Virginia Ray is a contemporary, mixed media landscape painter. 

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Born and raised in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, Virginia's family has lived and worked in the area for generations This is a heritage which has deeply influenced her art.

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The vitality & beauty of nature is at the heart of her practice and her work shares the optimism, hope and joy she experiences when walking and photographing the land.  

 

Virginia believes that only by reminding ourselves of the enduring beauty of our landscape and developing an understanding of our heritage, can we appreciate it and conserve it for future generations.

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Virginia builds the surface of the canvas to create texture and a 'sense of place'. Her aim is to evoke rather than describe the landscapes she depicts.

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Virginia lives in Surrey, has exhibited in Surrey, Yorkshire, Ibiza, Cornwall and Norfolk. Her work has been selected for several prestigious Open Calls including the New Light Prize Exhibition where she won Visitor's Choice Award in 2024. She was shortlisted for the RA Summer Exhibition 2024.

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Virginia is an MA graduate of UCA Farnham.