THE WEY GALLERY |  Ray Richardson

Born in Woolwich Dockyard, London in 1964, Ray studied at St Martin’s School of Art, followed by Goldsmith College of Fine Art.

Ray’s work is figuratively immersed in, and a product of, aspects of urban culture of recent decades.  Ray uses his life experience growing up, real or imagined as material for his art.

In 1989 and 1999 Ray received the British Arts Council Award, and the BP Portrait Award in 1990.

Collections and Commissions include, De Beers Trading Company, London, The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Shakespeare Company and Victoria and Albert Museum.

AWARDS

1989                       British Council Award

1990                       BP Portrait Award - Special Commendation

1999                       British Council Award

COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS

National Portrait Gallery, London; De Beers Diamond Trading Co., London; Kasen-Summer Collection, New York and Connecticut; Old Bull Arts Centre Jazz Festival exhibition and stage backdrops; Lennox Lewis for the Telegraph Magazine; The Royal Bank of Scotland; Royal Shakespeare Company paintings and drawings for season of plays; Bronze sculpture for Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex commissioned by North Lanarkshire City Council; JP Morgan Collection, London; St Georges Hospital, London; Tama Art University Collection, Tokyo; Victoria and Albert Museum, London