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Artist's Statement
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Creating art is an ongoing process of discovering connections and relationships. Every piece tells a story.
My work as a photographer has led me to a wide variety of stories. As a historical photographer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) I have documented the aftermath of dozens of disasters, including 9-11 World Trade Centers, Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and many wildfires, floods, and tornados. I have also worked internationally, using the lens to capture moments of community building and artistic expression throughout the world, including Southeast Asia, Egypt, and Europe. I love street photography, and have a camera with me at all times.
As an artist, I pursue these images and stories through different mediums. My projects often start with a picture. I might transform the image into an etching, accentuating a certain tone or mood. Or I might use a photograph as a starting point for an oil pastel, making the image larger, brighter and bolder. Or it might lend itself to a mosaic or a carved tile, where the image becomes three-dimensional.
I enjoy collaborating with people to create custom pieces that help tell their stories. Please contact me if you are interested in custom work. If you want custom dishes we’ll discuss what shapes and colors feel right to you. We can create tiles based on a photograph of a particular place or object. Or maybe you want an oil pastel for that one wall or a mosaic table-top for the patio – together we can figure out the details, both aesthetic and technical.
My work has been shown in many galleries, festivals and museums through out the United States. My photos have been published all over the world and are part of the Smithsonian’s Photographic History Collection Archives.As long as I can remember I have love to create art and hope I always will. Let me create a work of art for you.
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MICHAEL D. RIEGER
3971 Tennyson Street. Denver, CO. 80212 v 720.331.6402 www.MichaelRieger.com www.LapisStudioDenver.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
• Photographer Artist Producer.
o Lapis Studio Denver. Denver, CO. Owner 1997-present.
o Event Photographers. Denver, CO. Owner 1988-present.
o Nusura. Disaster exercise and senior photographer. 2003-present.
• Art Director Artist Curator. Denver Chalk Art Festival. o Larimer Arts Association . Denver CO. 2002-present.
• Historical Photographer
o FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Region VIII, Denver, CO. o Disaster Assistance Employee. 1996-present.
• Art Teacher. Bicentennial Art Center Aurora 1991-present
• Celebrate Colorado Artists. Director of Education. 2000-2003.
• Coloradan, The Yearbook. CU Boulder, Editor 1990. Photographer 1987-1994.
• Colorado Daily. Boulder, CO. Photographer 1989-1991.
MUSEUMS - COLLECTIONS:
• Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
o Photographic History Collection Archives.
• History Colorado Museum. Permanent collection.
• 9-11 Memorial & Museum. Permanent collection.
• KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces, Memorials. Denmark
• Columbus Museum of Art. Permanent collection.
• Musée des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Lyon et du Rhône, Lyons, France.
• Denver’s Emergency Operation Center, Colorado.
• FEMA Region VIII Headquarters, Denver, Colorado.
• Tribute Center, New York City, NY. Permanent collection.
• Library of Congress, National Archives. Washington DC.
• City Life. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) NY, NY. 2002
• The New York Historical Society, Photographic Archives.
• Colorado History Collection, University of Colorado-Boulder.
SCHOOL/SPECIAL TRAINING/MEMBERSHIP:
• University of Colorado, BFA Photography & BFA Ceramic Sculpture. 1990
• Photography at the Summit with National Geographic. Steamboat, CO. 1990
• Colorado Press Association 1991-present.
AWARDS:
• Heartland Regional Emmy, Community Public Service (PSA) Campaign 2015
• Camera Obscura Gallery, The Art of Photography, 1st Place –People 2010
• Colorado Art Education Association, Distinguished Service Award. 2004
• IFEA Pinnacle Award. Larimer Arts Association. Project LEAD. 2003
Silver Award –Best Educational Program.
• IFEA Pinnacle Awards, Celebrate Colorado Artists. 2001 Emerging Artists Public Art Program
Bronze Awards- Best Educational Program & Community Outreach
• American Photo. Contest 3. Photojournalism. 1994
• PICA Awards. Best of Category- Yearbook. The Coloradan, (Editor & Photographer) University of Colorado, Boulder CO. 1990
GALLERY SHOWS:
• Month of Photography, 2017
o Flipside. Art Students League of Denver. CO o Face to Face, Lapis Gallery, Denver, CO.
o Larimer Square Walkway Gallery, Denver, CO
• Mo Print, Art Students League of Denver. 2016
• Art & Soul, Soul Struck. National Juried Exhibition | 2015
o Juror: Christopher Heinrich, PhD, Director of the Denver Art Museum
• Miami Photo Salon, Miami , Florida. 2014
• The Portrait Transcended. Gallery at DPAC (Denver Performing Arts Complex) 2013
• Silver City Clay Festival, National Juried Tile Exhibition, NM 2012
• Remembering 9/11. International Center for Photography, NYC 2011-2012
• 9/11 Remembered. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris 2011
• Camera Obscura Gallery, The Art of Photography, Denver CO 2010
• Exposed, Mayer Fine Art Gallery. Norfolk, VA. 2010
• DIA, Colorado, See the New West Like a Local. 2008-2009
• National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Traveling exhibition. 2007-on going
• Here Is New York: Remembering 9/11. New-York Historical Society. 2007
• Gallery of Artist, Denver Public Library, Museum District. 2006-2007
• Hands Along The Nile, 50th Anniversary, Egyptian Embassy, Washington DC. 2004
• HOPE. Madame Tussauds, NY,NY. 2002-2005
• Creator Mundi Gallery, Cherry Creek North, Denver CO 2001-2009
• Here Is New York. Gallery and Book. SoHo, NY, NY Oct. 2001-on going
• Gallery at 2nd, Cherry Creek North, Denver CO 1995-1998
• Lapis Rose Studio Gallery. Denver, CO 1993-1994
• Threshold of the 90’s. Macky Gallery, Boulder CO. Awarded “Best of Show” 1990