Erin M. Riley

Erin M. Riley (born 1985) is a Brooklyn-based artist whose work focuses on women and women's issues primarily in hand-woven hand dyed wool tapestries.

Erin M. Riley
Born1985 (age 35–36)
Cape Cod, MA
Education2009 MFA: Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 2007 BFA: Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Websiteerinmriley.com

Life

She graduated with a BFA in fibers in 2007 from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and with a MFA in fibers in 2009 from Tyler School of Art.

Career

Her 2010 "Nudes" series[1] appropriates images posted to social media, which Riley has recreated in her medium.

...guns, syringes, bongs, vomit, sex, cars crashing, no topic is too much to be recreated on Erin’s loom.[2]

Her work was shown during the 2015 Art Basel Miami week at Miami Projects and the KITH Homage exhibit[3] concurrently. In 2013, Erin M. Riley was among eight women artists featured in Seattle-based Brian Ohno Gallery's exhibition entitled "Get Naked,"[4] which focused on works relating to the female body and sexuality. Also in 2013, her work was shown at Philadelphia's Paradigm Gallery and the Joseph Gross Gallery at the University of Arizona.[5]

Exhibitions

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • A Reminder of Being There, Jonathan Hopson Gallery, Houston, TX, 2020
  • Used Tape, P.P.O.W Gallery, New York, NY, 2018
  • Head On, Never Apart, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2017[6]
  • Simple, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA, 2017
  • 18/bi/f/ma, Brilliant Champions, Brooklyn, NY, 2016[7]
  • Anew, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA, 2016[8]
  • Darkness Lies Ahead, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY, 2015[9]
  • The Pain Comes in Waves, OGAARD Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2014[10]
  • Crimson Landslide, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA , 2014[11]
  • Undo, University of Wisconsin Gallery, Oshkosh, WI, 2013
  • Show Me More, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA , 2013[12]
  • Crush, Extension Gallery, Boston, MA , 2012[13]
  • Forgotten in a File, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2012[14]
  • Erin M Riley, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
  • Graphic, Central Utah Arts Center, Ephraim, UT, 2011
  • Erin M Riley: New Works, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2010[15]
  • Daddy Issues, Helene Davis Gallery, Artspace, Richmond, VA, 2010

Awards
  • NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, Crafts/Sculpture, 2020
  • Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation Grant, New York, NY, 2012[16]
  • Vermont Studio Center Artist-in-Residence Full Fellowship, Johnson, VT, 2011
  • Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, NC, 2011[17]
  • Kittredge Foundation Grant Recipient, Cambridge, MA, 2011
  • Best in Show, Radius 250, Artspace, Richmond, VA, 2009
  • Project Completion Grant, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 2009
  • Graduate Academic Tuition Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA, 2008
  • Graduate Academic Tuition Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA, 2007
  • Marilyn Pappas Award, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, 2007
  • Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation, Inc. Fiber Scholarship, Willet, NY, 2006
  • Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation, Inc. Fiber Scholarship, Willet, NY, 2005

References
  1. "Artist Transforms Other People's Nude Selfies Into Woven Works Of Art (NSFW)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. "Art: Erin M. Riley's hand woven tapestries shine a new light on the nude selfie (NSFW)". It's Nice That. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. Messinger, Kate. "ART BASEL ARTIST OF THE DAY: ERIN M. RILEY". Paper. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. Clemens, Gayle. "In 'Get Naked,' artists take back control of the female image". Seattle Times. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. Nolan Brown, Elizabeth. "Erin M. Riley, Artist, Weaves Tapestries From Nude Selfies (PHOTOS)". Bustle. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. "Head On". Never Apart. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  7. "18/bi/f/ma". Brilliant Champions Gallery. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  8. "Erin M. Riley, Lucien Shapiro: "Anew" - Hashimoto Contemporary". Hashimoto Contemporary. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  9. 244-7415, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York City - Phone (212). "Darkness Lies Ahead - May 7 to June 6, 2015 | Exhibitions". joshualinergallery.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "Erin M Riley, "The Pain Comes in Waves" at Ogaard Textile Work". oaklandartenthusiast.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  11. "Crimson Landslide at Space 1026 - space 1026 - space 1026". space1026.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  12. "Erin M. Riley "Show Me More" – Private Preview « Guerrero Gallery". guerrerogallery.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  13. "Past". Extension Gallery. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  14. ""Forgotten in a File"Erin M. Riley available works « Guerrero Gallery". guerrerogallery.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  15. "Erin M. Riley « Guerrero Gallery". guerrerogallery.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  16. "Winning Artists - Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation". Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  17. 20 years of Artists-In-Residence McColl Center
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