About
Xenia Gray is a contemporary figurative artist who primarily works in mixed media, including oil, acrylic, and charcoal. Fascinated by unexpressed feelings and things left unsaid, Xenia explores emotions through paintings of the human body.
Xenia grew up in Siberia in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse, and her sense of color and aesthetics is heavily influenced by the industrial environment of her hometown. Xenia enrolled in a local art school at nine and continued her art education in Saint Petersburg, where she achieved an MA in advertisement design from Saint Petersburg State University of Technology and Design. She moved to the United States in 2010.
"Art is a channel for me, through which I can express my emotions, be seen and understood by an observer.”
Education:
Saint Petersburg Univ. Of Technology And Design
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Advertisement Design
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg Univ. Of Technology And Design
Master of Arts (MA), Advertisement Design
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Recent exhibitions:
2025, March
“2025 SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE ” group show. By Arch Enemy Arts. Philadelphia, PA
2025, January-February
Artist in residency + solo exhibition “Moments between thoughts ”. At Shop made in DC. Washington DC
2024, December
“The great silence” solo show. At Hillyer gallery. Washington DC
2024, November
“Transcendence - Transformer's 20th Annual Benefit Auction Exhibition” group show. At Katzen Arts Center. Washington, DC
2024, October
“WPA x Hickok Cole Art Night” group show. by Washington Project for the Arts. At at Hickok Cole. Washington DC
2024, September
“DC Art Now” group show for finalists. By DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Washington DC
2024, May
Benefit Auction Collectors' Night 2024 by Washington Project for the Arts. Washington, DC
2024, April
“Awakening forms” group show. Cabada Contemporary gallery. Washington DC
2023, November
“Umbrella” art fair. Union market, Curated by No Kings Collective. Washington DC
2023, April
“Indoor Project Secret nights” Mexico City, Mexico
2023, August
“SQFT”. Asian fusion gallery, Curated by No Kings Collective. Washington DC
2022, June
“Body Language”. Bretwood Arts, Bethesda MD
2022, March
“The Gap”. Solo art show. Homme DC gallery, Washington DC
2021, February
“12” x 12” Art show”, curated by JAB arts, Washington DC
2020, June
“By The People x Monochrome Collective”. Collaboration with Halcyon, Monochrome Collective, By the people. Washington DC
2020, April
“Friend from a third culture”. Solo show. Homme DC gallery, Washington DC
2019, November
“Tiny show”. Curated by No Kings Collective, Hen House, Washington DC
2019, September
“Tryptich”. Curated by No Kings Collective, Hen House, Washington DC