Michael Riley b. 1960

  • Artist (Video Artist),
  • Artist (Photographer)
Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi photographer, video artist and documentary film-maker who was a founding member of Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative. His works focused upon Indigenous people's struggles in the wake of colonisation and explored themes related to religion, land and forms of social injustice.
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exhibited at
Michael Riley: Sights Unseen
Date
2006
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Cloud and Sacrifice
Date
2005
Place
Stills Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Images: Contemporary Photographs by Aboriginal Artists
Date
2004
Place
Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Meridian: Focus on Contemporary Australian Art
Date
2003
Place
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
Description

Part of the Sydney Festival.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Poetic Justice - 8th Istanbul Biennale
Date
2003
Place
Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
High Tide
Date
2002
Place
Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Native Title Business: Contemporary Indigenous Art
Date
2002
Place
Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, QLD
Description

toured nationally, 2002-2005.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Caught in the headlights
Date
2001
Place
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Centenary vs Eternity
Date
2001
Place
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Indicium: identity in Australian Contemporary Photomedia
Date
2001
Place
The Korean Culture & Arts Foundation, Insa Art Space, Seoul, Korea
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
That's not Aboriginal art
Date
2000
Place
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Across: an exhibition of Aboriginal art and culture
Date
2000
Place
Canberra School of Art Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Cloud and Empire
Date
2000
Place
Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, NSW
Description

solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Beyond Myth: Oltre Il Mito - 48th Venice Biennale satellite exhibition
Date
1999
Place
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Palazo Papadopoli, Venice, Italy
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Living Here Now
Date
1999
Place
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia.
Description

Part of Australian Perspecta

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Flesh and Blood: A Sydney Story 1788-1998
Date
1998
Place
Museum of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Art of Place: Fourth National Indigenous Heritage Art Award
Date
1998
Place
Australian Heritage Commission, Old Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Flyblown
Date
1998
Place
Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, VIC
Description

solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Blak on Trak
Date
1997
Place
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Abstracts - New Aboriginalities
Date
1996
Place
Royal Albert Memorial Hall, Exeter, UK
Description

Also shown at 198 Gallery, London, UK

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
They call me niigarr
Date
1995
Place
Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description

solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Aratjara: Art of the First Australians
Date
1993 - 1994
Place
Hayward Gallery, London, UK
Description

Also toured to art museums in Germany and Denmark.

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Exhibition
exhibited at
Sacrifice
Date
1992
Place
Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description

solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
A Common Place: Portraits of Moree Murries
Date
1991
Place
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, UK
Description

solo exhibition, Also shown at Hogarth Galleries, Sydney, NSW

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
After 200 Years: Photographs of Aboriginal and Islander Australia Today
Date
1990
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
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  • Croft, Brenda (associate of)
  • Hart, Bruce (associate of)
  • Wright, Dorothy (child of)
  • Riley, Allen (child of)
  • Riley, Alexander (grandchild of)
  • Burney, Linda (associate of)
  • Perkins, Rachel (associate of)
  • Bourke, Ace (associate of)
  • Meeks, Aarone (associate of)
  • Quail, Avril (associate of)
  • Moffatt, Tracey (associate of)
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  • Blackfella Films (associate of)
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative (associate of)
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  • Martins, Fern (associate of)
  • Bancroft, Bronwyn (associate of)
  • Foley, Fiona (associate of)
  • Bostock, Euphemia (associate of)
  • Samuels, Jeffrey (associate of)
Related works
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  • I don't wanna be a bludger (creator of)
  • Empire (creator of)
  • Blacktracker (creator of)
  • Tent Boxers (creator of)
  • Quest for Country (creator of)
  • Poison (creator of)
  • Flyblown (creator of)
  • They Call Me Niigarr (creator of)
  • Mission (creator of)
  • Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia (creator of)
  • Cloud (creator of)
  • Yarns from Talbragar Reserve (creator of)
  • Sacrifice (creator of)
  • Maria (creator of)
  • A Common Place: Portraits of Moree Murries (creator of)
  • Portraits by a Window (creator of)
  • Boomalli: Five Artists (creator of)
Related collections
  • Monash Gallery of Art, Wheelers Hill, VIC (collected in)
  • Museum of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, Dubbo, NSW (collected in)
  • Pat Corrigan Collection, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Moree Plains Gallery, Moree, NSW (collected in)
  • Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • 3rd Art of Place Australian Heritage Commission Indigenous Heritage Art Award (received)
Related events
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  • NADOC '86 Exhibition of Aboriginal and Islander Photographers (exhibited at)
  • Boomalli Au-go-go (exhibited at)
  • Boomalli Breaking Boundaries (exhibited at)
  • A Koori Perspective (exhibited at)
  • After 200 Years: Photographs of Aboriginal and Islander Australia Today (exhibited at)
  • Aratjara: Art of the First Australians (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1bd15b538b73d93023c16')) (exhibited at)
  • Abstracts - New Aboriginalities (exhibited at)
  • Blak on Trak (exhibited at)
  • Flesh and Blood: A Sydney Story 1788-1998 (exhibited at)
  • Michael Riley: Sights Unseen (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place: Fourth National Indigenous Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1bd16b538b73d93023c20')) (exhibited at)
  • Beyond Myth: Oltre Il Mito - 48th Venice Biennale satellite exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Living Here Now (exhibited at)
  • That's not Aboriginal art (exhibited at)
  • Across: an exhibition of Aboriginal art and culture (exhibited at)
  • Caught in the headlights (exhibited at)
  • Centenary vs Eternity (exhibited at)
  • Indicium: identity in Australian Contemporary Photomedia (exhibited at)
  • High Tide (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business: Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
  • Images: Contemporary Photographs by Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • Meridian: Focus on Contemporary Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Poetic Justice - 8th Istanbul Biennale (exhibited at)
  • Portraits by a Window (exhibited at)
  • A Common Place: Portraits of Moree Murries (exhibited at)
  • Cloud and Sacrifice (exhibited at)
  • Cloud and Empire (exhibited at)
  • Flyblown (exhibited at)
  • They call me niigarr (exhibited at)
  • Sacrifice (exhibited at)