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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associate of
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative
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associate of
Blackfella Films
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  • Martins, Fern (associate of)
  • Bancroft, Bronwyn (associate of)
  • Foley, Fiona (associate of)
  • Bostock, Euphemia (associate of)
  • Samuels, Jeffrey (associate of)
  • Bourke, Ace (associate of)
  • Croft, Brenda L. (associate of)
  • Quail, Avril (associate of)
  • Deacon, Destiny (associate of)
  • Hart, Bruce (associate of)
  • Wright, Dorothy (child of)
  • Riley, Allen (child of)
  • Burney, Linda (associate of)
  • Perkins, Rachel (associate of)
  • Meeks, Aarone (associate of)
  • Russell, Elaine (associate of)
  • Watson, Judy (associate of)
  • Martins, Fern (associate of)
  • Bancroft, Bronwyn (associate of)
  • Foley, Fiona (associate of)
  • Bostock, Euphemia (associate of)
  • Samuels, Jeffrey (associate of)
  • Bourke, Ace (associate of)
  • Moffatt, Tracey (associate of)
  • Croft, Brenda L. (associate of)
  • Quail, Avril (associate of)
  • Deacon, Destiny (associate of)
  • Hart, Bruce (associate of)
  • Wright, Dorothy (child of)
  • Riley, Allen (child of)
  • Burney, Linda (associate of)
  • Perkins, Rachel (associate of)
  • Meeks, Aarone (associate of)
  • Russell, Elaine (associate of)
  • Watson, Judy (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative (associate of)
  • Blackfella Films (associate of)
  • Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative (associate of)
  • Blackfella Films (associate of)
Related works
  • Cloud (creator of)
  • I don't wanna be a bludger (creator of)
  • Yarns from Talbragar Reserve (creator of)
  • Tent Boxers (creator of)
  • Flyblown (creator of)
  • Empire (creator of)
  • Blacktracker (creator of)
  • Eora (creator of)
  • They Call Me Niigarr (creator of)
  • Mission (creator of)
  • Quest for Country (creator of)
  • Sacrifice (creator of)
  • Poison (creator of)
  • A Common Place: Portraits of Moree Murries (creator of)
  • Portraits by a Window (creator of)
  • Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia (creator of)
  • Boomalli: Five Artists (creator of)
  • Maria (creator of)
  • Cloud (creator of)
  • I don't wanna be a bludger (creator of)
  • Yarns from Talbragar Reserve (creator of)
  • Tent Boxers (creator of)
  • Flyblown (creator of)
  • Empire (creator of)
  • Blacktracker (creator of)
  • Eora (creator of)
  • They Call Me Niigarr (creator of)
  • Mission (creator of)
  • Quest for Country (creator of)
  • Sacrifice (creator of)
  • Poison (creator of)
  • A Common Place: Portraits of Moree Murries (creator of)
  • Portraits by a Window (creator of)
  • Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia (creator of)
  • Boomalli: Five Artists (creator of)
  • Maria (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)
  • 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 events
  • Half Light: Portraits from Black Australia (None)
  • Michael Riley: Sights Unseen (exhibited at)
  • Cloud and Sacrifice (exhibited at)
  • Images: Contemporary Photographs by Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • Co-existence (None)
  • Holy Holy Holy (None)
  • Meridian: Focus on Contemporary Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Poetic Justice - 8th Istanbul Biennale (exhibited at)
  • High Tide (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business: Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
  • Caught in the headlights (exhibited at)
  • Centenary vs Eternity (exhibited at)
  • Indicium: identity in Australian Contemporary Photomedia (exhibited at)
  • That's not Aboriginal art (exhibited at)
  • Across: an exhibition of Aboriginal art and culture (exhibited at)
  • Cloud and Empire (exhibited at)
  • Beyond the Pale: Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art (None)
  • Beyond Myth: Oltre Il Mito - 48th Venice Biennale satellite exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Living Here Now (exhibited at)
  • Re-Take: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Photography (None)
  • Another Country (None)
  • Signature Works (None)
  • Flesh and Blood: A Sydney Story 1788-1998 (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place: Fourth National Indigenous Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Flyblown (exhibited at)
  • Blak on Trak (exhibited at)
  • Abstracts - New Aboriginalities (exhibited at)
  • Spirit + Place (None)
  • They call me niigarr (exhibited at)
  • Urban Focus: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from the Urban Areas of Australia (None)
  • Aratjara: Art of the First Australians (exhibited at)
  • Sacrifice (exhibited at)
  • A Common Place: Portraits of Moree Murries (exhibited at)
  • After 200 Years: Photographs of Aboriginal and Islander Australia Today (exhibited at)
  • Portraits by a Window (exhibited at)
  • Boomalli Breaking Boundaries (exhibited at)
  • A Koori Perspective (exhibited at)
  • Boomalli Au-go-go (exhibited at)
  • NADOC '86 Exhibition of Aboriginal and Islander Photographers (exhibited at)
  • Koori Art '84 (None)
  • Half Light: Portraits from Black Australia (None)
  • Michael Riley: Sights Unseen (exhibited at)
  • Cloud and Sacrifice (exhibited at)
  • Images: Contemporary Photographs by Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • Co-existence (None)
  • Holy Holy Holy (None)
  • Meridian: Focus on Contemporary Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • Poetic Justice - 8th Istanbul Biennale (exhibited at)
  • High Tide (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business: Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
  • Caught in the headlights (exhibited at)
  • Centenary vs Eternity (exhibited at)
  • Indicium: identity in Australian Contemporary Photomedia (exhibited at)
  • That's not Aboriginal art (exhibited at)
  • Across: an exhibition of Aboriginal art and culture (exhibited at)
  • Cloud and Empire (exhibited at)
  • Beyond the Pale: Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art (None)
  • Beyond Myth: Oltre Il Mito - 48th Venice Biennale satellite exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Living Here Now (exhibited at)
  • Re-Take: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Photography (None)
  • Another Country (None)
  • Signature Works (None)
  • Flesh and Blood: A Sydney Story 1788-1998 (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place: Fourth National Indigenous Heritage Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Flyblown (exhibited at)
  • Blak on Trak (exhibited at)
  • Abstracts - New Aboriginalities (exhibited at)
  • Spirit + Place (None)
  • They call me niigarr (exhibited at)
  • Urban Focus: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from the Urban Areas of Australia (None)
  • Aratjara: Art of the First Australians (exhibited at)
  • Sacrifice (exhibited at)
  • A Common Place: Portraits of Moree Murries (exhibited at)
  • After 200 Years: Photographs of Aboriginal and Islander Australia Today (exhibited at)
  • Portraits by a Window (exhibited at)
  • Boomalli Breaking Boundaries (exhibited at)
  • A Koori Perspective (exhibited at)
  • Boomalli Au-go-go (exhibited at)
  • NADOC '86 Exhibition of Aboriginal and Islander Photographers (exhibited at)
  • Koori Art '84 (None)
Indigenous notes