RILEY WAITE
EDUCATION
B.F.A. in Drawing & Painting Fall 2016 to Spring 2019
California State University, Long Beach
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RESIDENCIES
-Creative Spark Artist Residency: Co. Louth, Ireland March, April 2020
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
-Zurich Portrait Prize 2021, National Gallery of Ireland, Crawford Art Museum September 2021-August 2022
-HOLD STEADY, An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk November 2020
-ArtVenture2019, Segerstrom Center for the Arts (SCFTA) September 2019
-ALL MEDIA 2019, Irvine Fine Arts Center September 2019
-OC Fair Art Exhibit, Orange County Fair July 2019
-NOW TRENDING, Palos Verdes Art Center June 2019
-INSIGHTS 2019, University Art Museum (UAM) May 2019
-Shifting Through the Circuit, Max L. Gatov Gallery May 2019
-In the Rot, Max L. Gatov Gallery February 2019
-Outlines/inner corner, Max L. Gatov Gallery September 2018
-Urban Landscape, Dennis W. Dutzi Gallery September 2018
-Artist Showcase, Asylum Brewery February 2018
-On the Ropes/In the Kisser, Coastline Art Gallery January 2018
-ALL MEDIA 2017, Irvine Fine Arts Center September 2017
-RIBBA 3, Coastline Art Gallery March 2017
-INCARCERATION, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) February 2017
-Art Start, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art November 2016
-LIKE Mark, Coastline Art Gallery July 2016
-OC Fair Art Exhibit, Orange County Fair July 2016
-Newport Beach Art Exhibition, Newport Beach June 2016
-Mass Appeal, Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion April 2016
-OC Review, Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion April 2016
-RIBBA 2, Coastline Art Gallery April 2016
-Legends, OCC, Creative Space Gallery, April 2016
-Playing with Fire, OCC, Creative Space Gallery October 2015
-Newport Beach Art Exhibition, Newport Beach June 2015
-Mass Appeal 2015, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion April 2015
PUBLICATIONS
-SHOUT OUT SOCAL: Voyage Group December 1st, 2020
-LAVoyager: Arts and Culture Weekly Review April 23rd, 2019
-RIP RAP journal, California University of Long Beach Spring 2019
-SDVoyager: Arts & Culture weekly Review August 17th, 2018
-OC Register Newspaper: Article for winning 1st in OC Fair July 25th, 2016
-Orange Coast Review: Orange Coast Creative Press April 2016
HONORS & AWARDS
-Make|Learn|Build Grant: Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) April 2022
-1st Place Winner: Irvine Fine Arts Center, ALL MEDIA 2019 September 2019
-1st Place in Professional Painting: Orange County Fair June 2019
-Jamiesson-Pechstein SOA Endowed Scholarship: Cal State University, Long Beach (CSULB) June 2018
-Orval Dillingham Endowed Scholarship: Cal State University, Long Beach May 2017
-President’s List: Cal State University, Long Beach Fall 2016
-1st Place in Professional Drawing: Orange County Fair July 2016
-Division Winner in Fine Arts: Orange County Fair July 2016
-Best of Show Award: Orange County Fair July 2016
-Judges Choice Award: Orange County Fair July 2016
-Garrison Fellows Award in Studio Art: awarded by OCC April 2016
-Margaret Andrews Memorial Arts Scholarship: awarded by Jane Rosenkrans, Benefactor May 2016
-Osher Foundation Scholarship: Orange Coast College May 2016
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