Ray Easley b.1987 / Ft. Walton Beach, FL.
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts University of Wisconsin-Madison 2015 Madison, WI
M.A. Painting and Drawing 2014
Bachelor of Arts University of Houston (May 2012) Houston, TX
EXHIBITIONS
2022
· We Got Spirit - Mt. Sequoyah. Fayetteville, AR January
2021
· A Call Home Instillation - Rock City Kicks. Fayetteville, AR December
2017
· Indiana Green / Arts Mill - Grafton, WI July 14th (group)
2016
· Ghost Party / The Workshop - Columbus, WI Jan 5th (solo)
· Luck of the Draw / Madison Public Library - Madison, WI Jan 8th (group)
· Them People From The Hills / Underground Gallery - Fayetteville, AR March 3rd (solo )
· Those Four Sisters / Madison Public Library - Madison, WI May 6th (solo)
· Selections from the Lovey Town Archive / Dock 6 CollectiveDock 6 Collective - Chicago, IL (group)
· Kick a Hole Right in the Sky / University of Wisconsin - Sheboygan, WI September (group)
2015
· We Got Spirit, Yes We Do / Fairfield, IA (juried)
· The Art of Collage/ Sheboygan, WI (juried)
2014
· Man and his Dog / Milwaukee, WI
· Ghost Party / M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Madison, WI (Solo)
· MFA Group Show at Capitol Lakes / Madison, WI
· Plant Pathogen National Convention / Madison, WI (juried)
· &Another / Madison, WI
· Excavation / M.A. Thesis Exhibition, Madison, WI (Solo)
2013
· MFA Group Show at Capitol Lakes / Madison, WI
· I Have Been Thinking / Madison, WI (solo)
· Biennial Neon & Light Exhibition / Madison, WI
· Q&A / Madison, WI (juried)
· Renewal / Drift Studios, Mount Horeb, WI (Juried)
· Foremost / Madison, WI
2012
· Two-Fer / Madison, WI
· Reality / Madison, WI (Solo)
· 20$ Show / Madison, WI
· I Don’t Know You But I Love You!! / Madison, WI (Solo)
· University of Houston Student Show / Houston, TX
· I Build. A Sculpture Show / Houston, TX
2011
· University of Houston Student Show / Houston, TX
· By the Bar / Houston, TX (solo)
· University of Houston Student Show / Houston, TX
2010
· University of Houston Student Show / Houston, TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
· Artist Residency / The Workshop - Columbus, WI Jan-August 2016
· Guest Lecture / University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR March 2016
· Guest Lecture / University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR November 2015
PUBLICATIONS
· Easley Returns with Art Exhibit / Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette - 2016
· Featured Artis / Artdose VOL. XIV - 2016
· Painter Ray Easley hopes to make art accessible for all / Columbus Journal- 2016
· “Masters of Fine Arts Grad Catalog” / University of Wisconsin – Madison - 2015
· Lovey Town – We Got Spirit Yes We Do / Exhibition Series Volume 5 - 2015
· TIMBER MAGAZINE Vol. 4 / University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - 2014