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MIKE RILEY     I'm a native of Baltimore where I have drawn and painted ever since I could hold things. The imagery in my paintings originally developed through stacks of sketch journals as a means of ventilating adolescent angst. My style has subsequently been influenced to varying degrees by adult angst, street art, gnostic manuscripts, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Jim Henson and concussions.  In the last two years I helped found the alternative art space in Baltimore’s Station North Arts & Entertainment District, now known as The Hexagon. I've been commissioned for a number of projects by sports teams and musicians throughout North America. I have been interviewed by WTMD Radio and The City Paper and showed and discussed my art during multiple cable access appearances. I am currently developing social experiments, game concepts, a series of new paintings coupling acrylics with large formatted prints of my digital work and administrating 401(k) plans 50 hours a week. EMAIL me if you have specific questions, a painting for which you would like to pay me, or if you just need a hug.EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts Towson University, Towson MD with additional coursework at the Maryland Institute College of Art. While at Towson I won several awards for my work including the Deans Award and the Bill Denner Painting Award. RECENT EXHIBITIONS: October 2008 "BAILOUT" group exhibition at Metro Gallery, Baltimore MD October 2008 "BALTIMONSTER!" group exhibition at The Echo Gallery, Baltimore MD June 2008 "Big Art Show" group exhibition at Load of Fun Studios, Baltimore MD March 2008 "I Am Forklift" w/ Peter Goode at the Lo-Fi Social Club, Baltimore MD June 2007 "Clique" group exhibition at the Metro Gallery, Baltimore MD January 2007 "Laughing on the Inside" solo exhibition at the Ottobar, Baltimore MD PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA: The Green Light, Comcast Cable, April 2009 Gothic Beauty, Issue 27, Winter, 2009 Baltimore Unsigned, 89.7 WTMD Radio, January, 2008 interview City Paper, Vol. 31 No. 35, August, 2007 interview pg. 25 Juxtapoz.com, Art & Culture Magazine Online, March, 2007 The Green Light, Comcast Cable, February, 2007 The Green Light, Comcast Cable, October, 2006 Synthetics, Nr. 65, September, 2005, pg. 36.(discussed in the Snuttock interview.) Dark Realms, Issue 20, Fall, 2005, pg.14(Snuttock review) Gothic Beauty, Issue 18, Fall, 2005, pg.56. Synthetics, Nr. 64, July, 2005, pg.7, pg.38 (mentioned in Snuttock review.) Gothic Beauty, Issue 17, Summer, 2005, Inside Back Cover. LINKS: PLACES I'VE SHOWN - METRO GALLERY - JUXTAPOZ.COM - THE HEXAGON - LOAD OF FUN - OTTOBAR FRIENDS AND COLLABORATORS - DEGREASER - THE HEXAGON - COMPRESSION - THE PUBLIC CEREAL - CANDY FOR STRANGERS - ALBERT SCHWEITZER - BALTIMORE ICEMEN - TODD NAKASHIMA - BURNS RACING - BILL WARD - SNUTTOCK - K80K.COM   |