Ray Cronin is a writer, curator, and arts consultant. From 2001-2015 he worked at the Art gallery of Nova Scotia as Curator of Contemporary Art and then Senior Curator from 2001-2007. His book Alex Colville: Art and Life was published by the Arts Canada Institute in 2017 alongside the first book in his series, Gaspereau Field Guides to Canadian Artists on Mary Pratt. Ray lives in East Hants, Nova Scotia.