Adrian Riley | |
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53)
Leeds,
West Yorkshire, England |
Education | Leeds Arts University |
Occupations |
Adrian Riley (b. Leeds, 1971) is a British artist and graphic designer based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. [1] [2] Riley has created permanent artworks for the public realm across the UK, including work for The National Trust, English Heritage, NHS, RSPB, and local authorities and arts organisations. Primarily working with words, particularly with local residents as co-creators, Riley has also collaborated with writers and poets, including Simon Armitage, Ian Duhig, John W. Clarke and Kate Evans.
Riley was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire in 1971 and grew up in Pudsey close to the border with Bradford. He attended Pudsey Grangefield School and then studied graphic design at Leeds Arts University graduating in 1990. [3]
Riley worked as a designer at Bradford College and Leeds Metropolitan University before forming the multidisciplinary design studio Electric Angel Design in Bradford in 2000. In Bradford he was part of the Atom Studios collective [4] based in a former woollen mill Bradford city centre. He worked on several projects with Artworks Creative Communities including his first public art - the design of metal gates in West Bowling co-created with the community and commissioned by English Heritage. [5]
In 2003, Riley relocated his studio to Scarborough where he co-founded the practitioners network Creative Coast [6] with local arts organisation Create.
In 2008 he co-presented the town's winning bid for the accolade of 'UK Enterprise Capital', [7] Scarborough went on to win the European Enterprise Awards the same year as the UK's entry with Scarborough's submission packs designed by Electric Angel. [8] [9] As a result Riley was invited to represent Scarborough meeting then Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing Street. [10]
In 2005, Electric Angel Design recreated the logo for the The Boys' Brigade. [11]
In 2022, Riley contributed to BBC Radio 4 Today programme series 'Britain's Favourite Beach' [12] with a response that looked at history through Scarborough;s illuminated seafront signage. [13]
Riley's work in the public realm includes:
Adrian Riley | |
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![]() Riley in 2022 | |
Born | 1971 (age 52–53)
Leeds,
West Yorkshire, England |
Education | Leeds Arts University |
Occupations |
Adrian Riley (b. Leeds, 1971) is a British artist and graphic designer based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. [1] [2] Riley has created permanent artworks for the public realm across the UK, including work for The National Trust, English Heritage, NHS, RSPB, and local authorities and arts organisations. Primarily working with words, particularly with local residents as co-creators, Riley has also collaborated with writers and poets, including Simon Armitage, Ian Duhig, John W. Clarke and Kate Evans.
Riley was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire in 1971 and grew up in Pudsey close to the border with Bradford. He attended Pudsey Grangefield School and then studied graphic design at Leeds Arts University graduating in 1990. [3]
Riley worked as a designer at Bradford College and Leeds Metropolitan University before forming the multidisciplinary design studio Electric Angel Design in Bradford in 2000. In Bradford he was part of the Atom Studios collective [4] based in a former woollen mill Bradford city centre. He worked on several projects with Artworks Creative Communities including his first public art - the design of metal gates in West Bowling co-created with the community and commissioned by English Heritage. [5]
In 2003, Riley relocated his studio to Scarborough where he co-founded the practitioners network Creative Coast [6] with local arts organisation Create.
In 2008 he co-presented the town's winning bid for the accolade of 'UK Enterprise Capital', [7] Scarborough went on to win the European Enterprise Awards the same year as the UK's entry with Scarborough's submission packs designed by Electric Angel. [8] [9] As a result Riley was invited to represent Scarborough meeting then Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Downing Street. [10]
In 2005, Electric Angel Design recreated the logo for the The Boys' Brigade. [11]
In 2022, Riley contributed to BBC Radio 4 Today programme series 'Britain's Favourite Beach' [12] with a response that looked at history through Scarborough;s illuminated seafront signage. [13]
Riley's work in the public realm includes: