Dick Goody is a Professor of Art in the Department of Art and Art History at Oakland University where he is director of the Oakland University Art Gallery and curator of the Oakland University Art Collection. He teaches courses in painting, drawing, and historical painting techniques.

As gallery director, Goody has organized more than 60 curatorial projects and curated more than 40 contemporary art exhibitions writing their accompanying catalogues.  

Under his leadership, the OU Art Gallery has hosted exhibition featuring art work from international collections such as the George Eastman House of International Museum of Photography and Film, Detroit Institute of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. His curatorial projects have been reviewed in national journals, such as Art in America and Sculpture magazine.

In addition to contemporary art, the gallery has showcased important collections, including The African Art Collection of Catherine C. Blackwell, and the N’Namdi Collection of African American Art.

Goody earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Slade School of Fine Art in London. He also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Art and Design Education from Middlesex University. Goody’s own paintings have been featured in nine solo shows and over forty group exhibitions in London, New York and Detroit.