Erin M. Riley Darkness Lies Ahead
Joshua Liner Gallery presented Darkness Lies Ahead, a solo exhibition of new handwoven tapestries by Brooklyn-based artist Erin M. Riley and her first exhibition with the gallery. Featuring her largest works to date—some exceeding eight feet wide—the exhibition explores contemporary intimacy, digital self-representation, and trauma through imagery drawn from selfies, nude self-portraits, and desolate roadways, weaving vulnerability, memory, and resilience into meticulously crafted textile works.
Erin M. Riley (b. 1985, Massachusetts) is a Brooklyn-based artist whose tapestries translate Internet-sourced imagery and personal photographs into labor-intensive woven compositions that confront themes of sexuality, identity, and emotional residue. She received her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2007) and her MFA from Tyler School of Art (2009), and has exhibited nationally and internationally, including solo exhibitions at Soze Gallery, Los Angeles; OGAARD Gallery, Oakland; and Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco.
Nudes 24, 2014 Handwoven wool and cotton tapestry 48 x 48 in (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
Alone Alone, 2014 Handwoven wool and cotton tapestry 37 x 48 in (94 x 121.9 cm)
Originally Alone, 2015 Handwoven wool and cotton tapestry 60 x 100 in (152.4 x 254 cm)
Highway Memorial 8, 2015 Handwoven wool and cotton tapestry 36 x 48 in (91.4 x 121.9 cm)
French Braid, 2014 Handwoven wool and cotton tapestry 48 x 45 in (121.9 x 114.3 cm)
History 40, 2015 Handwoven wool and cotton tapestry 54 x 100 in (137.2 x 254 cm)