Niamh O’Reilly
Networks
Etching on paper mounted on plywood, 38 x 37cm
Cubicles
Etching on paper mounted on plywood, 38 x 37cm
House
Etching on paper mounted on plywood, 38 x 37cm
Biography
Niamh O’Reilly is a Fine Art Printmaker based in Meath and Dublin, specialising in intaglio etching and drawing. She recently graduated from the National College of Art and Design with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art Printmaking, where she was awarded with the BCPS Recent Graduate Award for her work in the 2025 Degree show. Her work was featured in the 2025 Art Riddler exhibition in October, where she exhibited among other established and emerging artists. She has exhibited in the BCPS ‘Curiosity Cabinet’ and FilmBase (2024). Niamh is currently working as a member of Black Church Print Studio as part of her Recent Graduate Award.
Statement
Niamh O’Reilly’s current body of work is inspired by ideas of tessellation and geometry in architecture. She incorporates the use of repeating patterns, to create abstract reflections of the possibilities of architecture. Using intaglio print to expand beyond the boundaries of the copper plate, she constructs unique shapes creating the illusion of a three-dimensional form, influenced by line direction and positive/ negative spaces.