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Summary
Rieko Chacey is a Baltimore-based multimedia artist who has a professional background in graphic design, motion design, video editing, interactive design and illustration. Her works have been exhibited at NYC Big Screen Plaza, Baltimore Visitor Center, Kawasaki City Centennial Anniversary Concert in Japan, SNF Parkway Theater, The Asian Arts Culture Center, Atrium Artspace, Area 405 and Bogus Gallery. She has taught time-based media and interactive media courses in various higher education institutions while working as a freelancer as well as an artist.
Juried exhibitions are in purple. Invitational exhibitions are in blue.
2027
Solo Show: Nocturnal Growth
January-May
Asian Arts & Culture Center
Rieko’s solo exhibition is scheduled to take place in spring 2027. New works and improved works will be revealed.
2026
Performance Concert: Sundays in June
Jun. 28, 7-9pm
Normals Books & Records
Performances by the four artists, Rieko Chacey, Matt Barry, Ryan Smith and BlissArmyKnife. Rieko will present the 20-minutes anti-ICE performance with projection, i’m’migrant. In addition, tides, her 20-minutes film will be screened while Ryan Smith will perform live music accompanying it.
Asia North 2026: Stay for Tea—Short Film Showcase
May 27, 5-9pm
SNF Parkway Theater
The animation, 30,000 Leagues In Search of My Sister, was screened in the film event, Stay for Tea: An Asia North Short Film Showcase, curated by filmmaker, Zara Kahan.
ARTSCAPE 2026 Beyond The Reel
May 23
The Real News Network Baltimore
The animation, 30,000 Leagues In Search of My Sister, was screened in ARTSCAPE 2026’s film program, Beyond the Reel. It spotlights the intersection of cinema and digital storytelling, celebrating the impact of Baltimore’s film and television industry here and beyond.
Atrium Artspace Second Anniversary Performance Night
May 15, 6-9pm
Atrium Artspace in Station North Arts District
A night of music, experimental film and projection performance by the five artists, BlissArmyKnife, The Bysons, Rieko Chacey, Matt Barry and Ryan Smith. Rieko presented the 20-minutes anti-ICE performance with projection, i’m’migrant. In addition, tides, her 20-minutes experimental film was screened while Ryan Smith, the multimedia artist, performed experimental music accompanying it.
SOLARPUNK
Apr. 11–May 14
Crow’s Nest in Bromo Arts District
The work, i’mPlant [ɪmˈplɑːnt], was displayed in a climate action and environmental justice art incubator, Crow’s Nest Baltimore’s group show, SOLARPUNK.
We can’t be what we can’t see. As fascism destroys our social systems, the ability to imagine a way out is vital– we cannot simply return to the neoliberal structures that failed us and allowed the climate crisis in the first place. What does a liberated world look like? How will we live?
Solarpunk is an artistic movement that seeks to answer these questions. Artists from Baltimore to Mauritius, and from over 70 submissions we proudly present our vision of Solarpunk, featuring 27 works from 19 artists spanning painting, photography, sculpture, film and animation.
ICE Out of Baltimore
Mar. 13–Apr. 3
Waller Gallery in Station North Arts Districts
The work, Dissonance, was displayed in this art exhibition featuring over 100 works of art by Baltimore artists who are using their work to uplift the fight for immigrant rights and to demand ICE OUT OF BALTIMORE! From Palestine to Mexico, all the border walls have got to go! Baltimore Artists Against Apartheid curated the show. 100% of proceeds from artwork sold was donated to
Central Maryland Immigrant Rights Collective.
Group Show: Lunar New Year Arts Festival
Feb. 15–28
Cylburn Arboretum
The three-piece-work, experimental animation integrated with experimental layered paper works, i’mPlant [ɪmˈplɑːnt], was exhibited in the gallery that occupied the entire Voller Center in Cylburn Arboretum for Lunar New Year Arts Festival.
2025
Between the Lines
Nov. 24, 2025–Jan. 4, 2026
Bel Air Public Library via Havre de Grace Arts Collective
Juried by Havre de Grace Arts Collective, my triptych, Inhibition, Explosion, and Implosion were exhibited in this themed exhibition that celebrates all interpretation of written words, books and paper in the 2025–2026 holiday season. You can read Press Release here.
New Works Film Screening
Nov. 7
2640 Space
Rieko Chacey’s film, Origami, is screened at New Work’s fall film screening. New Works is a screening series dedicated entirely to Film and Video artists based in Baltimore, MD
Exhibition: Transform
Oct. 18–Nov. 9
Wide Angle Youth Media
The works, Imbibition, and Explosion, were exhibited in the Transform: The Future We’re Creating, at Wide Angle Youth Media, the 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Through media arts education, Wide Angle Youth Media collaborates with and amplifies the voices of Baltimore youth to engage audiences across social divides.
