| Geraldine O'Reilly | |
| Birth Date: | |
| Birth Place: | Rathwire, Killucan, Co. Westmeath, Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Elected: | Aosdána (2004) |
| Known For: | printmaking, drawing, painting |
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]
O'Reilly was born in Rathwire, Killucan, Co Westmeath in 1956 and grew up in Killucan, County Westmeath.[4] [5]
O'Reilly studied at National College of Art and Design (NCAD, 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 National Gallery of Ireland.[11]
O'Reilly is based in Rathwire Lower,Killucan, Killucan, County Westmeath.[12] [10] [13]