Ray Balenson was born in 1994 in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2018 they received their BFA in General Fine Art with a Concentration in Sustainability and Social Practice at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). They have been included in shows such as “Excavations; Sanctuary” at Mantle Art Space in San Antonio, Texas and “Out of Order” at Maryland Art Place in Baltimore, Maryland. Balenson currently lives and works in Bend, Oregon.