
MFA in Sculpture and Painting, Rackham School of Graduate Studies Univ of Mich 1968
Teaching Fellow at Michigan 1965-1968
Instructor of Art Wisconsin St. Oshkosh 1968-69
Group Shows / Art
New Gallery Ann Arbor Mich (4 artists) 2/64
Michigan Artists Show Detroit 1965
East Hampton New York Artists Guild 1966 2nd place painting
West Hampton Beach NY Art Fair 1966-67;
1966, 1st place painting;
1967, sculpture
University of Michigan Alumni Juried show 5/68
(MFA Canditates show) 1st place painting
Wisconsin Artists Show,Milwaukee 4/69
Wisconsin State University Faculty Show Oshkosh Wisconsin 5/69
Frayne Family Show, Bay Shore NY Library 6/73
Record Album Art, Syracuse University, NY 5/78
Sausalito Art Fair, Sausalito CA 10/89
AMFAR Benefit, KLSK Classic Rock Art Show
Director's Guild, Hollywood 5/93, 5/94 and 9/95
Sept. 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 12 paintings at opening art show
"STARART"
Gallery shows in conjunction with the publication of the book "StarArt "
with musician/artists
Klaus Voorman, Ron Wood, Joni Mitchel,
John Mayall,and Cat Stevens
11/79 Art Garden, Los Angeles
12/79 Circle Gallery, New York
3/80 Vorpal Gallery, San Fransisco
4/80 Vorpal Gallery, Laguna Beach California
10 paintings on tour
NATIONAL JURIED SHOWS
Chataqua Annual Invitational, NY 8/63
"Day of the Dead" show, Cameron Univ. Sante Fe 4/85
"Bay Arts '85" Arts Council of San Mateo 4/85
"National Planes and Trains" Show, Galesburg Ill 10/85
Annual Show, Cunningham Gallery, Bakersfield Ca 11/85
 
Image Makers Rock n' Roll Expo
origin-Colm Rowan Renaissance Gallery, Phila PA
Toronto Museum of Art 11 & 12/94
Austin Museum of Fine Art 11 & 12/95
Summer 2002 “Horses Saratoga Style” Large Painted Sculpture
Nov 2004 Auction for R&R Hall of Fame, Cleveland OH
Commissioned Paintings for Hall
Mar 2005 Mauch Chunk Theatre Music and Art Show, Jim Thorpe PA
Apr 2006 Beatles Art Book Takes 6 Drawings, Publishing 2007
Nov 2006 Boulton Center Music and Art Show, Bay Shore NY
Nov 7 2007 Commander Cody "The Art of Jazz" Longfellows Saratoga Springs
April 5 2008 showing latest work at the Mauch Chunk Opera House
Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania

Lectures
George lectured around the country in 1977
("The Function of the Sub-conscious Mind-Creating Fun"),
at 8 colleges and Universities including;
Syracuse University, Indiana University,
University of Seattle and Lincoln Land Community College (somewhere in Illinois)
One Man Shows
6/69 Editions Gallery, Ann Arbor Michigan
10/74 Vorpal Gallery, New York
5/79 University of California, Berkeley *
8/82 Gallery 409, Baltimore Maryland
10/81 and 9/84 Stinson Beach Art Center, CA
4/83 and 10/87 Cotati Cabaret, Cotati, CA *
6/85 Starart Gallery, Hollywood, CA
10/86 Eagles Nest Gallery, Austin, Texas
11/87 Frame Shop Gallery, Taos,New Mexico
3/89, 3/90 and 1/91 & 9/91, Mendocino Brewing Company Gallery
8/90 Belly Up Tavern Gallery, San Diego CA*
12/90 Lonestar Cafe, New York NY*
10 & 11 /91 Zodiac Club,Syracuse NY*
7/92 Picture This Gallery, Hana, Maui
1/93 Mendocino Brewing Company, Hopland CA
11/93 THE JAZZ SOCIETY Syracuse NY
11/94 -Jazz Paintings Claudia Chaplin Gallery Stinson Beach Ca
8/95 Sierra Gallery, Tahoe City CA
4/97 Dukes after Dark Saratoga Spgs NY*
 Aug 2004 One Man Show Maple Ridge Gallery, Cambridge NY
*Art and Rock and Roll
Video - Film
9/85 Museum of Modern Art, New York "Video Media" permanent video collection,
"Two Triple Cheese, Side order of Fries",
...also won Emmy (Norcal) in 1980 for direction/post production
...also, 2ndPlace: Mill Valley Film Festival 1982
...and, 1st Place Athens Ohio Film Festival 1982
1987 Chicago Film Fest - "Truckstop at the end of the World"
1988 Tokyo Video Festival - "Mars needs Women"