Patrick Riley’s masks are crafted of leather, highlighted with paint and embellished with metal, lace, feathers, and jewels. Riley’s creations evoke an exotic sense of mystery. Riley is a nationally recognized mask maker and artist. He has exhibited masks and presented mask workshops in many places including the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and the Fairtree Gallery of Contemporary Craft in New York City. He is on the Oklahoma Arts Council's Artist in Residence Program and has served as Visual Arts Coordinator for Oklahoma City Public Schools. Riley received the Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Award in 1995.