My name is Riley, I am a visual artist based in Calgary, Alberta. I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Calgary, where I was a recipient of the 2023 Marilyn Perkins Award in fine art.

My coloured pencil drawings reflect upon the relationship between objects, memory, and the seemingly ‘fixed reality’ of a photograph. Existing in the realm of something “not-quite” photographic, my drawings are grounded in representation but are distorted through composition, scale, and material-handling. I want my work to prompt contemplation over the objects that carry personal and societal meaning, and how that meaning impacts our identity.