Ray M. Hershberger was born in Sacramento, California, but has lived in Norfolk, Virginia for more than 30 years. He attended Clemson University and received his BFA from Old Dominion University. An award-winning artist, Ray participated for many years in the local outdoor art shows. He has been an art instructor for more than twenty years and enjoys classes at varous levels of ages and skills. Ray has a studio at Norfolk's d'ART Center. As an artist, he prefers to work in series based on similar themes or subjects. He has met with the same figure drawing group for more than twenty years.