Artist

Xenia Gray is a contemporary figurative artist whose emotionally charged mixed media works delve into the tension between isolation and connection. Drawing from her upbringing in post-Soviet Siberia, Gray transforms personal history into poetic visual language, using oil, acrylic, and charcoal to explore the unspoken and the unseen. Her compositions are marked by a compelling use of negative space and ambiguity, inviting viewers to slow down and engage in quiet contemplation.

Trained in both fine art and design, Gray earned her MA in advertisement design from Saint Petersburg State University of Technology and Design before relocating to the United States in 2010. Her industrial hometown and formative years in Russia continue to shape her aesthetic, lending a muted strength and emotional depth to her work. Each painting serves as an introspective journey, tracing the outlines of solitude, memory, and the longing for understanding.

Guided by intuition and a desire to transcend ego, Gray's process is as much about surrender as it is about expression. Through gestural lines and delicate layering, the human form becomes a vessel—at once personal and universal—for what words cannot convey. Her figures, often caught in moments of stillness, seem to hover between presence and absence, offering a space where viewers can reflect on their own emotional landscapes.

Gray’s work resonates with those drawn to art that quietly reveals itself over time, providing a deeply personal yet widely relatable experience. Her paintings are not declarations but invitations—to feel, to witness, and to connect beyond the surface.