Curriculum Vitae

Ray Caesar
(b.1958 in London, UK). At an early age, his family moved to Toronto, Canada, where he currently resides. Caesar’s vision resonates with the changing psyche of his figures, reflecting memories of his childhood and experiences in working at the Hospital For Sick Children. Celebrated as the grandfather of digital art. Collected by the Hearst Family; Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy; Madonna; the Bristol Museum, UK & selected by the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Modern Art, New York & Guggenheim, New York through affiliated auctions. Caesar is also inspired from such masters that include François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Antoine Watteau. His haunting imagery is created digitally using 3D modeling software called Maya, mastered while working in digital animation for television and film industries from 1998—2001.

BORN
Born 1958, London England
Current Residence, Toronto Canada
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
1977 to 1980 The Ontario College of Art
1980 to 1996 The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Visual
Education, Medical Artist
1998 to 2001 GVFX Toronto, Senior Animator
PROFESSIONAL CREDITS
1999 – Primetime Emmy Nomination for Special Effects (Total Recall 2070)
1999 – Gemini Nomination for Special Effects
1999 – Monitor Award for Special Effects in a series
EXHIBITIONS
2016
Spacejunk Center, St. Sebastian, SPAIN (group)
San Sebastian will be the European cultural capital
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Museum Tour for 2yrs)
2015
January – Art Stage Singapore with Gallery House (fair)
Ongoing permanent exhibition at all AFA Gallery – New York, Las Vegas, New Orleans and France location.
November – Gallery House Solo Show, Toronto Canada (solo)
May – Belgium Castle with Kochxbos Gallery (group) with Erwin Olaf or Wim Delvoye, Jaime Hayon, Philippe-Starck, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yamamoto.
June – Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead, London England with Richard Goodall Gallery (fair)
July – Hamptons Art Market – Damien Roman Fine Art(fair)
July – Monaco Art Fair – Dorothy Circus Gallery(fair)
November – Solo Show, Gallery House Toronto Canada(solo)
Winter – Pandora’s Box with AFA Gallery New York (group)
2014
February –Two Header Show Dorothy Circus Gallery, Rome Italy
CIRCA Gallery, Culver City LA, US (solo)
Affordable Art Fair New York with Richard Goodall Gallery, US (fair)
Kunstai Art Fair with Kochxbos Gallery, Netherland (fair)
Affordable Art Fair at Hampstead, London UK (fair)
Art on the Edge, Vered Gallery Hamptons New York, US (group)
Hamptons Art Market, Vered Gallery Hamptons New York, US (fair)
Texas Art Market, Damien Roman Gallery Hamptons New York, US (fair)
AFA Gallery, New York US & Las Vegas (group)
Miami Art Fair, US (fair)
Evergrande – Gallery House, Toronto Canada (group)
Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto Canada (fair)
2013
Feb – Special Project with Spacejunk in Germany
Feb – RAW Art Fair Rotterdam with KochxBos Gallery (fair)
March – Affordable Art Fair with Richard Goodall Gallery Battersea, London (fair)
March 21- April 7, 2013 – The Pop Surrealism Show, Opera Gallery New York (group).
April – Gallery House Group Exhibition Featuring Catherine Howe and Ray Caesar, Anita   Kunz, Joe Fenton, Toronto, Canada (Group)
April 4-7 – Affordable Art Fair with Richard Goodall Gallery New York US (fair)
April 5-27 – Above Ground, Hong Kong China (group)
April 5-27 – “Pretty Girls”, Above Second, Hong Kong, China (group)
April 13 – Corey Helford Gallery Retrospective Show, Culver City LA US (solo)
June 13-16 – Affordable Art Fair with Richard Goodall Gallery Hampstead, London (fair)
July 13-August 5 – Vered Gallery Group Show, East Hamptons New York (group)
July – Vered Gallery, Art Market Hamptons New York US (fair)
Oct 3 – “Truth, Light & Matter”, Annual Exhibition at Gallery House, Toronto Canada (group)
Dec – Corey Helford Gallery, Miami Art Fair US (fair) Opera Gallery, Miami Art Fair US (fair)
Marseille, France – Celebration of European Cultural Capital for 2013 (group)
Bordeaux, France – From Pixel to Numeric Painting (Spacejunk Gallery)(group)
Vichy, France – Celebrating pop surrealism exhibition (Spacejunk Gallery)(group)
2012
Stephen Webster Private Show, LA (solo)
January Group Show Musee de la Halle St Pierre, Paris France (group)
Group Show Musee de la Halle St Pierre, Paris France (group)
March 6-11, 2012 Scope New York, New York USA (fair)
