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Ray Scarborough was born and raised on the West Side of San Antonio, Texas, where the beautiful culture of his community shaped and inspired him. Surrounded by San Antonio’s vibrant culture and a supportive family, Ray was always inspired to create. Whether through painting, photography, or later screen printing, he had a natural instinct to transform the spaces around him, always striving to make wherever he was surrounded with, a little more beautiful, meaningful, or inspiring.

In his early teens, Scarborough grew up in the loud and chaotic San Antonio punk scene, playing in bands, but mostly going to shows and taking as many pictures as possible. Still collecting comic books from childhood, Scarborough loved searching for rare finds. So he began collecting punk band posters, rare vinyl records, and local Sharpie drawn punk flyers from neighborhood record stores, which he called his museum, where he could take art for free. Later, he began studying the work of Roy Lichtenstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Andy Warhol, falling in love with the bold lines and vibrant colors of pop art. He started to incorporate these into artwork for local bands, creating flyers. Later in his career, after teaching himself graphic design, Scarborough developed more refined design skills for a wider range of clients, eventually landing a graphic design role at a major educational testing company, where he worked for sixteen years. During that time, he continued to develop the unique style he's known for today, blending pop art with San Antonio culture in a witty, humorous way. 

Today, Scarborough is fulfilling his dream of becoming a full-time artist. He is known for his popular screen print series called Tattooed Boy City Prints, showcasing unique and often forgotten places and neighborhoods from San Antonio, Texas through colorful, surreal imagery in limited edition screen prints. Ray has worked with high-profile clients such as the San Antonio Spurs, Texas Public Radio, the McNay Art Museum, KLRN, community leaders, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, and many local businesses that seek out his distinctive and humorous artistic style. Looking ahead, Ray hopes to expand his work through murals, gallery shows, and collaborations with organizations, both within and beyond the city that he proudly calls home.