Sean Riley 15 Bradley St 413.652.4738 North Adams, MA 01247 [email protected] www.polaresolare.net

Education MFA, Painting. 2004. University of Pennsylvania BFA, Painting, 1999. Massachusetts College of Art

Selected Exhibitions Two-Person Exhibitions 2006 Betwixt & Between . MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, MA 2005 Polar/Solar . Pageant Soloveev. Philadelphia, PA 2001 Recent Work: Sean Riley/Vaal London Kane . Tunnel City Gallery. North Adams, MA

Group Shows 2007 MCLA Gallery 51 @ The Storefront Artist Project . Pittsfield, MA 2006 Here and There. Kolok Gallery. North Adams, MA Joan Mitchell Foundation 04-05 MFA Grant Recipients. CUE Foundation. New York, NY Ending of the Beginning. Pageant Soloveev. Philadelphia, PA 2005 The Desk Project. Gallery 51. North Adams, MA 2004 MFA Thesis Exhibition. Gallery Siano. Philadelphia, PA 2003 Contemporary Drawing 2003. T. W. Wood Gallery. Montpelier, VT Art of the State of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Museum. Harrisburg, PA

Awards & Residencies 2007 First Inductee to Bishop Feehan High School Hall of Fame for Visual Arts . Attleboro, MA 2005-06 Artist in Residence. Gallery 51. North Adams, MA 2004 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant. Joan Mitchell Foundation. New York, NY Charles Adams Memorial Scholarship. University of Pennsylvania 2003 Vermont Studio Center Scholarship. University of Pennsylvania 1999 Marilyn Goldberg Memorial Scholarship. Massachusetts College of Art

Teaching Experience Graduate School 2004 Sean Riley 15 Bradley St 413.652.4738 North Adams, MA 01247 [email protected] www.polaresolare.net

Drawing 1 Drawing 1 . teacher’s assistant 2-D Design . teacher’s assistant

Other 2007 Figure Drawing . NBCA @ The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute . Williamstown, MA 2006 Introduction to Drawing . Northern Berkshire Creative Arts . North Adams, MA 2005 Portfolio Preparation . Northern Berkshire Creative Arts. North Adams, MA

Other Related Experience 2005 – present Gallery Manager . Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Gallery 51 . North Adams, MA Duties Include: Curating Exhibitions . Installing Artwork . Creating Contracts Handling Sales . Working With College Students Instructing Students on Installation and Gallery Management 2000 – 2002 Preparator . Williams College Museum of Art . Williamstown, MA Duties Include: Installing Artwork . Working Directly With Artists . Lighting 2000 – 2001 Preparator . Tunnel City Gallery, North Adams, MA

Exhibitions Curated all exhibits for MCLA Gallery 51 2005 Fall Group Show . MCLA Gallery 51 . North Adams, MA 01247 2006 North Adams Illustrators: Howard Cruse, Emily Daunis & John Shamburger The Pythagoras Project: Mark Mulherrin Darkwater . Terry Adkins after W.E.B. DuBois Here’s Looking at You: Portraits of People in the Berkshires 2007 Conversations From the Edge of the Cosmos: Kent Mikalsen Hometown Hits: 17 North Adams Artists Selections From the First 2 Years: MCLA Gallery 51 @ the Storefront Artist Project Posters Etc.: Leon Peters The MySpace Show 2008 Handmade: A Look at Contemporary Crafts Solo Exhibition: Rich Remsberg