England, 1946 –
From 1969 until 1974 Anthony John Gray was a police officer with the Sussex Constabulary stationed at East Grinstead. In 1974 he left the force undertaking a self taught journey into the visual arts.
From a banned exhibition of nudes in Brighton in the 70s, which made the local and national newspapers to finding his own language in art, Anthony continues to exhibit across the USA and Europe.
In 1987 he was made honorary citizen of Palm Springs for artistic achievement. He designed the reverse of one of five commemorative medals for the Palm Springs Golden Anniversary along with Yaccov Agam, Leroy Neimann, R.C.Gorman and Olaf Weighorst.
He has worked on large installation projects for companies such as the Institute of Nutritional Sciences, San Diego and the I.R.T Corporation in California. He works mainly on canvas from small pieces to large installation works, diptychs and triptychs. He also produces three dimensional works in boxes.
He is currently working on the theme of a zero and a one, a series on the cross, numbers and the great church and cathedral series. Working with extreme precision everyone of his paintings are meticulously worked by hand.The artist does not use an airbrush.
Spending many years developing his own style of imagery the artist has always remarked that the work has carried the title of SPIRITUAL LOGIC.
Liberated Desire
Screenprint, signed and numbered, 36''x27''
