Ray Kass
Christiansburg, VA
Ray Kass is an internationally recognized artist whose paintings have been widely exhibited and have been represented in solo exhibitions in New York City by the Allan Stone Gallery, A.V.C. Contemporary Arts Gallery, ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts, Baumgartner Gallery, and ir77 Contemporary Art. He has received numerous grants and awards, including individual artists grants from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. His paintings reside in many public and private collections.
He is Professor Emeritus of Art at Virginia Tech, and founder and director of The Mountain Lake Workshop; an ongoing series of collaborative and inter-related workshops centered in the environmental, cultural, and community resources of the Appalachian region of southwestern Virginia. The workshops have resulted in many unique, collaborative works of art that have been widely exhibited. In 2012 he had two extended residencies at MQ in Vienna, Austria.
He is the son of celebrated American Folk Artist Jacob Kass (1910-2000).
Rose
Watercolor on Paper under Beeswax
27.5in x 37.5in
Passage
Watercolor on Paper under Beeswax
28in x 33in
Travertine Polyptych “Schrims #4”
Watercolor Mounted on Rag Paper under Beeswax
32in x 31in
Still Life
Watercolor on Paper
14in x 18in
Seed IV
Watercolor on Paper
14in x 18in
Seed III
Watercolor on Paper
14in x 18in
Seed II
Watercolor on Paper
14in x 18in
Seed
Watercolor on Paper
14in x 18in
Tsakli
Watercolor on Paper under Beeswax
16in x 17in
Travertine Polyptych “Schrims #3”
Watercolor on Rag Paper under Beeswax Mounted on Panels
26in x 28in