About
First inspired to paint by the Cornish landscapes of her childhood, Bridget Riley has gone on to become one of the modern era’s most influential artists and was the subject of a recent retrospective at London’s Southbank Centre. Trained at Goldsmiths and the Royal College of Art, she gained acclaim with her ‘Op-art’ pictures of the 1960s and is known for her shapes and patterns that seemingly move before a viewer’s eyes.
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Research and practice is at the heart of Riley’s art: at the start of her career, she studied and reproduced works by many artists including Seurat, as well as creating detailed life drawings.
Country of Birth
UK
Auction Record
£4,338,500
Christie's, London, 'Untitled (Diagonal Curve)', 2016
Notable Collections
Tate, London, UK
British Council Collection, London, UK
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, US
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, US
Government Art Collection, London, UK
Notable Exhibitions
Past into Present, David Zwirner Gallery, London, UK, 2021
Then and Now, Hayward Gallery, London, UK, 2019
Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat, Courtauld Gallery, London, UK, 2016
Venice and Beyond, Paintings 1967-1972, Graves Gallery, Museum Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, 2016
The Curve Paintings 1961-2014, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea, UK, 2015
Paintings and Related Work, The National Gallery, London, UK, 2011
British Pavilion, 34th Venice Biennale, Venice, IT, 1968
Bridget Riley, Gallery One, London, UK, 1962
Exhibitions by Bridget Riley
GAME CHANGERS: Renegade artists defying convention
Bridget Riley,Nancy Fouts,Nina Chanel Abney,Swoon,Tracey Emin,Yayoi Kusama
30 Jul 2021 – 17 Sep 2021
Hang-Up Curates | Vol. II
Banksy,Bridget Riley,Derrick Adams,Grayson Perry,Harland Miller,Jonas Wood,Marc Quinn,Mario Testino,Tim Fishlock,Patrick Hughes
12 Apr 2021 – 12 May 2021
Bridget Riley News
Meet The Artist
This ‘Girl’ Doesn’t Matter
11 Aug 2021
Exhibitions
Introducing Game Changers | Six Artists Who Have Changed the Art World for the Better
26 Jul 2021
Collecting
The Female Gaze
8 Mar 2021
Meet The Artist
Artists to Watch | 2021
3 Jan 2021
