Artists > Raina Goran
I grew up in Westcliff-On-Sea, Essex and left in the 1980's to study Illustration at Wimbledon School of Art. After graduating I had a career in the Greeting card industry working as an art editor, followed by creative director for greeting cards at Athena International. After a break for family commitments I have worked in education, art agent, art demonstrator, curator and founder of the London Painters and Sculptors Group.
I have been working as a full time artist since 2013 working from my home studio in Hertfordshire and I am an active member of Studio Fridays. I exhibit regularly and sell through private collectors and galleries. In the past few years my collage paintings have been regularly selected for prestigious Open group shows including, RI, RWS, NEAC, SWA, Jackson's Prize and Linden Hall Studio.
In 2022, I was awarded the David Gluck Memorial Prize 2022 from the Royal Watercolour Society.
I have had many commissions including Network Rail and I have worked with Thompson's Gallery. London.
