Regina Ray

People fascinate me. Whether I observe a crowd or a single individual, a friend or myself, I see a convergence of dreams, desires, contradictions, and insecurities—each person suspended between past, present, and future, searching for meaning that continually slips out of reach. We pursue ideals of happiness and long for something undefined, something not yet understood. Shaped and burdened by genetics, culture, religion, belief systems, folklore, and memory, we navigate the world through subjective perception, tethered to our past while remaining hopeful for the futures it inevitably informs. And then there is love — the abstract constant and ultimate unknown.

From the outset, my photographic practice has focused on the unseen realities within these interactions and the masks we construct to conceal ourselves. Each portrait is an attempt to move beyond surface appearance and approach a person’s essence. For me, photography is a process of revelation—one that can be uncomfortable, beautiful, mundane, or all of these simultaneously.

While photography remains my central medium, my search for deeper meaning and more complex narratives has led me toward multimedia practices.

MA Photography

Solo Exhibitions:
2025 | ArtSpace 5-7 part of Cambridge Open Studios
2023 | Own Studio, Cambridge Open Studios July
2019 | For the Love of Horse, Newmarket UK
2017 | Saudade, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge UK

Group Exhibitions:
2023 | London Art Biennale, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London 26-30 July
2023 | Tree, Gallery Above, Linton 12 Jul - 19 Aug
2023 | Summer Open Babylon Art Gallery Ely
2023 | Gazeley Art Show, 5 - 6 August
2023 | Film2023 part of FORMAT23 LCB Depot
2023 | Winter Open, Babylon Gallery, Ely
2022 | Summer Open, Babylon Gallery, Ely
2022 | NHRM Open, National Horse racing Museum, Newmarket
2020 | Chapter in Our Lives, Babylon Gallery, Ely
2017 | Epilogue, Gallery 9, Cambridge
2017 | AXIS, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge
2016 | PHOTOMASTERS, Truman Brewery, London

Publications:
2021 | Creative People & Places: Marketplace Chapter in Our Lives - own book
2021 | Shutter Hub Yearbook 2021