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
Fern Martins
1955
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Bronwyn Bancroft
1958
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Fiona Foley
1964
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Euphemia Bostock
1936
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter), Artist (Ceramist)
associate of
Jeffrey Samuels
1956
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Ace Bourke
1946
Curator
associate of
Brenda L. Croft
Curator, Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Avril Quail
Other occupation
associate of
Bruce Hart
Other occupation
child of
Dorothy Wright
Other occupation
child of
Allen Riley
Other occupation
associate of
Linda Burney
Other occupation
associate of
Rachel Perkins
Other occupation
associate of
Aarone Meeks
Other occupation
associate of
Elaine Russell
1941
Artist, Artist (Painter)
associate of
Judy Watson
1959
Artist, Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Digital Artist/Designer), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Destiny Deacon
1960
Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Video Artist)
associate of
Tracey Moffat
1960
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Video Artist)

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  • Exit (participated in)
  • Australian Perspecta 1999: Talkback (exhibited at)
  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • Urban Focus: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from the Urban Areas of Australia (None)
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  • 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)
  • Michael Riley: cloud and empire (exhibited at)
  • Michael Riley: yarns from the Talbragar Reserve (exhibited at)
  • Exit (participated in)