{"id":7423,"date":"2018-09-12T01:23:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T05:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=7423"},"modified":"2018-09-03T21:31:52","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T01:31:52","slug":"exploration-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/exploration-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploration of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFROM KOLAJ #23<\/p>\n

Lybra Ray
\nMilwaukee, Wisconsin, USA<\/h2>\n

Lybra Ray lives and works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her artwork has been shown at ARTRIO in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and in galleries in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In September 2015, she completed an international residency with solo exhibition in Buenos Aires. She is currently the Project Coordinator for the Bus Project MKE, working with the Milwaukee County Transit System and After Gallery to put area artists\u2019 designs on bus shelters around the city. She also runs an art program for students at the elementary school she attended as a child. Her collages tell a positive story that reflects her own personal exploration of life.<\/p>\n

A portfolio of her work appears in Kolaj<\/em> #23. Her collage, The Future is Female<\/em>, appears on the back cover.<\/p>\n

This artist portfolio appeared in Kolaj #23. To see more, SUBSCRIBE<\/a> to Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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She scans magazines for images that resonate with her soul and collects them to tell a positive story that reflects her own personal exploration of life.<\/em><\/h2>\n

This artist portfolio appeared in Kolaj #23. To see more, SUBSCRIBE<\/a> to Kolaj Magazine or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Images by Lybra Ray (top to bottom):<\/strong>
\nKeep It Wild<\/em> (2015)
\nUnleash Your Power<\/em> (2018)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FROM KOLAJ #23 Lybra Ray Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Lybra Ray lives and works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her artwork has been shown at ARTRIO in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and in galleries in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles.…<\/p>\n

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