Blake is a Philadelphia- and San Diego-based multimedia artist attending UC San Diego. His recent photographic and video practices explore themes of construction and deconstruction through layered imagery.

Instagram: @blakeries_

Gmail: Briesenphotography@gmail.com

Publication(s):

Headshots for Painter Deirdre Murphy published in Lehigh University Newsletter (2019)

Headshots for Deirdre Murphy - Esther Klein Gallery, 3600 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

FutureEyes - Future Of Art Online Gallery (2019)

CanvasRebel Magazine - Artist Spotlight (2023)

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2019 Friends’ Central Upper School Photography Exhibition, Juror David Graham

UCLA New Wight Gallery, 2019

UCSD Kamil Gallery 2024 Awards

UCSD LGBT Resource Center Winter 2025 Showcase

SME Gallery - Land Embodied, 2025

Solo Exhibitions:

UCSD Adam D. Kamil Gallery - Fall 2024 Exhibition

Accolades and Awards:

2019 Friends’ Central Upper School Photography Award, Best in Show, Juror David Graham

Berlin Indie Film Festival 2025 - Best Experimental Award

New Jersey Film Awards 2025 - Best College Short

Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts - 2025 Fellowship Recipient

Geisel Book Award 2025 - Sabotage (2025) added to Geisel Library’s Collection