Janean D Ray » Ohio Artist Registry

I’m a 67 year old late in life photographer.  I began a more serious career in photography in 2012.  

I worked as an office manager for 32 years at the Summit County Public Defender Office from 1989 to 2021.

I’m born and raised in Ohio with a brief 3 yr stint in Florida in 1978-1981.

I have two grown children and 3 grandchildren, a Jack Russell Bella and two cats Ziggy and Lexi.  I also raise Monarchs and take care of my hummingbirds, local wildlife/birds and my stray cats who are all spayed/neutered and have a loving home.  I love to garden but most of my outdoor time during the summer is taking care of the Monarchs, from eggs to flight as a butterfly.

I have 3 photos in a permanent installation in Barberton Summa Hospital;  1 photo in a permanent installation in the Rhodes Tower tunnel in Columbus, celebrating the 4 seasons of Ohio.  Twice my work has been chosen for a project called Akron On Deck where local artists have been featured in a deck of cards for promotion in Akron.  The most recent being Akron on Deck III the Bicentennial Issue.  Currently my work is on display at a temporary installation at the Summit Metro Regional Transit Authority terminal through the end of March.   I am a member of the Artists of Rubber City, the Summit Artspace where I am a resident artist with my studio there.  I have won several awards from exhibitions I’ve entered as well as sold several pieces in those exhibitions.  My genre of work covers everything from A to Z.  Whatever my eye sees that appeals to me.  It can be very eclectic and abstract or very peaceful nature images, but no matter what the image is, I strive to keep it as natural as possible with little editing.  Sometimes though, an image will speak to me to try a different approach with it.