| ERIC MCRAY Painter Curator: Legends, Heroes and Leaders February, 2010 |
The stars of the art world are usually seen as bad boys with tattoos,
piercings, and all the clichés of popular romance. McRay is no cliché. He
is an original. He is neither the starving artist nor the profiteering
commercial artist. "I am an extraordinary gentleman with an adventurer's
heart, but I'm no bohemian!" He is a man that has struggled throughout
his career to achieve a high level of technical proficiency, pictorial
intelligence and a sense of artistic legacy.
Outside of his artistic endeavors, Eric McRay is an exceptional man who is
a dutiful husband and proud father, a supportive son and loyal friend to
many. He attends church regularly, has a comfortable home, drives a
modest car and strives for the American dream like most descent folk. He
keeps a daily studio work schedule, lives near Raleigh, NC and vacations
along the Carolina Coast with his family.
McRay earned a BFA degree at the Maryland Institute, College of Art,
where he received a four-year scholarship. In 1998, he was juried into
downtown Raleigh’s prestigious Artspace. Eric has served in the offices of
Vice-President and President of the Artspace Artists Association, as well
as served on Artspace’s board of directors.
McRay has been featured on TV and radio, and in numerous newspapers
and magazines. The Raleigh News & Observer named him one of the
“Artists to Watch” for 2001. He was featured in the June 2002 issue of
Southern Living Magazine. In 2008, McRay was anointed by Metro
Magazine, "Best Local Artist." McRay has consistently participated in and
supported many charitable art exhibits and other community art events.
Some of McRay’s collectors include First South Bank, American Tobacco
Campus, Duke University Medical Center, NC State University, UNC
Chapel Hill, SAS Institute, NCCU Art Museum, Duke Eye Center, and
Western Wake Hospital, as well as many private collectors locally,
nationally & internationally.
For more information about Eric McRay, please visit
www.mcraystudios.com
piercings, and all the clichés of popular romance. McRay is no cliché. He
is an original. He is neither the starving artist nor the profiteering
commercial artist. "I am an extraordinary gentleman with an adventurer's
heart, but I'm no bohemian!" He is a man that has struggled throughout
his career to achieve a high level of technical proficiency, pictorial
intelligence and a sense of artistic legacy.
Outside of his artistic endeavors, Eric McRay is an exceptional man who is
a dutiful husband and proud father, a supportive son and loyal friend to
many. He attends church regularly, has a comfortable home, drives a
modest car and strives for the American dream like most descent folk. He
keeps a daily studio work schedule, lives near Raleigh, NC and vacations
along the Carolina Coast with his family.
McRay earned a BFA degree at the Maryland Institute, College of Art,
where he received a four-year scholarship. In 1998, he was juried into
downtown Raleigh’s prestigious Artspace. Eric has served in the offices of
Vice-President and President of the Artspace Artists Association, as well
as served on Artspace’s board of directors.
McRay has been featured on TV and radio, and in numerous newspapers
and magazines. The Raleigh News & Observer named him one of the
“Artists to Watch” for 2001. He was featured in the June 2002 issue of
Southern Living Magazine. In 2008, McRay was anointed by Metro
Magazine, "Best Local Artist." McRay has consistently participated in and
supported many charitable art exhibits and other community art events.
Some of McRay’s collectors include First South Bank, American Tobacco
Campus, Duke University Medical Center, NC State University, UNC
Chapel Hill, SAS Institute, NCCU Art Museum, Duke Eye Center, and
Western Wake Hospital, as well as many private collectors locally,
nationally & internationally.
For more information about Eric McRay, please visit
www.mcraystudios.com
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