Marty Ray (USA)
Ceramic artist
Marty Ray is a ceramic artist and educator. Incised images and stories on pottery form is the focus in her work. She has taught art for 50+ years to all ages and is Professor Emerita, retired from North Lake College in 2017. There she was 3D Program Coordinator and taught ceramics & sculpture.
Born in Dallas, at an early age a love for drawing and painting grew. She began teaching art after receiving a BA from East Texas State University and later an MFA at Southern Methodist University. A treasured year of teaching was in Tokyo, Japan at a USA Air Force High School. During 1967-68 Marty traveled throughout Japan and parts of Southeast Asia including Hong Kong, Thailand, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Marty is an award winning ceramic artist with work published in several books and national publications. Marty maintains a studio and lives in Dallas with her husband, artist Richard Ray. The Craighead-Green Gallery in Dallas represents her work.
