Brian Riley

Please know that my paintings are more vibrant than they may appear on your screen.

I am an interdisciplinary artist who creates paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photographic-based artwork. I completed my BFA degree from Cooper Union in 1995. My work has been showcased in different galleries and institutions, national and international art fairs, and published in various forms in the United States and Europe.

I have had a solid studio practice now for over 25 years and RARELY EVER SHOW my work. I am now attempting to change that by putting myself out there. I hope you enjoy what I make and see something you love. I am eager for walls to hang on and am open to commissions.

The art I now make is inspired by energy. How does a place, a sound, or a person make one feel, and how is that feeling manifested as form?

The Cooper Union

Museum Exhibition
2014 The Portrait in Process, The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis



Solo Shows



2018 Colors, The Montclair Public Library Gallery. Montclair, New Jersey
2017 The Element Of Water, Gateway Project Space, Gallery 2, Newark N.J

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Gallery Exhibition

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2023 Affordable Art Fair NYC, I le Gallery

2023 Affordable Zurich Germany, I le Gallery

2022 Affordable Art Fair NYC, I le Gallery

2021 Affordable Art Fair UK, I le Gallery

2018 Fall Residency Showcase, The Con Artist Collective. N.Y. New York
2015 Source of Life, Palevsky & CO. Brentwood, CA.
2014 La busqueda de la belleza, ileGallery, Sitges Spain
2014 The last of its kind, BRPS Gallery, NYC
2014 One Past Self, Fountain Art Fair NYC, Phantom Gallery, NYC
2013 Berlin Calling, Berlin Photo Festival'13, Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin Germany
2012 Dyptichs with Jessica, BRPS Gallery, NY
2011 The Stories We Tell, BRPS Gallery, New York, NY.
2010 Entomologia, Observatory Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2009 Cabinet of Curiosities, Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, FL.
2007 ARTCO for Banana Republic, Banana Republic 500 Global Stores.
2006 Brian Riley Eyemazing Playing Cards, Paris Photo, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris France.
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