Sarah Riley

Born in Virginia, Sarah now lives in Wellfleet, Massachusetts within minutes of Provincetown, the oldest continuous art colony in the US. Sarah’s work can be seen there at the Boathouse Press Gallery and at Viridian Artists, NYC. Sarah’s work is in many collections in the US and abroad including the Springfield Art Museum, and the Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts in Portland, Oregon.

"I work within the surreal manner of juxtaposing two or more images to create a new narrative. Life is fragmented, sometimes chaotic. There exists the sensory overload of today: technology, social media, work, politics… This is reflected in my artworks’ mixed-imagery, mixed techniques: printmaking, digital art, drawing, photography and paint. I choose subject matter drawn from myth, literature, herstory, memory and re-imaginings. My process of experimentation with color, varying techniques and layering accentuates the re-telling of a story through time."

Studied at the Tyler School of Art-Rome Campus, and the
Società Dante Alighieri in Florence, Italy,
BFA Virginia Commonwealth University,
MFA University of Missouri/Columbia

2016 Unusual Politics: the Madness of Reality, Viridian Artists Gallery, NY, NY
2016 Similarities and DIfferences, Viridian Artistis Gallery, NY, NY
2016 Mini Solo Exhibition, Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
2016 Members’ Juried, Feb. 12 - April 3, Provincetown Art Museum. Provincetown, MA; jurors: Arlene and Gus Kayafas, Gallery Kayafas, Boston
2015 Juried Exhibition, Main Gallery, Truro Center for the Arts. Truro, MA; juror: Deborah Dancy
2014 Members Juried: PAAM 100, Provincetown Art Museum. Provincetown, MA; juror: Craig Bloodgood.
2012 Viridian Affiliate Artists, Viridian Artists Gallery, New York, New York
2011 New Viridian Artists and Affiliates Exhibition, March 22, Viridian Gallery, New York, New York
2011 Watercolor Now! Slater Memorial Park Gallery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
2010 New Media Exhibition, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts; juror: Breon Dunnigan
2010 Japan Watercolor Federation/Watercolor USA Honor Society Exhibition, National Art Center, Tokyo.
2009 Juried Spring Exhibition, Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts; juror: Mike Carroll