Eric

McRay

Eric McRay is a celebrated visual artist known for his bold, expressive style. A Washington, D.C. native, he earned a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and has been a vital force in North Carolina’s art scene since 1987, joining Raleigh’s Artspace in 1998 and later in 2020, resident member of CMAC: City Market Artist Collective. His work has been featured in Raleigh Magazine, Fortune Small Business, Southern Living, Art Business News, Walter Magazine, and Our State Magazine, as well as on television and radio, earning recognition as one of The News & Observer’s “Artists to Watch.” McRay’s paintings are housed in collections at SAS, Duke University Medical Center, NC State, NCCU Art Museum, UNC–Chapel Hill, American Tobacco Campus, and exhibited internationally through the U.S. State Department’s Art in Embassies Program.

An artist’s style is a visual language, and in that sense, Eric McRay is multilingual. Rather than limiting himself to a single approach, he embraces a wide range of styles, techniques, and imagery to best express his ideas. Inspired by artists such as Picasso and Matisse, McRay believes that growth comes through continual exploration and reinvention. His work moves effortlessly between spontaneity and structure, abstraction and representation, always guided by his expressive goals. “I believe there is no single correct pictorial solution.” Through his paintings, drawings, and collages, McRay remains committed to discovering the next new visual language in his ongoing artistic journey.

Acrylic, Collage/Assemblage, Mixed Media

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