TORILD STRAY

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Oil on linen,private collection,New York

Posted by Torild Stray at 1:12 PM

Torild Stray: BIOGRAPHY Torild Stray has held exhibitions of her art work in New York and Norway since the early 1990s. Her vision and commitment as a painter has brought her critical acclaim and a strong international following of collectors. She has been the recipient of many awards and scholarships, including The Angus Gund Scholarship, The New York Times Scholarship, The Scandinavian Society Cultural Award, a Charles Revson Fellowship and The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Artist in Residence Program where she was granted permission to paint NYC from the 85th floor of the World Trade Center. Following extensive travels in South East Asia with a long stay in Tibet Stray attended The University of Bergen, The Nordic School of Art in Finland and The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture. Stray currently resides and works in Brooklyn, NY, where she holds an active studio.

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