Dorothy Ray, a native of Arizona, is an accomplished and devoted artist dedicated to expressing her love of art. Beginning with an Associates of Art degree at Phoenix College, Dorothy has furthered her artistic training through a variety of courses at Glendale Community College, local workshops, ongoing figure sketch groups and self-study. She traveled abroad to Italy and France to attend workshops and gather additional reference material.

     As an extension of her own value for the arts, she taught watercolor and oil painting classes for several years. Occasionally, she has juried art exhibitions. She has long been a juried member of Arizona Artist Guild, Arizona Watercolor Association and is an associate member of Oil Painters of America. Attesting to her artistic skill, she has received many awards. Her work has been purchased and displayed in both private and corporate collections. She has participated in the Scottsdale Celebration of Fine Art for twelve years.