Group Exhibition: (un)Alter(ed) Ego
Oct. 10– Nov. 8
Bogus Gallery in CopyCat building in Station North Arts District
Curator: Rieko Chacey
Artists: Veronica Barker Barzel, Rieko Chacey, David Ignacio, Ellen MacKenzie, Lynn Nguyen, Yeeve 이재인 Rayne, Leslie Shellow, Alexandra N. Sherman, Yi Wang
(un)Alter(ed) Ego is a vibrant group art exhibition that features the works of nine contemporary American artists from diverse ages, ethnicities, cultures, and backgrounds.
Sweaty Eyeballs Exhibition: Hands of the Artists
Aug. 22– Sept. 12
Area 405 Gallery in Station North Arts District
A part of the works from Nocturnal Growth was displayed in this exhibition. Animators from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and beyond were invited to share animation-adjacent artwork. The assembled works span techniques throughout animation history from the earliest motion toys to contemporary video art.
Beyond the Frame Screening
July 26
Enoch Pratt Free Library–Central Branch
Rieko Chacey’s seven animated works were screened along with “Claire’s Camera” (Sangsoo, 2017), and “Black Dog” (Adamson, 2021).
Solo Show: Nocturnal Reflection
June 28–July 26
Atrium Artspace in Station North Arts District
Atrium Artspace proudly presents Nocturnal Reflection, a solo exhibition by Baltimore-based mixed media artist Rieko Chacey that expresses the artist’s life experience as an immigrant, educator, and artist. Nocturnal Reflection transports the viewer into the quiet solitude and creative freedom found late at night.
Impostor Syndrome & Authenticity Workshop at Asia North 2025 at 16 W. North Ave. Gallery in Station North Arts District
Wednesday, May 14, 6-8pm
A fun and creative exploration that includes sharing, writing and art-making for Asian Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Desi American (APIMEDA) folks and friends. Facilitated by Dr. Sel Hwahng (Towson University Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, Health, and Sexuality) and Rieko Chacey (Multimedia artist and Towson University faculty of Graphic Design & Interactive Media, VFX and Animation).
2024
Solo Show: Nocturnal Growth at Carver Center for the Arts and Technology
Oct. 28–Nov. 27
Experimentation and study of light reflections from a series of projected animations on different textures of materials such as mirrors, glass, fabrics, threads and papers.
SNF Parkway Theater Openings—Windows on Charles at SNF Parkway Theater
Sept. 20–Sept. 21
My three animations, Blooming, Ring de Kaleidoscope and Rise Up were shown in SNF Parkway Theater on the weekend as a part of their opening program.
Asia in Maryland 2024 at Asian Arts Gallery + Enoch Pratt Free Library
Sept. 11–Dec. 7
My frame-by-frame animation, Origin scene 1 + 2, was exhibited at Asian Arts Gallery located in the Center for the Arts, Towson University.
ARTSCAPE Windows on Charles at SNF Parkway Theater
Aug. 2–Aug. 31
My three animations, Blooming, Ring de Kaleidoscope and Rise Up were projected on the storefront windows the storefront windows on North Avenue and Charles Street as a part of Artscape 2024 program called Windows on Charles.
30,000 Leagues In Search of My Sister (邦題：姉を訪ねて三万里）
July 2024–March 2025
Collaborating with VisitBaltimore, the animation I directed, wrote the screenplay, animated, and appeared as one of the voice actors, was shown along with Mayor Brandon Scott’s video message at Kawasaki City’s Multi-Cultural Coexistence Forum concert on July 6th in International Cultural Exchange Center in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa prefecture in Japan. The concert was a part of Kawasaki City’s international festival. It was free of charge, performed by a quartet from the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, followed by a panel discussion. This animation was posted on Visit Baltimore’s YouTube channel. An article was written about it on the Kawasaki City website. It was presented at the Kick-off event of Japanese Film Program by The Asian Arts & Culture Center. It has been on display in the lobby of The Visitor Center in Baltimore in 2024-2025.
Lights Out at Brentwood Arts Exchange
Jun. 3–Aug. 17
Scene 1 of the frame-by frame animation, “Origin,” was a part of a video and digital animation group exhibition in the Main Gallery.
Lights Out Artist Talk (@gatewayartscenter)
Lights Out Exhibition (@gatewayartscenter)
Balance at Big Screen Plaza, NYC and Arthouse.NYC
May 5–May 20
Scene 1 of the frame-by frame animation, “Origin,” was shown as a part of the digital art exhibition in Big Screen Plaza and Arthouse.NYC in New York City.
Asia North at 16 W. North Ave. Gallery and Motor House of Station North Arts District
May 3–Jun. 1
The digital collage, “Love + Home + Baltimore” was shown as one of the 33 artists with a APIMEDIA (Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern and Desi American) background from DC, Maryland and Virginia states area.
Sprung 8 at Big Screen Plaza, NYC and Arthouse.NYC
March 11–April 15
Selected as one of the 14 best works, the animation, “Ring de Kaleidoscope” was shown at Big Screen Plaza for 3 weeks and at Arthouse.NYC for 2 weeks in New York City.
Blooming at Carver Center for the Arts and Technology
Jan. 1–Feb. 22
The animation and sounds, “Blooming,” were a part of the collaborative and immersive installation art with the sculptor, Sookkyung Park.
