HEATHER RILEY ARTIST
Heather Riley
Education
Graduate Certificate in Museum and Gallery Studies (2019-2020) Georgian College, Barrie, ON
Honours Bachelor of Arts in Art and Art History (2013-2018) University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
Advanced Diploma in Art and Art History (2013-2018) Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
College Certificate in Art Fundamentals (2011-2012) Georgian College, Barrie, ON
Group Exhibitions
Off The Hook Art Auction (2019) MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Ex Libris (2019) MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
manifestation (2019) The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON
Off The Hook Art Auction (2018) MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
7th International Miniprint Exhibition (2018) Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, ON
Trinity Art Show (2018) Trinity College, Toronto, ON
The Shelley Peterson Student Art Exhibition (2018) University of Toronto Art Centre, Toronto, ON
Halfway (2018) Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
The Art of Dialogue (2018) Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
Who Are You? (2017) The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON
Split Ends (2017) Lansdowne Brewery, Toronto, ON
It`s Just Paper (2017) Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
Middle Child Exhibition (2016) Women's Art Association, Toronto, Ontario
Fill'er Up Sketchbook Challenge (2016) Earl Selkirk Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Project Project (2015) Sheridan College Gallery, Oakville, Ontario
Project Project (2014) Sheridan College Gallery, Oakville, Ontario
SDVA Scholarship Show (2012) Helen and Arch Brown Centre for Visual Arts, Barrie, Ontario
One Night Stand (2012) Helen and Arch Brown Centre for Visual Arts, Barrie, Ontario
Professional Activities
Registrar + Exhibitions Coordinator (2024 - Present) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa ON
Juror (2023) Latcham Art Centre, Stouffville, ON
Project Coordinator, Digital Collections (2022 - 2024) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa ON
Education Coordinator (2021 - 2022) MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie ON
Collections Assistant (2020 - 2021) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa ON
Exhibitions Assistant (2020) MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie ON
Arts Instructor (2018 - 2020) MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Outreach Assistant (2018) Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
Annie Smith Centre Facility Assistant (2017 - 2018) Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
Print Media Studio Assistant (2016 - 2017) Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
Volunteer Experience
Board Member (2023 - Present) The ArQuives, Toronto, ON
Youth Events and Exhibitions Committee Member (2018 - 2020) Visual Arts Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
Work of Wind Crew Captain (2018) Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga ON
Curatorial Projects
The Machine Age (2024) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Virtual Exhibition)
Oshawa: 100 Years (2024) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
Queering the Collection (2023) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
The Canadian Group of Painters (2023) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Virtual Exhibition)
Henry Moore: Elephant Skull (2022) The Maclaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
Brilliant Impressions (2021) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Virtual Exhibition)
Manifestation (2019) The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON
Talks
Speaker (2023) Latcham Art Centre, Stouffville, ON
Curatorial Tours: Queering the Collection (2023) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
Guest Speaker (2020) Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
Speaker - Lunchtime Talks: In Conversation with Artists and Curators (2018) Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, ON
Catalogues and Publications
Dialogues Journal, Online Publication
7th International Miniprint Exhibition Catalogue, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, ON
BUFF 2018, Art and Art History Annual Publication, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON
BUFF 2017, Art and Art History Annual Publication, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON
BUFF 2016, Art and Art History Annual Publication, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON
BUFF 2014, Art and Art History Annual Publication, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON
Collections
University Print Society Ames, Iowa, USA
(b. 1993) based in Tkaronto