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Laois born artist Edel O’ Reilly began studying at the Crawford College of Art & Design in 2004 graduating with a B.A. (Hons) Fine Art specialising in printmaking and photography. Her work originates from sociological and architectural themes and often explores the city/nature duality and the ephemeral qualities of urbanism.
In addition to her visual art practice she has worked in a curatorial context and a number of collaborative projects which have been concerned with interventions with space, transforming disused or temporarily available sites in urban areas, such as The Eviction Show in April ’09 and Paperback Project in July ’09 in Laois.
O’ Reilly is also co-founder and member of arts collective Cork Contemporary Projects who aim to provide a platform for young emerging artists as well as forum for creatives to collaborate, network and exhibit. She currently holds position of director with CCP’s new artist-led gallery The Space.