James Rieck is an artist based in Baltimore, MD. He earned both his BFA and his MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He studied at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. For more than ten years, Rieck was a commercial muralist in San Francisco, CA. James is currently a faculty member at the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, DC. In 2006, he received the Trawick Prize. Rieck has been represented by Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery since 2003.