Bio
Riley Burrus is an Illustrator living and working in the Dallas area, and a recent graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, with a BFA in Illustration.
She is a native Texan, but has lived in the Pacific Northwest, Southern California, the MidWest, but is currently back in D-town.
Her work is highly detailed and focuses on finding the goodness in activities we do everyday. She is inspired by folk and naïve art made popular by regionalist artists in the 1930's, such as Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood. Her work utilizes pattern and texture to give the pieces a handmade, whimsical quality.
When not illustrating in her studio blaring folk music, Riley can be found in her kitchen trying out a new recipe or exploring the city.
She is a native Texan, but has lived in the Pacific Northwest, Southern California, the MidWest, but is currently back in D-town.
Her work is highly detailed and focuses on finding the goodness in activities we do everyday. She is inspired by folk and naïve art made popular by regionalist artists in the 1930's, such as Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood. Her work utilizes pattern and texture to give the pieces a handmade, whimsical quality.
When not illustrating in her studio blaring folk music, Riley can be found in her kitchen trying out a new recipe or exploring the city.
