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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Name
Michael Riley
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Video Artist)
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • darkroom technician (ANZSIC code: 9532)
Birth date
1960
Birth place
Dubbo, NSW
Death date
2004
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Dubbo, NSW
Training
  • Koori Photography course, hosted by the Tin Sheds Gallery., 1982 - 1983 University of Sydney
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Moree, NSW
  • Dubbo, NSW
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Kamilaroi
  • Wiradjuri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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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, Australia (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, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)