Geraldine O'Reilly

Geraldine O'Reilly
Born1956 (age 69–70)
Rathwire, County Westmeath, Ireland
EducationNational College of Art and Design
Known forprintmaking, drawing, painting
ElectedAosdána (2004)

Geraldine O'Reilly (born 1956) is an Irish painter, drawer and printmaker.[1][2] She is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.[3]

Early life

O'Reilly was born in Rathwire, Killucan, County Westmeath in 1956 and grew up in Killucan, County Westmeath.[4][5]

Career

O'Reilly studied at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in Dublin, graduating in 1982. She received a Fulbright Scholarship in 1989 and was a member of the Women Artists Action Group. She is a member of Graphic Studio Dublin and chaired it in 2008.[6] She was elected to Aosdána in 2004.[7]

Her work is held at the National Gallery of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art and Chester Beatty Library.[6]

O'Reilly's work covers topics such as women's history, emigration and "landscapes that reveal something of the history of human interaction."[8][9] She works in etching and lithography.[10]

She has also taught at Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Arbour Hill Prison, NCAD, the Royal Hibernian Academy, and the National Gallery of Ireland.[11]

Personal life

O'Reilly is based in Rathwire Lower, Killucan, Killucan, County Westmeath.[12][10][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Circa". Artists Collective of N. Ireland. 24 December 1998 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Kathleen Lynn: Mayo 1916 hero celebrated in county-wide exhibition". Mayo Advertiser.
  3. ↑ Keena, Colm. "Composer Roger Doyle elevated to Saoi by Aosdána". The Irish Times.
  4. ↑ Dunne, Aidan. "The path back to the Midlands". The Irish Times.
  5. ↑ Ireland, National Gallery of (24 December 1998). Art Into Art: A Living Response to Past Masters. National Gallery of Ireland. ISBN 9780903162791 – via Google Books.
  6. 1 2 "Geraldine O'Reilly". IMMA.
  7. ↑ "O'Reilly, Geraldine – Graphic Studio Gallery".
  8. ↑ "Artist Member Profiles (ROI) | Visual Artists Ireland". 30 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Geraldine O'Reilly - Irish Artist". adams.ie.
  10. 1 2 "Of Space and Place - Margo McNulty and Geraldine O'Reilly | Dublin City Arts Office". www.dublincityartsoffice.ie.
  11. ↑ "Aosdána". aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
  12. ↑ "Killucan artist working on art project for Fleadh". Westmeath Examiner. 9 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "The Kenny Gallery - Graphic Studio Dublin Irish Print Etching Screenprint Engraving Woodcut Lithography". www.thekennygallery.ie.
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