LPAPA Signature Artist Ray Roberts
Angels Camp, California
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Award winning artist Ray Roberts grew up in Orange County, California with orange groves, before the days of freeways and sprawling housing developments. It has given him an enduring affection for the untamed, undeveloped California of his youth. Ray first pursued a career as an illustrator, establishing a studio in Los Angeles and then Scottsdale. He switch to fine art in 1992 and has never looked back. Ray shared the 2003 “Best in Show” award with LPAPA Signature Artist Michael Obermeyer. In 2004, he shared the “Best in Show” award with LPAPA Signature Artist Calvin Liang for the 6th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational. In 2006 he shared the Laguna Invitational “Best in Show” award with artist Joe McGurl, and in both 2011 and 2015 he was presented with the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational “Best in Show” awards. Ray was recognized with LPAPA’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional body of work and teaching.
1999 1st Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational Honorable Mention Award
2003 5th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational “Artists’ Choice” Best in Show Award
2004 6th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational “Artists’ Choice” Best in Show Award
2006 8th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational “Artists’ Choice” Best in Show Award
2011 13th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational Best in Show Award
2015 17th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational Best in Show Award
2016 18th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational Founder’s Award Winner
2023 25th Annual Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Invited LPAPA Gallery Artist – The Invitational Legacy: Then & Now – June 2026
