Biografie von Roy John RILEY (1903-1983)

Birth place: Independence, KS

Addresses: Phoenix, AZ

Profession: Painter, designer

Studied: Calif. Arts & Crafts; Detroit Art Sch.; Huettles Art Sch., Chicago; Univ. Tulsa with Franz Vanderlachen; Merlin Enabnet.

Exhibited: Philbrook AA, Tulsa, OK; Ruskin Club, Tulsa; Verdigris Valley Art Exh., Independence, KS; Scottsdale (AZ) Artist Lg.; Philbrook Art Gal. Tulsa (2 solos); La Galeria, Sedona, AZ, 1970s. Awards: awards for South of the Border (painting), Philbrook Art Gal., 1945 & Ruskin Club, 1945; award for The Boulders (painting), Scottsdale Artist Lg., 1969.

Work: Commissions: mural, Travel & Transport Bldg., Chicago World's Fair, 1933.

Comments: Preferred medium: oils. Positions: demonstrator, Artist in Action shows, Philbrook Art Gal., Tulsa & AA's in Bartlesville (OK), Fort Smith (AR), civic groups in Scottsdale (AZ)& univs. Art interests: sculpture compositions in primitive art; light plastics representative of stone.