Charles Riley Art
Charles Riley
Art can save the heart and soul.
At an early age I learned about art from an aunt who was an established artist. My father taught me a love of literature. My B.A. was in English Lit. My graduate degrees from Columbia University were in studio art and teaching of college studio art. As part of my studies at Columbia, I studied communication theory under Louis Forsdale. As a result, I learned how important the primal mediums of painting and drawing were to ballance the deluge of electronic media.
I had exhibitions in New York City during and after my grad work at Columbia. These included: The Macy Gallery at Columbia; Hudson Valley '85 National Exhibition Juried by Barbara Haskell, Curator of the Whitney Museum; Ariel Gallery in NYC; The Emerging Collector in NYC; Eighth Annual Exhibition of Emerging Artists at the Bronx Museum of the Arts; and In Search of the American Experience by The Museum of the National Arts Foundation. There were also reviews in The New York Times, ArtSpeak (a Gallery Review), and the Bronx News.
Since that time I was juggling work, family, and artwork. There was no time for shows. After many years, I started to show online at charlesrileyart. More recently, I had shows at the Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts in Fredericksburg, VA, where I live now. From 2012 through 2013 I displayed my artwork at Art First in Fredericksburg VA.
My artwork includes painting, mixed media, photography, and computer art, as well as a synthesis of the media. My artwork is expressionistic and it reflects what it is to be human. My writing also reflects the human condition.
I studied Tai Chi with Master Da Liu in the 80's at Columbia University and I've been practicing and teaching since. I'm now teaching at two community centers in the Fredericksburg, VA area.
I had exhibitions in New York City during and after my grad work at Columbia. These included: The Macy Gallery at Columbia; Hudson Valley '85 National Exhibition Juried by Barbara Haskell, Curator of the Whitney Museum; Ariel Gallery in NYC; The Emerging Collector in NYC; Eighth Annual Exhibition of Emerging Artists at the Bronx Museum of the Arts; and In Search of the American Experience by The Museum of the National Arts Foundation. There were also reviews in The New York Times, ArtSpeak (a Gallery Review), and the Bronx News.
Since that time I was juggling work, family, and artwork. There was no time for shows. After many years, I started to show online at charlesrileyart. More recently, I had shows at the Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts in Fredericksburg, VA, where I live now. From 2012 through 2013 I displayed my artwork at Art First in Fredericksburg VA.
My artwork includes painting, mixed media, photography, and computer art, as well as a synthesis of the media. My artwork is expressionistic and it reflects what it is to be human. My writing also reflects the human condition.
I studied Tai Chi with Master Da Liu in the 80's at Columbia University and I've been practicing and teaching since. I'm now teaching at two community centers in the Fredericksburg, VA area.