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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.
Exhibiting internationally, Xenia Gray has presented her work in prominent galleries and art fairs across the United States and Europe. Her emotionally resonant figurative paintings have been featured at the LA Art Show, Affordable Art Fair New York, and major contemporary spaces in Los Angeles, Miami, and Berlin. With a steadily expanding collector base, Gray’s work has garnered attention from both private collectors and curators who are drawn to her distinctive blend of introspective narrative and formal sophistication. Through her art, Gray invites viewers into a meditative space shaped by silence, memory, and emotional nuance. Her paintings explore the subtle choreography of human vulnerability, tracing the line between solitude and connection with expressive yet restrained gestures. Each composition becomes a quiet inquiry into identity, presence, and the invisible threads that link us to one another across time and place.
2025 • “Moments Between Thoughts”, Shop Made in DC, Washington, DC, USA • 2025 SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA • Benefit Auction Collectors' Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, USA 2024 • “The Great Silence”, Hillyer Gallery, Washington, DC, USA • Transcendence – Transformer’s 20th Annual Benefit Auction, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC, USA • WPA x Hickok Cole Art Night, Hickok Cole, Washington, DC, USA • DC Art Now (Finalists Exhibition), DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC, USA • Benefit Auction Collectors' Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, USA • “Awakening Forms”, Cabada Contemporary Gallery, Washington, DC, USA 2023 • “Umbrella” Art Fair, Union Market, Washington, DC, USA • “SQFT”, Asian Fusion Gallery, Washington, DC, USA • Indoor Project Secret Nights, Mexico City, Mexico 2022 • “The Gap”, Homme DC Gallery, Washington, DC, USA • “Body Language”, Bretwood Arts, Bethesda, MD, USA 2021 • 12” x 12” Art Show, curated by JAB Arts, Washington, DC, USA 2020 • “Friend from a Third Culture”, Homme DC Gallery, Washington, DC, USA • By The People x Monochrome Collective, Washington, DC, USA 2019 • “Tiny Show”, curated by No Kings Collective, Hen House, Washington, DC, USA
Exhibiting internationally, Xenia Gray has presented her work in prominent galleries and art fairs across the United States and Europe. Her emotionally resonant figurative paintings have been featured at the LA Art Show, Affordable Art Fair New York, and major contemporary spaces in Los Angeles, Miami, and Berlin. With a steadily expanding collector base, Gray’s work has garnered attention from both private collectors and curators who are drawn to her distinctive blend of introspective narrative and formal sophistication. Through her art, Gray invites viewers into a meditative space shaped by silence, memory, and emotional nuance. Her paintings explore the subtle choreography of human vulnerability, tracing the line between solitude and connection with expressive yet restrained gestures. Each composition becomes a quiet inquiry into identity, presence, and the invisible threads that link us to one another across time and place.
2025 • “Moments Between Thoughts”, Shop Made in DC, Washington, DC, USA • 2025 SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA • Benefit Auction Collectors' Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, USA 2024 • “The Great Silence”, Hillyer Gallery, Washington, DC, USA • Transcendence – Transformer’s 20th Annual Benefit Auction, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC, USA • WPA x Hickok Cole Art Night, Hickok Cole, Washington, DC, USA • DC Art Now (Finalists Exhibition), DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC, USA • Benefit Auction Collectors' Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, USA • “Awakening Forms”, Cabada Contemporary Gallery, Washington, DC, USA 2023 • “Umbrella” Art Fair, Union Market, Washington, DC, USA • “SQFT”, Asian Fusion Gallery, Washington, DC, USA • Indoor Project Secret Nights, Mexico City, Mexico 2022 • “The Gap”, Homme DC Gallery, Washington, DC, USA • “Body Language”, Bretwood Arts, Bethesda, MD, USA 2021 • 12” x 12” Art Show, curated by JAB Arts, Washington, DC, USA 2020 • “Friend from a Third Culture”, Homme DC Gallery, Washington, DC, USA • By The People x Monochrome Collective, Washington, DC, USA 2019 • “Tiny Show”, curated by No Kings Collective, Hen House, Washington, DC, USA
