Jared Tredway
Co-Director + Contributing Artist // Jared Tredway grew up in Windom, Texas, a small town about 80 miles northeast of Dallas. His childhood was spent carving tunnels in maize fields, drawing whimsical castles, putting on productions for his school class, and building Lego cities and stick forts in the forest. In grade school he explored music, art, and theater as well as writing and literature.
At Texas A&M University he majored in architecture and studied photography with Susan Kirchman. After completing his formal education, Jared returned to north Texas and joined David Baca Studio (an architecture firm) as a project manager and interior design director.
He has been humbled and honored to perform with the Sherman Symphony Orchestra and the Sherman Community Players, and proud to have served on the board of DSP&R (Downtown Sherman Now!) during the development and implementation of the streetscape enhancement project and revitalization efforts.
Jared also served as the chair of the North Texas Young Professionals, and initiated its Pillars Forum, a celebration of influential community leaders. In 2014, Jared began studying acting with Theresa Bell in Dallas, and signed with Damaris Grogan at the Clutts Agency. The following year, Jared participated in Theresa Bell’s short film production “Lullaby,” after which he was inspired to write and produce his own short entitled “Receptivity.” In the fall of 2015 Jared moved to Los Angeles, joining the architecture firm Uberion while continuing his acting studies with Lesly Kahn and Scott Barnes and Matt Snyder at Studio Four.
During this time Jared maintained his presence in North Texas, and in 2016 he founded the Tredway Workshop, a multidisciplinary design build firm focused on modernist residences and boutique commercial projects. He joined the Ghost Town Arts Collective in 2019 and he is excited to be a part of its growth.
Jared's Recent Work
Newly Planted // This was our first fall in the new house on McKown Avenue. I got the beds ready, and when my sister Abby got home she helped me plant the mums. Gussie boy was jealous we were outside in the front yard without him. From the Life of Ghost Town Exhibition, Summer 2020.
Pole Dancers // After their year-end program at Covenant Presbyterian Preschool, my sister Abby and her friend Emma celebrated freedom and the beginning of summer with a pole dance. From the Life of Ghost Town Exhibition, Summer 2020.
Waiting for Mom // She was "Waiting for Mom." We had dinner together, and then afterwards we went outside at dusk to kick a soccer ball around. The moon was full and bright. "Look at the moon, Abby!" I said. She looked up but then paused long enough for me to wonder what she was thinking. "I can't go on the rocket ship right now, Jared. It's too scary." From the Life of Ghost Town Exhibition, Summer 2020.