March 10, 2012 Kochxbos Gallery, Amsterdam The Netherlands (group)
March – June 2012 Galerie du Jour, Paris France – TBD other locations traveling exhibit (group)
April 28– June 2012 Solo Show – Richard Goodall Gallery, Manchester England Solo Show (solo)
May, 2012 – Group Show Nyctalopes Exhibition, Paris France (group)
May 26-June 25, 2012 – Vered Gallery Group Exhibit, East Hampton New York USA (group) in Conjunction with Vered Auction w/Board of Trustee of MOMA
June 9, 2012 – Corey Helford Gallery Group Exhibit- “Motion: The Next Movement in Art”, Culver City LA (group)
June – September 2012 – Group Show – Spacejunk Center, France (group)
September 13-29, 2012 – Group Show – Palazzo Pisana with Dorothy Circus Gallery, Italy (group)
October 24 -28, 2012 Affordable Art Fair Battersea London with Richard Goodall Gallery, Manchester UK (fair)
October 26-29, 2012 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto Canada (fair)
November 1-4, 2012 Affordable Art Fair Hampstead London with Richard Goodall Gallery, Manchester UK (fair)
November 29 2012 – Annual Exhibition “Miles to go before I sleep” – Gallery House w/ Gottfried Helnwein & Anita Kunz (group)
December 15, 2012 Kochxbos Gallery, Amsterdam The Netherlands (solo)
December 2012 “Crucifixion” Corey Helford Gallery, Culver City LA (group)
December 4-9, 2012 Scope Miami, Miami Florida USA (fair)
2011
Jonathon Levine Gallery, Solo Show New York, NY (solo)
Corey Helford Gallery, “In the Nursery”, LA California
Frans Vanhove Gallery at Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Belgium
Corey Helford Gallery, Solo Show, LA California (solo)
2010
Richard Goodall Gallery
Bristol Museum, Bristol England
Corey Helford Gallery, LA California
Affordable Art Fair, London England
NewcastleGateshead Art Fair, Newcastle, England
2009
Galerie Magda Danysz. Paris, France
Richard Goodall Gallery. Manchester UK
Mondo Bizzaro Gallery. Rome, Italy (solo)
2008
In The Garden of Moonlight. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY
In The Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor. Laguna Art Museum. Laguna, CA
The Tales We Tell Exhibition Lonsdale Gallery. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2007
“We’ll Make a Lover of You” At The ArtCenter, South Florida
Ipso Facto Richard Goodall Gallery Manchester England (solo)
Rome Is Burning/The New School. Foster Gallery University of Wisconsin.
2006
Sweet Victory Jonathan Levine Gallery New York (solo)
Katalogue Book Opening at The Gibson Jessop Gallery Toronto
Nostalgia , Magda Danyz Gallery, Paris
Oxop Juxtapoz show, Minneapolis
Friendly Fire, Berman Turner Projects, Santa Monica
2005
Pulp, Lonsdale Gallery in Toronto
Secret Doors and Hidden Rooms, Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York (solo)
Upon Further Review, Rogue Buddha Gallery Minneapolis
Idols of Perversity, Bellwether Gallery New York
London Art Fair, Richard Goodall Gallery, London England
Katalogue Book Opening at The Trafalgar Hotel London England
The World of Ray Caesar Kochbos Gallery Amsterdam Holland
2004
Now we are Six, Roq La Rue in Seattle ( group )
Age of Aquarius, Copro Nason in Los Angeles ( group )
Ray Caesar and Amy Hill, two person show at Roq La Rue in Seattle
Benefit for the Memphis six, Phoenix Arizona ( group benefit )
Misdirection 2004, Lineage Gallery in Burlington Vermont (group
Ghost Town, Tinmanalley in Philadelphia ( group )
Parallel Universe, Art Basel Florida ( group )
2003
International Digital Art Awards, Melbourne Australia ( group )
Big Men in Small Cars, Tinmanalley in Philadelphia ( group )
A Complex Conspiracy, 2 person show at Tinmanalley in Philadelphia
PRESS
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Juxtapoz Jul/Aug 2004 #51 US
WeAr Fashion workbook Nov 2005
Gothic Beauty Jan 2006
IDN Magazine 2005
Creator Spain winter 2005
Pacha Madrid Fashion Magazine Nov 2005
NASH Ukrainian Culture Pub. cover and article 2004 Ukraine
EFX Art and Design issues #39 and #40 2004 Sweden
3D world Issue #47 January 2004 US
Toronto Life February 2005
Expose 2 – Ballistic Publishing 2004 US
Computer Graphics World July 2004 US
Computer Arts issue #59 June 2004 UK
Digital Media World 2004 Australia
New CG China cover of issue #8 2004 China
Glamour Magazine, Italian edition, article 2004 Italy
Lazama Argentina 2005
CAD Designer, Cover and article issue #200 2004 Taiwan
Denver Syntax, article 2004 US
Nippon Vogue Jan 2006
High Fructose 2007
Juxtapoz 2007
Pol Oxygen 2008
JOI 2008
Hairs How Russia 2008
Advanced Photoshop 2008
Maxim Italy 2008
Juxtapoz 2008
Urban Underground Scene publication Japan 2008