September 14 - January 25, 2025
From the Irving Arts Center:
“Marty Ray and her husband, Richard Ray are Dallas-based artists who often collaborate on ceramic works (Marty’s focus) and paintings (Richard’s primary medium). Richard and Marty’s unique collaborations merge design, themes and skills to create finished works of art in both mediums. Individual works by each artist as well as collaborative pieces will be view in the Arts Center’s Carpenter Lobby Gallery Sept. 14 through Jan. 25.
In addition to her career as an artist Marty Ray is an art educator whose 50 years of teaching notably includes over 30 years at Dallas College North Lake Campus (formerly North Lake College) where she is Professor Emeritus of Art.
Marty has described her ceramic work as telling stories through line, shape and color on a pottery form. She creates her pottery using wheel-thrown forms, sometimes joining several together with playful proportions. She incises (carves) lines into the leather-hard clay on the belly, shoulders and neck of the pot and then paints the carved clay drawings with multicolor underglazes and glaze.
The imagery on her work is inspired by city and neighborhood scenes and figures in art classes and art exhibitions as well as from memories and observation.
Richard Ray, a 5th generation Texan, was born in Dallas. He has a B.A. in Art and an M.A. in Painting and Ceramics from Texas Woman’s University.
Richard’s paintings are often inspired by White Rock Lake, a beautiful oasis in the middle of Dallas minutes from their home. Portraits, nature, memories of his childhood at Buckner Children’s Home, music and imagination are also themes he expresses through art.”
Reception: September 15, 2024 | 2–4 pm
3333 North MacArthur Blvd
Irving, 75062 TX
(972) 252-2787
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