JOHN O’REILLY
Born in 1979 in Columbus, Ohio. Lives and works in Ridgefield, Conneticut.
Education
2010 MFA New York Academy of Art, New York, New York.
2007 BFA Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 I stand and look at them long and long, Solo Exhibition, RH Gallery, New York, New York.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Washington Depot Sculpture Walk, Washington Connecticut
2017 Confabulations of Millennia, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, Portland, Manie
2016 Call of the Wild, Art South Hamptons, New York.
2014 Madness, The Lodge Gallery New York, New York
2013 A Discourse on Plants, RH Gallery, New York, New York.
2012 The Third Meaning II, RH Gallery, New York, New York.
2011 Future Perfect, Wilkinson Gallery, New York, New York.
Contemporary Clay, RH Gallery, New York, New York.
2010 Other as Animal, Danese Gallery, New York, New York York.
Naughty Children, Wilkinson Gallery, New York, New York.
2009 Deck the Walls, Wilkinson Gallery, New York, New York.
125th Anniversary of the Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany.
2005 Figurative Art Competition, Gallery International, Baltimore, Maryland.
Art on Paper Competition, Gallery International, Baltimore, Maryland.
2001 Group Show, Canzani Center, Columbus, Ohio.
2000 Group Show, Kinney Hall, Columbus, Ohio.
Selected Bibliography
2017 Diana Corvette "7 Amazing Artist Sculpting Animals We Wish Were Real“ The Blue Review (May 25, 2017) [ill.][online]
2013 Benjamin Norman “Bushwick Open Studios 2013” The New York Times (June 5, 2013 [ill.][online]
“Meet the Artists: Uncanny Sculptor John O’Reilly.” Artspace (April 18, 2013). [ill.][online]
2012 Kerosene Rose “BOS Day 3: 1717 Troutman & Beyond” Arts in Bushwick (June 20, 2012) [ill.][online]
“The Lookout: A Weekly Guide to Shows You Won’t Want to Miss".
”Art in America" (April 13, 2012).[ill.][online]
“Standing and Looking.” Muse Magazine (March 8, 2012). [online]
Thorne, James. “Studio Visit: John O’Reilly.” CoolHunting.com (March 2, 2012). [ill.] [online]
McNally, Katlin. “New York Gallery Exhibits Alumnus’ Work.” Columbus College of Art and Design (February 29, 2012). [ill.][online]
2011 Hirsch, Faye. "Pure Clay: Young Sook Park and Lee Ufan." Art in America (November 1, 2011).
Miller, Leigh Anne. "The Lookout: Pure Clay and Contemporary Clay." Art in America (June 30, 2011). [online]
Jenny. "Pure Clay + Contemporary Clay at RH Gallery." Design Boom (June 25, 2011). [ill.] [online]
2010 Muske-Dukes, Carol. “Other as Animal: a meditation.” The Huffington Post (June 10, 2010). [online]
Frost, Jess. "Other as Animal." The East Hampton Star (July 1st, 2010). [online]
2009 Nielsen-Marsh, Christina. “Spinnerei Stories: New York Comes to Leipzig.” Leipzig’s International Voice (July, 2009): Iss.11.
Awards and Residencies
2010 Post Graduate Fellowship, New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
2009 Leipzig International Artist Residence, Leipzig, Germany
2008 Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
2005 First Place, Drawing, Figurative Art Competition, Gallery International, Baltimore, Maryland
1997 Presidential Scholarship, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio
Selected Collections
Leipzig International Art Program Permanent Collection, Leipzig, Germany
New York Academy of Art, Presidential Collection, New York City, New York
Eric Fischl Private Collection
Keith Johnson Private Collection
Maureen and Antonio Chiquet Private Collection