Geraldine O'Reilly (born 1956), also known as Geraldine O'Reilly Hynes,[1] is an Irish painter, drawer and printmaker.[2][3][4] She is a member of Aosdána, an elite Irish association of artists.[5]
Geraldine O'Reilly | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 65–66) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | National College of Art and Design |
| Known for | printmaking, drawing, landscape painting |
| Elected | Aosdána (2004) |
O'Reilly was born in Dublin in 1956 and grew up in Killucan, County Westmeath.[6][7]
O'Reilly studied at National College of Art and Design (NCAD, Dublin), graduating in 1982.[8] 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.[9] She was elected to Aosdána in 2004.[10]
Her work is held at the National Gallery of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art and Chester Beatty Library.[9]
O'Reilly's work covers topics such as women's history, emigration and "landscapes that reveal something of the history of human interaction."[11][12] She works in etching and lithography.[13]
She has also taught at Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Arbour Hill Prison, NCAD, the Royal Hibernian Academy, and National Gallery of Ireland.[14]
O'Reilly is based in Thomastown, Killucan, County Westmeath.[15][13][16]