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Riley and his story
Riley and his story is a project by artist Monica Haller.

Description
The book is about war, its effects upon Riley, who served as an Army nurse at Abu Ghraib prison from 2004–2005, his relationship to thousands of his combat photos and the intricacies of memory surrounding the trauma of war. The book is the site of the artwork.

People
Monica Haller — visual artist (American, b. 1980) Monica has a B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies and a M.F.A. in Visual Studies. She has received fellowships from the Bush Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and University of Minnesota Human Rights Center and Law School. She has completed residencies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Blacklock Nature Sanctuary and has exhibited at venues including The Soap Factory, Soo Visual Art Center, Intermedia Arts, and University of Notre Dame. She has lectured and taught at various institutions including the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, University of Minnesota, Macalester College, the Walker Art Center, and the Notre Dame Peace Conference.

Riley Sharbonno — Iraq war veteran (American, b. 1980) Riley currently lives in Minneapolis, MN with his wife and newborn daughter. He graduated from St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN in 2002 with a B.S. in Nursing. After graduating, he joined the Army and started a three-year tour, stationed first in Germany. From there he was deployed to Iraq and was assigned to be one of two RN’s in an E.R. within Abu Ghraib Prison. After 12 months, he was redeployed to Germany, where he met his wife, Bianca. In October 2005 he was assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX as a staff/charge R.N. On May 4th, 2006, he resigned his commission as a CPT in The Army and moved back to Minnesota. He currently works as a staff/charge nurse at The University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Matthew Rezac — graphic designer (American, b. 1976) Matthew is a graphic designer living and working in Minneapolis, MN. He holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design, where he studied graphic design and photography. From 2004–2006 he served as a Graphic Design Fellow at the Walker Art Center. Since 2006 he has been running a small studio that focuses on print and publication design for cultural and academic clients including Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Walker Art Center, Weisman Art Museum, and ZER01. His work has received numerous distinctions including both the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers and 365 Awards and has been featured in HOW, Idea, and PRINT magazines. In 2006 he was profiled in STEP magazine’s “Field Guide to Emerging Design Talent.” For more information please visit www.matthewrezac.org.

Press

 * City Pages Top Artists of the Year (2008) by Patricia Briggs