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Visiting Artist Lecture: Erin M. Riley

Mar 27, 2023; 7:00 - 8:00pm
Artwork by Erin M. Riley. The work is a tapestry that depicts different figures without facial features along with text and objects across the piece.

Erin M. Rilley, Recycle Bin, 2021

BFA Fine Arts presents an artist lecture with Erin M. Riley.


Riley is a tapestry weaver living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a MFA from Tyler School of Art, both in Fibers. Riley is represented by P.P.O.W Gallery, New York, NY, and had solo exhibitions there in 2018 and 2021. Riley is a 2021 United States Artist Fellow, and her work was collected as part of the 2021 Academy of Arts & Letters Purchase Prize. She is a current artist in residency at Sharpe Walentas Studio Program and a past resident artist at Dieu Donné Workspace Program, The Corporation of Yaddo, MacDowell (’10, ’18), and Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in 2012 and 2021 as an alumni AIR.

Artwork by Erin M. Riley. The artwork is a tapestry that depicts a window with curtains. The wall surrounding the window is pink and the curtains are white with a red and green pattern across them.
Credit: Courtesy of Erin M. Rilley and P.P.O.W. Gallery
A headshot of Erin M. Riley. Erin is wearing a black shirt and black jacket. She is looking into the camera and smiling. In the background is a brick wall.

Erin M. Riley

Credit: Courtesy of Erin M. Riley
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