About the Artist

Channing Gray is a studio artist that makes paintings, illustrated books and colorful installations. She lives in Orlando, FL and works as a Lead Preparator at the Orlando Museum of Art.

Channing Gray (b. 1994 in Sacramento, CA) received her MFA in Studio Art at the Florida State University in 2020 and a BA in Fine Art from University of Central Florida in 2017. Her work has been shown at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Orlando Science Center, ArtFields and 621 Gallery at Railroad Square Art Park. Virtual spaces include Bean Collective, We Found Space, Social Distance Gallery (COVID-19), Lacuna Festivals, and Polemical Zine. She was part of two virtual artist residencies in 2020: CRISIS Residency: Creativity In-Place and SPUR.WORLD Residency. In 2022, she became a finalist in the Pathways: The Carlos Malamud Prize where her work was displayed at the Rollins Museum of Art and the UCF Art Gallery.  In 2025, her solo show Into Neverland was displayed at the Carrollton Center for the Arts, Ormond Memorial Art Museum and the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center. From 2025-2026, she was a Resident Studio Artist at the Art & History Museums in Maitland, FL and has a Project Residency at ArtFields in Lake City, SC in October 2026. In 2027, her new work Twigs & Tickles will be on display at the Orange County Building Division Chamber walls.