Believe Me, 100” x 94”, 2020, wool, cotton
Erin M. Riley is a visual artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Erin received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA and a MFA from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA both in Fibers. Riley is represented by P.P.O.W Gallery, New York, NY where she has had solo exhibitions in 2018 and 2021. Riley is a 2021 United States Artist Fellow, is part of the 2021 Academy of Arts & Letters Purchase Prize and was a resident artist at Dieu Donné Workspace Program, The Corporation of Yaddo and MacDowell.
Peter Drake is the Provost at the New York Academy of Art. As a visual artist his work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US, China and Europe. He actively curates, lectures, and has 27 solo exhibitions to date. His work is held in private, corporate and public collections including the Whitney Museum of Art, Phoenix Museum of Art, MOCA LA, Weatherspoon Art Museum, L.A. County Museum, Microsoft, Kirkland and Ellis and the Progressive Collection among others. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts Award, a New York Foundation Fellowship and is a two-time recipient of the Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program Grant for 2016-18 and 2019-22. His Waiting for Toydot, a MTA Arts & Design permanent public art commission for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Massapequa Station opened to the public in 2015 and is seen by over 6,000 commuters daily. Drake maintains a studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn and is represented by Linda Warren Projects.