BIOGRAPHY

Ray Atlas is a New York–based artist whose practice centers ethical representation, mutual aid, and social engagement. Their work has been exhibited at A.I.R. Gallery, Elza Kayal Gallery, Rockaway Artists Alliance, Recirculation Bookstore, and Enoch's Arts. In addition to their studio practice, they curated an exhibition at Elza Kayal Gallery and have performed in collaborative works with artists at A.I.R. Gallery, including Joan Snitzer and Aya Rodriguez-Izumi. Their public artwork includes Community Resources in East Harlem, a mural on East 125th Street between Lexington and Third Avenue in Harlem.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026       Art for Advocacy, The People’s Forum, Manhattan, NY.

Love Letter, Sierra Turrino Studio,Long Island City, NY.

2025       Hinds House, Recirculation Bookstore, Harlem, NY.

‍ ‍Wish U Were Here: 2025 Annual Postcard Show, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

‍ ‍Pasts and Futures: Memory, Tradition, & the Art of Reimagining, Elza Kayal Gallery, NY.

‍ ‍Lean on Me: Everyday Acts of Humanity, Rockaway Artists Alliance, NY.

Bushwick Open Studios, Skewville, Bushwick, NY.

Works of Art, Bushwick Street Arts, Bushwick, NY.

2024       Books On Sight Winter Showcase, Enoch’s Cafe and Gallery, Hudson Yards, NY.

PUBLIC ART

2025      Uptown Grand Scale Mural Project, Uptown Grand Central, Harlem, NY.

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

2026       Carefully Constructed, Joan Snizter, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

2025       Gate: 3, Aya Rodriguez-Izumi, Singapore Biennale 2025.

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2025       Pasts and Futures: Memory, Tradition, & the Art of Reimagining, Elza Kayal Gallery, NY.

AWARDS & HONORS

2026       Ruth Lowe Bookman Prize, Barnard College

‍ ‍Ethel Stone Lefrak Prize, Barnard College (Nominee)

2025       CJC for the Arts Grant

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2025       “Ray Atlas”.Ratrock Magazine.‍ ‍

‍ ‍ “Art & Ponder: Opinion Piece”. Liam Otero. 

‍ ‍“Pasts and Futures”. Elza Kayal Gallery. 

TEACHING & LECTURES

2026      Guest Lecturer, “Contemporary Handicraft in England,” Columbia University.

EDUCATION

2026       Barnard College of Columbia University

‍ ‍B.A. in Visual Arts (Art History) & Archaeological Anthropology