Ray Zovar

I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in December 1946. I've always been an artist and have been fascinated with and worked with three-dimensional art. My first memory of creating art was in grade school sculpting, drawing and painting classes, while my urban playground was the Milwaukee Public Museum with its fascinating dioramas. In high school, with the encouragement of my art instructors, I became the sole artist/designer for my senior year book.
At 20, I created a life-size hammered bronze wall sculpture of the Creation of Adam, commissioned by a church in West Allis, Wisconsin. Besides creating free standing and wall sculpture, the majority of my work over the next 30 years was acrylic and oil paintings with heavy impasto and strong 3-D canvases.
I created mosaic sculptures and furniture for over thirteen years, and have been fascinated with the depth of color, texture and form this medium presents. The materials - fused glass, metals, cut marble, porcelain tile and natural stone, etc. – are endless and the variety of transformations is infinite.
I started creating Illuminated Sculptural Paintings in 2013. I create my abstract paintings with a focus on depth, texture and details that glow from within. My use of paint, sculpt...

West Allis Central High School '65

Current and Upcoming Virtual and Live Exhibitions:

Art Comes Alive, Cincinnati OH, January 23 through March 19, 2021: an international, juried fine-art competition and exhibit that awards the best emerging and professional artists.