Taryn Riley (b. 1988, Arlington, VA) lives and works in Palmetto, FL. She studied painting at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) and art education at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). 

Taryn’s paintings explore her grasp on identity and perception.  A fascination with the loaded language of femininity through symbols and objects is pervasive throughout.  

Saturated colors are used to articulate mood and serve as a silently suggestive element.  The same blood red that serves to depict a wound is used to rouge a cheek, weaving an element of uneasy beauty throughout her work.