Biography
From studios in both New Zealand and the west country of England, Ray Ching has painted the people and the birds around him and with his engaging magic realism, for more than six decades. He is represented in New Zealand with work in The Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatū, The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Books documenting his paintings include: The Readers Digest Book of British Birds, 1969, The Bird Paintings, 1978, Studies & sketches of a Bird Painter, 1981, The Art of Raymond Ching, 1981, Wild Portraits, 1988, Ray Harris Ching, Journey of an Artist, 1990, Voice from the Wilderness, 1994, Aesop`s Kiwi Fables, 2012, Dawn Chorus, 2014, Aesop’s Outback Fables, 2018 & the limited edition Fabled Lands 2021, and now in 2024, Ching’s sixteenth book illustrated with his own paintings, The Huia & our Tears, a 279 page hardcover to be launched at Artis Gallery in Parnell on October 22nd 2024.
Books documenting his paintings include: The Readers Digest Book of British Birds, 1969, The Bird Paintings, 1978, Studies & sketches of a Bird Painter, 1981, The Art of Raymond Ching, 1981, Wild Portraits, 1988, Ray Harris Ching, Journey of an Artist, 1990, Voice from the Wilderness, 1994, Aesop`s Kiwi Fables, 2012, Dawn Chorus, 2014, Aesop’s Outback Fables, 2018 & the limited edition Fabled Lands 2021, and now in 2024, Ching’s sixteenth book illustrated with his own paintings, The Huia & our Tears, a 279 page hardcover to be launched at Artis Gallery in Parnell on October 22nd 2024.
Works
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Raymond ChingA White Faced Heron, Matuku-moana, 1986Watercolour28 x 40 cmIllustrated: New Zealand Birds: An Artist's Field Studies, p.73 Reed Methuen, published 1986Signed upper right -
Raymond ChingStudy 1, The Broad & Narrow Ways, 1989Graphite on paper55 x 74 cmSigned- R Harris-Ching. Dated 11.4.89
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Raymond ChingA Young Man 1995Oil on panel39.5 x 27 cmSigned
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Raymond ChingK.W. 1994-96Oil on canvas65.5 x 53 cmSigned
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Raymond ChingKiri Te KanawaWatercolour on paper27 x 24 cmSigned lower left
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Raymond ChingVanessaWatercolour65 x 54 cmInscribed Rye, 1978 lower left
Illustrated: The Art of Raymond Ching Paintings and Drawings 1972-1979 Peter Hansard Page 160Signed upper left -
Raymond ChingTakahe Notomis Mantelli, 1981Pencil on paper53.3 x 36.8 cmIllustrated: p. 199 Studies and Sketches of a Bird Painter, Paintings, Drawings and text by Raymond Ching, Errol Fuller, Landsdowne Editions, 1981
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Raymond ChingBack StudyGraphite on Tracing Paper53 x 37 cmSigned lower right: Raymond Ching
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Raymond ChingNude 1979 RecliningGraphite on paper29 x 70 cmIllustrated: Peter Hansard. The Art of Raymond Ching p. 191Signed lower right 'Raymond Ching'
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Raymond ChingNude, 1979Graphite on paper34 x 59.5 cmInscribed 328
Illustrated: Peter Hansard. The Art of Raymond Ching p. 188Signed upper left: Raymond Ching -
Raymond ChingPortrait with Arms FoldedGraphite on paper39 x 30 cmSigned lower right: Raymond Ching
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Raymond ChingRuby TuesdayGraphite on arches paper55 x 71 cmSigned lower right: Ray Ching
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Raymond ChingStudy for Broad & Narrow WaysGraphite on paper27 x 66 cmSigned lower left & upper right
Exhibitions
Publications
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Aesop’s Kiwi Fables: Paintings by Ray Ching
Ray Ching, 2012Hardback, 228 pagesRead more -
Aesop’s Outback Fables
Ray Ching Ray Ching, 2018Hardback, 268 pagesRead more
Publisher: ARTIS Gallery
ISBN: 978-0-473-41372-9 -
Ray Ching – Dawn Chorus
Ray Ching, 2019Hardback, 248 pagesRead more
ISBN: 978-1-98-853810-5
Dimensions: 24.7 x 28 cm -
Ray Ching – New Zealand Bird Paintings
Ray Ching, 2021Hardback, 200 pagesRead more
Publisher: Potton & Burton
ISBN: 978 1 98 855023 7
Dimensions: 32 x 28 cm -
Ray Ching
The Huia & our Tears Ray Ching, 2024Hardcover, sewn, 279 pagesRead more
Publisher: Poorly Rabbit Press
ISBN: 978-0-473-70489-6
Dimensions: 26.5 x 24 cm