Arthur Dewhurst Riley

Arthur Dewhurst Riley was an English-born New Zealand artist, educationalist and businessman. Riley was an advocate of technical education, and had a significant impact on the provision of technical and vocation education in New Zealand.
He graduated from Royal [College of Art] in London in 1881, and emigrated to Melbourne. In 1885 he moved to Wellington to take up a position with the Wellington Education Board. In 1886, he founded the Wellington [School of Design], later renamed the Wellington Technical School, and was its director for a number of years.